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In case you missed it: Over 5 000 parolees reoffend | Over 100 public servants flagged for financial misconduct | Crime over Easter weekend

Weather

Damaging waves and scattered storms forecast for Monday

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KZN mayor vows to have the last word with illegal foreigners after Easter

News

Over 100 public servants flagged for financial misconduct, most cases only ended with little more than a warning

Crime

Easter weekend in Bloemfontein: 19-year-old stabbed to death, body burnt beyond recognition, gang stabbing

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SA metros issued over 32 000 street trading permits in five years, but Joburg remains silent

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Business President Ramaphosa appoints Dr Makhubu as new Sars commissioner

Politics Lesufi says Dunga is fit for purpose, but the ANC in Ekurhuleni says something else

Politics MK party aims to remove self-determination from the constitution, Cape separatists respond

PSL Pirates star Mofokeng advised to join French giants Monaco

News Government raises ministers’ car cap to R1.1m, but can’t say what it costs taxpayers

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Crime

Eastern Cape police search for 8 people who escaped from custody [Pics]

Courts

51-year-old man convicted for raping stepdaughter loses bid for bail pending appeal

News

Trump says US airman rescued in Iran in ‘miraculous’ operation

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Over 5 000 parolees reoffend as inmates lodge complaints over delays, alleged unfairness

News

SA’s gig economy workers set to get more protection under planned labour law reforms

Local News

KZN Health MEC warns against anti-ARV teachings

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In case you missed it: Mgudlwa speaks out after PPE tender saga | Alberton train station abandoned | South Africa rising debt

News

Here’s how many drivers were arrested on Good Friday in Joburg

Crime

Love triangle jealousy turns deadly: 59-year-old kills girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in Eastern Cape

Weather

South Africa faces damaging waves and scattered storms on Sunday

News

Lamola: Iran waived an exit visa to aid people trapped in Middle East, and that was largely it

News

Anele Mdoda’s husband Bonelela Mgudlwa speaks out after PPE tender saga

News

Alberton train station left unguarded for two decades as illegal occupants return

Courts

Police minister rebuked by court as appeal in R2m unlawful arrest case collapses

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Will SA receive reparations from UK and Netherlands for colonialism? – Lamola clarifies

News

South Africa’s new parental leave policy is designed for equality – but it could do better

News

In case you missed it: Anele Mdoda’s husband must pay back money | Ntshavheni on refugee status | New Sassa payment cycle

Weather

South Africa braces for warm weekend: Here’s what your province can expect

News

Free State welcomes 35 Easter babies and notes decline in teenage pregnancies

News

Here’s what the new Sassa payment cycle means for your grant in 2026/2027

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Limpopo blames human error for road deaths amid Easter rush

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Company co-owned by Anele Mdoda’s husband ordered to pay back profit earned from unlawful PPE tender

News

This Easter must see: Charlie and The Chocolate factory

News

‘Painful Good Friday’: One Limpopo conjoined twin dies after separation surgery

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‘I’ll be accused of xenophobia’: Ntshavheni on defining who qualifies for refugee status

News

Runaway blogger? – Musa Khawula wanted after court no-show in ex-boyfriend’s murder case