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Urgent court bid to stop Western Cape teaching job cuts fails [VIDEO]

ATM calls for criminalisation of racism after incident at Fourways shop (VIDEOS)

Crime

Case against Limpopo man accused of impregnating 13-year-old postponed

Crime

Five gruesome crimes that shocked South Africa in 2024

New Year’s dip: Some beaches and routes you may want to avoid

Insults on FlySafair flight: You could get jail time for unruly behaviour in the sky

Courts

Case against Eldorado Park cop for murder of girlfriend postponed [VIDEO]

‘We fight both sides’: Inconsistencies point to SA government siding with Frelimo in Mozambique unrest

Joburg’s water crisis: What to expect in 2025

Courts

Eldorado Park cop to appear in court for murder of girlfriend [VIDEO]

What’s up with the weather? – Residents warned of severe thunderstorms and heatwaves

Matric

R5m fine fuels tension over publishing matric results

Hit-and-run near Komatipoort kills 2, seriously injures 6

Cyclist dies after accident on Geduldbrug

Witbank roads battered by rains, motorists urged to take caution

Little boy (5) who suffers from rare blood disorder has Christmas wish come true!

Year of protest action in the capital city

WATCH: SABC Employee’s rant on flight sparks social media storm

Crime

SA’s grim unsolved crimes in 2024: Joshlin Smith, Jacques Freitag and Mark Lifman

Weather: Severe storms in EC, heatwaves in WC and EC and fire dangers in NC this Monday

Muizenberg heritage society in search of lost surfing artwork

23 arrests made after Eastern Cape initiation school deaths as Hlabisa considers suspension

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla calls for ‘unity, dialogue and peace’ in Mozambique

Courts

Mozambican man gets six months in jail or R6k fine for smuggling 14 girls into South Africa