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EFF says bye-bye to City of Ekurhuleni amid dispute with ANC

News

KZN Premier Thami Ntuli to face another motion of no confidence vote, says NFP

News

Salga places R1.5 trillion price tag on national municipal restoration

Multimedia

PICTURES: Gold fever grips Springs as unemployed hope to strike it rich

Courts

Pule Mabe pushes to have corruption charges dropped after failed bid, challenges SIU probe

News

‘I thought it would be better if Nada was dead’: Amber-Lee Hughes pleads for mercy

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News ‘I thought it would be better if Nada was dead’: Amber-Lee Hughes pleads for mercy

Politics ‘Crime cannot be fought while reporting to bosses of criminals’: ANC-ActionSA marriage in Ekurhuleni off the cards

News Lotto: Grandfather of 10 finally takes ticket out of wardrobe and claims millions

News Joburg residents warned over signing debt acknowledgements in billing disputes

News How much money flows from South Africa to SADC countries? Here’s the breakdown

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South Africa

Wannabe influencers? Boys scare Katlehong residents, but police find no crime

Politics

‘Crime cannot be fought while reporting to bosses of criminals’: ANC-ActionSA marriage in Ekurhuleni off the cards

South Africa

Cape Town dam levels drop as water reserves continue to fall

News

Lotto: Grandfather of 10 finally takes ticket out of wardrobe and claims millions

Courts

Moroadi Cholota to stand trial after court rules it has jurisdiction

Crime

Infant killed in Athlone shooting incident as SANDF deployment nears

Opinion

Skop, skiet, donner? SANDF deployment risks repeating past mistakes

Politics

MK party names new National Council of Provinces chief whip

News

Joburg residents warned over signing debt acknowledgements in billing disputes

Politics

Ekurhuleni mayor names new committee: ActionSA’s Xolani Khumalo makes the cut

News

Limpopo municipality accused of ignoring audit call for R24m forensic probe

Opinion

Think twice before trusting Joburg

Courts

E-hailing body decries crimes against drivers

News

East Lynne residents count cost of three-week festive power outage

Opinion

Jesse Jackson: A life of struggle and triumph

Politics

‘ANC must go for the economy to grow’

Opinion

Water is life: Building a nation around its most precious resource

Opinion

Meet ‘Homo relaxus’ in the wild

News

In case you missed it: Unemployment drops | E-hailing murder case develops | Two venomous snake callouts

Politics

‘You auctioned our country’: Opposition slams Ramaphosa’s Sona on economy, corruption and crime

Crime

98% of parolees and probationers stay out of jail, DCS Q2 report reveals

Weather

Weather alert: A fine and warm Wednesday with thundershowers in most provinces

Courts

Mpumalanga man shot by police in horror hitchhike incident fails to get R4 million

Politics

MK party defends Zuma’s term in office, warns Ramaphosa of looming defeat

South Africa

These roads will be closed for FNB Stadium Pirates vs Sundowns game on Wednesday

South Africa

Not just a water crisis: Power outages spread fear and hamper possible employment