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Rural safety in the spotlight amid calls to classify farm attacks as priority crime

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Ekurhuleni officials berate EMPD officers after ‘premature and unnecessary’ strike paralyses city

Joshlin Smith: Lombaard falls ill as timelines in testimony are disputed in cross-examination

Limpopo police arrest 20 Ethiopian nationals in high-speed chase amid gun battle

Power outage to affect Joburg CBD for days after substation fire

SA students struggle with work-readiness gap —report

ATM fraudsters who used sophisticated software to steal R7 million nabbed

Cape Independence leaders ‘trying to sell the Western Cape to Trump’

US attorney general calls Tesla attacks ‘domestic terrorism’

The stink of failed service delivery: Only 1 in 3 households have their waste collected in this province

McDonald’s SA takes action after alleged assault at Kenilworth branch (VIDEO)

Six dead, 40 missing after migrant shipwreck off Lampedusa

Joshlin Smith: Kelly’s alleged brother speaks out amid viral social media frenzy

Here are 10 universities in SA with the most applications for 2025

A tale of two mambas: One beaten, another bites someone trying to help it

Rand Water CEO blames Gauteng residents for water shortages

Constitution drafters ‘did not foresee’ coalition governments, says Maile

Completion date for R53 billion Lesotho Highlands Water Project postponed again

WATCH LIVE: Portfolio committee discusses petition against attacks on farms

WATCH LIVE: State witness cross-examined in Joshlin Smith trial

Gauteng budget faces DA backlash over debt and spending concerns

Glenwood High School warm-up before hockey game ends in tragedy

Alexandra hostel residents endure years of sewage nightmare

The Sandton Drive renaming saga: A lesson in diplomacy and politics

Department condemns ‘brutal physical’ fight at KZN school (VIDEO)

Passion for planes and a love for fast cars drive this GenZer

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