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In case you missed it: Red water runs from taps in Joburg | SA teacher detained in China | R1.4bn allocated to incomplete projects

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Weather alert: Flooding warning issued for several provinces on Monday

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Three dead in Milnerton shooting, police launch murder investigation

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R1.4 billion allocated to incomplete projects in the Free State

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‘Organised corruption’: Government officials, pastors nabbed by Hawks in R114m education tender fraud raids

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WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa speaks as Hosi N’wamitwa ll laid to rest

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News Work or study in Russia: Inside the tactics allegedly used by MK party to supply African cannon fodder

News ‘Not a smart move’ for Mkhwanazi to reject PKTT dockets, says Sibiya

Crime 284 inmates escaped police custody in under a year, and only 82 have been rearrested

News Farmers sweat over uncertainty of Tongaat Hulett’s future

News ‘We want to close down and leave for good’: Joburg businesses without water for nine months

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Mopani municipality shows CFO the door over dodgy water tender

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WATCH: Red smelly water runs from taps in Johannesburg

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Fainting, missing gun, and Grace risks arrest: The Mugabe Joburg mansion mystery

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SA teacher detained in China following fatal accident

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Motor industry association demands government accountability as NTI crisis deepens

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We’re still fine: Aarto hits another roadblock

Opinion

Here’s why making alcohol more expensive won’t stop people from drinking it

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In case you missed it: Mashaba vs Zille | Parks Tau moves to save Tongaat Hulett | Kenny Kunene on Cape Town roads

Crime

North West duo out on bail for allegedly defrauding Sars R260K

Weather

Weather Alert: Thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail expected in this part of SA on Sunday

Courts

SANDF intelligence general accused of paying R50 000 bribe to make criminal case disappear

Crime

Northern Cape hit-and-run kills unidentified man on Goodhouse road, police appeal for help

News

Kenny Kunene says we have been ‘indoctrinated’ to believe Cape Town roads are better than Joburg’s

Politics

It’s official: Mashaba vs Zille

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Do you trust the troops? SANDF chief says public confidence and morale ‘has never been higher’

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Gatvol of potholes on your street? Important notice for those looking to fix it themselves

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Progress or statistical illusion? ANC, DA wrangle over Limpopo unemployment rate

Crime

Behind closed doors: Where most rape cases are reported in SA

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Gauteng’s youth face rising high blood pressure as obesity soars

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In case you missed it: Five NC miners trapped underground | Over 200 prison escapees at large | SA murder rate decreases

Crime

Murder continues to decrease but crime stats still ‘unacceptably high’

World

US Supreme Court strikes down swath of Trump global tariffs

Courts

Amber-Lee Hughes alleges abuse and neglect leading up to child’s murder

Weather

Weather alert: Severe thunderstorms and hail threaten KZN, FS and NW

News

Seshego residents warned to avoid discoloured water

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Vaal Dam celebrates minor milestone