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Former Eskom employee found guilty and sentenced for diesel theft at Kusile

Sky’s the limit for Saul impact on Northern Cape’s transformation

Crime

Foreigners arrested for cable theft, two electrocuted in Eldorado Park

Language barriers in education affecting pupils’ performance, says Gwarube

R3.2bn to be spent on refurbishing fire-damaged Metro Centre building, says Joburg mayor

Ballot battle in Thabazimbi: Voters flock to decide on municipality’s future

Is Ramaphosa’s refusal to fire Simelane a survival strategy?

Severe thunderstorms and extreme heat, with risks of flooding, hail, damaging winds and fire dangers

Crime

PICS: 150 illegal miners trapped in Mpumalanga abandoned mine, six saved and three dead

SA drinks 4.5 billion litres of alcoholic beverages a year, Treasury to cash in

Land expropriation: Almost 90% of claimants choose money instead of property

Ramaphosa’s Simelane reshuffle a ‘calculated move’ – MK party says

Simplified visa process for Nigerians won’t compromise system, says SA Presidency

Vaal Dam now below a third of its capacity

Courts

Joburg city manager Floyd Brink’s appointment must be reversed, court rules

Crime

Acting principal shot six times on school premises

Matric

Matric exam marker dies after tragic accident at marking centre

Political donations: Home Affairs committee to discuss party funding thresholds in parliament

Crime

Brazilian drug trafficker releasing bullets of cocaine after arrest at OR Tambo airport

‘These teachers must go’: Over 16 000 with criminal records still in classroom

Thabazimbi by-elections: ANC faces off against Zuma’s MK in key battle

Limpopo delivers hope with over 170 new public sector jobs

Providing water to Hammanskraal a priority – mayor

Cabinet reshuffle: ‘Simelane doesn’t belong in Cabinet, end of story’