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Gauteng department aims for 20 new schools by 2029, but ‘it is not enough’

Zuma making vote-rigging claim ‘to save his reputation’

ANC faces fierce fight in Ekurhuleni as MK party gears up for 2026 municipal elections

Gift of the Givers flooded with support after ‘terrorism’ allegations

Gauteng health facing budget shortfall spent R16 million on suspended officials

Missing man’s body found washed up in Ballito

2 shot dead in Middelburg after allegedly robbing hitchhiker

Orphaned Limpopo white rhino saved after life-saving surgery

Cruelty against Vervet monkeys escalates on North Coast

Crime

Counterfeit goods and poison worth millions seized in Joburg CBD [VIDEO]

Crime

Bank employees and two suspects arrested for over R3m robbery in Midrand

Special Features

Sean O’Connor: The death doula helping us face life’s end

City Power achieves unqualified audit, hits 75% of targets

Heatwave to hit Gauteng, residents warned to stay out of the sun

Crime

Suspected ATM bombers dead in shootout with police in Witbank

‘More than 10,000 people killed on SA’s roads in 2024’ – Creecy [VIDEO]

Free State education faces backlash over 649 teachers with criminal records

‘The law can burn you’: Ramaphosa warns citizens against registering spaza shops for foreigners

Heatwave to hit Gauteng and four other provinces until Friday

Crime

Hendrina farm attack: Man found dead under canopy, wife kidnapped in Nelspruit

Courts

R400k school fees debt case: Parents claim public school ‘unsuitable’ as it’s not predominantly white

Tensions simmer over Bela Act as Gwarube accused of going behind GNU’s back

Crime

Cops foil attempted CIT heist in Ekurhuleni, three dead

Extremely high fire danger conditions expected in three provinces