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‘He was scared and depressed’: Father says soldier’s death in DRC could have been avoided

Two arrested in Kimberley after being caught with drugs worth more than R700k

‘They are arresting my child because they don’t like her father,’ Zuma says [VIDEOS]

Stolen tanks and dirty tap water: Free State residents’ water struggles

Eskom reaches R43 million settlement with PwC over controversial contract

Nersa approves 12.7% electricity tariff hike for Eskom

Bodies pulled from Washington river after plane collides with helicopter

Sedibeng shakes up leadership: Maloka out, opposition cheers

1.2 million in Japan told to use less water to help rescue man from sinkhole

‘Remorseless wife-beater’ Alexi Bizos to be sentenced on Valentine’s Day

Gauteng housing crisis deepens as residents protest with impepho burning in Braamfontein

Parties boycott City of Cape Town council meeting as mayor defends JP Smith

Samwu threatens protest over corruption-accused Helen Botes’ appointment at JPC [VIDEOS]

Gauteng health clarifies its plans to provide 12-year-old girls with contraceptive implants

Rwanda vs South Africa: We have valid reasons to be in DRC, says international affairs expert

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla released on warning, will return to high court in March [VIDEO]

Only 23% of Grade 9 pupils in Western Cape passed maths, but it’s an improvement

10 years for Western Cape boy who killed girl for not kissing him

City of Cape Town considers renaming these roads after Tutu and Van de Rheede

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

Rwandan President Paul Kagame rejects South Africa’s ‘distortion and lies’ on DRC

Illegal mining: Arrests made and equipment destroyed in Pilgrim’s Rest

Six-year-old boy suffers severe burns after falling into a bath

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Motshekga avoids tough questions on DRC soldier deaths

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