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Motshekga blames DRC, Denel and illegal mining for defence department’s poor finances

ActionSA calls on HRC to investigate ‘medication crisis’ in KZN

Load reduction: Ramokgopa says households consuming illegally costing Eskom R3bn a month

Gayton McKenzie says he loves Donald Trump during discussion with AfriForum leader [VIDEO]

Weather alert: Heavy rain, flooding and strong winds across SA

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Murdered EMPD officer’s wife to reappear in court on Friday

Wits asked to handle hunger strike with ‘empathy and urgency’

Steenhuisen hits back at Sakeliga’s claims he is pushing pro-black agriculture policies

City of Johannesburg warns against drilling boreholes without approval

Limpopo education department done with student placements in hotspot circuits

Two dead, one arrested in shootout with police in KZN

UN decries ‘summary executions’ of children by M23 in DR Congo

Over 200 killed in three-day Sudan paramilitary assault: lawyers

Explosives used to gain entry into Mpumalanga store: 2 robbers shot dead

Disgraced Middelburg cop found guilty of bribery

Woman jumps from moving e-hailing car to escape alleged kidnapping

Mpumalanga elephant Tswale’s future uncertain

Woman who sued City of Cape Town after tripping on uneven sidewalk loses case

Distressed municipalities spent less than 4% of budget on maintenance — Cogta

Almost 69 000 births to teen moms in 2024 — DBE highlights the problematic months

Pig farm murder case in Limpopo set for trial in August

Pretoria High Court plunged into darkness after power outage

Godongwana urged to resist temptation to impose unsustainable ‘sin tax’ hikes

Centre for Contemporary Islam calls out Muslims for hate speech over gay imam Hendricks

PowerBall draw: R28 million up for grabs on Tuesday night

Wits fees lead to hunger strike by ‘two mature individuals in the SRC boardroom’

PICTURES: Pooches put their best paw forward at Wesminster Dog Show

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