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Weather update: Heat and fire danger warning issued for parts of the Cape provinces

Crime

Teacher allegedly conned into quitting job, loses pension in R1.27m ‘ancestral investment’ scam

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Trade unions in public service reject ‘unjustifiable’ Gems price hike

Crime

North West councillor stabbed to death during fight at tavern

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Waterless Joburg: Crisis deepens with broken pipes and broken promises

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Weather Weather update: Heat and fire danger warning issued for parts of the Cape provinces

News Waterless Joburg: Crisis deepens with broken pipes and broken promises

Politics Zuma vows to fight for ANC membership and hopes ANC will merge with MK party

South Africa Zambia slams border shut with South Africa amid outbreak of foot and mouth disease

News Chief Justice Mandisa Maya caught in a judge’s alleged misconduct row

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Politics

Zuma vows to fight for ANC membership and hopes ANC will merge with MK party

South Africa

Zambia slams border shut with South Africa amid outbreak of foot and mouth disease

Crime

Hawks disrupt alleged drug network during operation in Gqeberha

News

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya caught in a judge’s alleged misconduct row

News

In case you missed it: Tropical Cyclone Gezani| Another leadership change for MK party| MEC warns older men

Weather

Level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and hail in two provinces on Sunday

News

MEC warns older men: ‘Stop enticing young girls with expensive gifts for Valentine’s Day’

News

Eskom to support task team to deliver independent TSO announced by Ramaphosa

Weather

Does tropical cyclone Gezani pose a threat to SA? This is what you need to know

South Africa

Ramaphosa in Ethiopia for AU summit on sustainable water availability as SA grapples with crisis

Courts

Serial rapist sentenced to five life terms and 155 years in jail

Politics

MK party appoints Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi as new chief whip

News

Relief for Limpopo residents after floods

Crime

Police arrest one of the hitmen involved in 2022 assassination of whistleblower Eric Phenya

News

Creecy and Hlengwa condemn murder of e-hailing driver

News

WATCH: Here are the key points Ramaphosa made at the 2026 Sona

Courts

Spanish national forfeits R500 000 after wildlife trafficking conviction

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In case you missed it: The cat is back | Gauteng water crisis continues | Car-seat murder video

Multimedia

WATCH: South African Special Task Force competes at UAE SWAT Challenge

Weather

Rain and love in the air: Here’s what weather to expect on Valentine’s Day

Crime

UPDATE: Female suspect arrested in viral e-hailing car-seat murder

Africa

Floods devastate Moroccan farms after years of drought

World

Russia and Ukraine to resume US-brokered peace talks in Geneva

Politics

Can Ramaphosa deliver on his promise to modernise municipalities?

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Will Ramaphosa’s decision degrade soldier morale? Professor explains why it could

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Gauteng water crisis continues as residents go 27 days without water despite presidential promises