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Wanatu halts operations amid dispute over impounded vehicles

News

R320bn departmental debt to municipalities cause of R130bn municipal debt to water boards

WATCH: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2025 State of the Nation Address

Viral videos prompt bullying investigation at Centurion high school [VIDEOS]

Courts

Zuma’s counsel argues against his ‘Stalingrad’ tactics to avoid court

Weather alert: Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, and extreme heat across multiple provinces

Crime

Operation Shanela in Tshwane: Hundreds arrested, shops closed and taxis impounded in one week

World

Trump’s Gaza plan ‘illegal’ under international law

Crime

Mall mayhem: Cape Town CIT guard guns man down in stand-off at ATM

Gayton McKenzie: ‘I would lick ar*e if it means I keep my people alive and in jobs’

Africa

M23 calls public meeting in captured DRC city as fighters advance

Courts

Thales seeks acquittal after delays and death of witnesses in Zuma case

NHI: EFF rips into ANC for allegedly ‘bowing to DA’

Over 200 000 NPOs face deregistration due to non-compliance

Zuma will not attend ‘fake’ State of the Nation Address, Manyi says [VIDEO]

Vaal Dam and Grootdraai Dam levels show mixed trends

Crime

Farmer allegedly repackaged rotten food meant for his domestic animals for resale

Crime

70-year-old among 4 arrested for allegedly tapping into Transnet fuel pipeline

Jacob Zuma to attend his first Sona since resigning as president [VIDEO]

France’s colonial legacy fuels conflict in the DRC

Sona 2025: Ramaphosa’s speech ‘must outline the priorities of GNU’

Calls to drop BEE requirement for Starlink criticised