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High court orders government to urgently rescue trapped Stilfontein miners

Nxesi denies SACP’s 2026 election bid is a ‘Mapaila move’

Crime

8 people killed in Mpumalanga tavern shooting

ANC’s grip loosens, but Ramaphosa declares: ‘We’re still in charge’

Overview | ANC birthday celebrations: ‘State power will always be in the hands of the ANC’ – Ramaphosa

Crime

Identity theft skyrockets by 400% in South Africa

Courts

‘No genuine basis to oppose bail’: Man accused of funding terrorism using Bitcoin claims case is overblown

Matric

‘End the 30% matric pass mark’: Bosa demands 50% as department gears for Class of 2024 results

Saturday weather brings severe storms in six provinces, a heatwave in EC and fire danger

Courts

Lawyers in trouble for using AI to draft court papers

Unemployment ‘worse than Covid, HIV and TB’, says ANCYL leader

EFF wants to introduce bill to prevent students choosing either lifelong debt or unemployment

Damaged graves: JPCZ urges residents to check resting places of loved ones

Courts

Mandela’s grandson doesn’t appear in court as co-accused seek bail in hijacking case

Persistent rainfall hampering cutting of grass – Tshwane

Security officer shot dead in Florida Lake robbery

Crime

Two nurses kidnapped for 4 hours and raped in Limpopo clinic attack

Vaal Dam levels increase but expert says our heads are not yet above water

Seven international trips in six months for Cogta ministers cost R10 million

13-year-old shot and killed in KZN

Courts

WATCH: Duo charged with shocking murder of 5-year-old Ameer Abrahams

5-day outage: These Rand West City areas will be without water this weekend

Courts

Mandela’s grandson and four others to make first appearance in court

All eyes on ANC as it battles to recover from an all-time low