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Tshwane deputy mayor accused of owing R12.5 million in rental arrears

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Tshwane battles power outages as cold weather pushes grid to the limit

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Europe bakes in summer’s first heatwave as continent warms

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Weather: Expect cold, windy conditions with isolated rain along the coast

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Leaving GNU would cause ‘coalition of chaos’, says Steenhuisen as DA escalates pressure

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News 13 killed, scores injured in Mpumalanga and KZN accidents

Crime Outrage after seven people killed in mass shooting in Gugulethu

Politics US trip just an excuse for firing Whitfield, says political analyst

Courts Reserve Force members allegedly defraud cash-strapped SANDF of R1.1 million

Opinion A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Trump should have learnt from SA ‘white genocide’ moemish before bombing Iran

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Six-year-old girl found dead near Nelspruit graveyard after four-day search

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DFFE to stretch R9bn budget amid fiscal constraints, minister warns

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Malema promises urgent aid for Mthatha flood victims, calls on the wealthy to help

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Is the GNU about to collapse? DA to brief media on way forward

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13 killed, scores injured in Mpumalanga and KZN accidents

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Outrage after seven people killed in mass shooting in Gugulethu

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Police rescue kidnapped man in Germiston, two arrested

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Ramaphosa’s spokesperson defends SA’s ICJ case against Israel

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Zimbabwean national sentenced to 50 years in jail for kidnapping

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Municipalities accused of ignoring tensions between foreign-owned and local businesses

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Water projects worth R50bn to be constructed in Limpopo while progress on older projects stalls

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‘This isn’t about justice’: Diddy defence slams racketeering trial as payday scheme

Kimberley duo jailed for brutal stabbings

KZN man gets life term and more for raping and robbing elderly kin

Weather alert: Western Cape braces for cold and rainy weekend

Two schoolboys face court over fatal stabbing of Pretoria pupil

Pastor Zondo to form part of Shivambu’s team; Ndhlela rejects ‘apology’

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Magistrate slams ‘copy and paste’ affidavits as Saps crime intelligence boss granted bail

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Son of Norway princess suspected of three rapes

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Iran says no plan for new US nuclear talks, plays down impact of strikes

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Housing crisis: These provinces don’t have homeless shelters

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There has been an increase in this type of robbery in Johannesburg

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DA threats ‘irresponsible’: Ramaphosa ‘amazed’ at Steenhuisen’s reaction over Whitfield dismissal

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Mpumalanga school principal suspended for alleged sexual assault

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Six Israelis detained for attacking soldiers in West Bank

Tshwane deputy mayor accused of owing R12.5 million in rental arrears

Tshwane battles power outages as cold weather pushes grid to the limit

Europe bakes in summer’s first heatwave as continent warms

Weather: Expect cold, windy conditions with isolated rain along the coast

Leaving GNU would cause ‘coalition of chaos’, says Steenhuisen as DA escalates pressure

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Six-year-old girl found dead near Nelspruit graveyard after four-day search

DFFE to stretch R9bn budget amid fiscal constraints, minister warns

Malema promises urgent aid for Mthatha flood victims, calls on the wealthy to help

Is the GNU about to collapse? DA to brief media on way forward

13 killed, scores injured in Mpumalanga and KZN accidents

Outrage after seven people killed in mass shooting in Gugulethu

Police rescue kidnapped man in Germiston, two arrested

Ramaphosa’s spokesperson defends SA’s ICJ case against Israel

Zimbabwean national sentenced to 50 years in jail for kidnapping

Municipalities accused of ignoring tensions between foreign-owned and local businesses

Water projects worth R50bn to be constructed in Limpopo while progress on older projects stalls

‘This isn’t about justice’: Diddy defence slams racketeering trial as payday scheme

Kimberley duo jailed for brutal stabbings

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KZN man gets life term and more for raping and robbing elderly kin

Weather alert: Western Cape braces for cold and rainy weekend

Two schoolboys face court over fatal stabbing of Pretoria pupil

Pastor Zondo to form part of Shivambu’s team; Ndhlela rejects ‘apology’

Magistrate slams ‘copy and paste’ affidavits as Saps crime intelligence boss granted bail

Son of Norway princess suspected of three rapes

Iran says no plan for new US nuclear talks, plays down impact of strikes

Housing crisis: These provinces don’t have homeless shelters

There has been an increase in this type of robbery in Johannesburg

DA threats ‘irresponsible’: Ramaphosa ‘amazed’ at Steenhuisen’s reaction over Whitfield dismissal

Mpumalanga school principal suspended for alleged sexual assault

Are lay-by graves un-African? Cultural clash over Johannesburg’s burial crisis solution