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Accused Zurenah Smit admitted to Valkenberg Psychiatric Facility for mental evaluation

Sekunjalo's Legacy of Investment in Independent Journalism exceeds R5.2 Billion

KZN learner transport programme faces budget shortfall despite R364 million allocation

NFP heads to court to force Speaker to implement recall of MPL Mbali Shinga

Measles resurgence in Cape Town: Protect your children now

'Exclusion undermines democracy': uMkhonto weSizwe Party challenges Parliament's Russia delegation

No lawyer, no bail: the human cost of Legal Aid SA’s staffing crisis

Xenophobia and Vigilantism: A critical look at South Africa's social crisis

Over 4,000 students still await NSFAS funding decisions as investigation backlog persists

Inside the growing refugee camp outside Durban's Home Affairs office

R198m veterans healthcare tender dispute ends with partial win for provider

Durban Conference Puts South Africa's Special Economic Zones in the Global Spotlight

Twenty-Nine Nations Unite to Shape the Future of Artificial Intelligence

BRICS+ Series: Why a Ministers' Meeting in Pretoria Matters More Than It Sounds

Joburg has just 12 days’ cash buffer amid Eskom and Rand Water payment pressures, Morero warns

IOL hits 1 million TikTok followers – SA's largest digital news publisher on platform

Velalanga First Anniversary Reflections

LIVE: Madlanga Commission zeroes in on KZN cocaine heist as key SAPS officer testifies

The CPLP at 30: Celebrating a Global Portuguese-Speaking Community

'Stop renting your backyards': Premier blames South Africans for harbouring Undocumented migrants

DRC's Ebola Crisis Is Becoming Africa's Next Major Test

Sri Lanka arrests T20 team owner over alleged match-fixing bid

Oil Markets Can't Decide What They're Afraid Of And That's the Real Story

Shallcross residents celebrate the reopening of the Blundell Road Bridge

The Tariff Bill Is Coming Due, and Automakers Are Running Out of Places to Hide It

Iran toll rises, Trump speaks 'diplomacy': Latest developments in the Middle East war

'We are one judiciary': South African judges and magistrates call for reform

Celebrating Mandela Day: How Sibaya Community Trust is uplifting vulnerable communities

SAPS releases identikits in bid to trace Delft rape suspects

Sonny Pillay dealt fresh blow as World Karate Federation backs interim leadership

Diesel price likely to rise again in August as Mideast war sends oil prices surging

Accused claim Mkhwanazi directed operation linked to R14.9m stone seizure

Woman fights nephew's R523k death benefit despite receiving R1.9m from late brother's insurance

Company wins bid to bar retired coffin manager from helping his sons establish business

Thabo Nzimande found guilty of decapitating his 80-year-old grandmother

Sipho Lucky Mahlangu faces murder charges in the killing of EFF leader Monica Dube

Madlanga Commission questions IDAC probe into Khumalo, Mokwele and others as Padayachee fails to justify case

Why South Africa is sending rooibos tea to space: A look at the Rooibos in Space programme

SASSA fires four officials over R33 million social grants fraud scheme

Burnham Inherits Labour's Oldest Problem and It Isn't The Economy

Friday weather: Cold start, clear skies ahead as frost and fog grip parts of SA

BRICS+ Series: Indonesia and Saudi Arabia Chart a Bigger Course for Transport Ties

Impeachment Committee proceeds with search for evidence leader as judgment is reserved

Bloemfontein man arrested after wife found dead in suspected strangulation

BRICS+ Series: Egypt Bets Big on Engineering Exports With Plan to Double Sales by 2030

Desperate plight of refugees on Durban’s Che Guevara Road

Dina Pule breaks 13-year silence: 'I let South Africans down but I paid the price'

Cape Town protest leaders say they face escalating threats from 'extortion gangs'

High Court grants leave to appeal for five convicted rapists

Home Affairs struggles to unblock identity numbers due to unserviceable addresses

Former attorney sentenced to 10 years for R39 million trust account theft

The Struggles of South Africa's Working Class Amid a National Crisis

Madlanga Commission | IDAC probes Khumalo dockets despite SAPS calling evidence scanty

KZN residents on edge as Eskom cracks down on illegal power theft

Hill-Lewis promises first Metro Police Detective Branch as Cape Town pushes for crime-fighting powers

Morero says 'no one is above the law' in Joburg city clean up

Court hears accused acted on Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi's instructions in R14.9m precious stones heist

Half-time: What the first six months of 2026 revealed about the traders who were prepared and those who weren’t

How crime, scandal and load shedding have reshaped South Africa's construction industry

Gauteng High Court judge faces disciplinary action over ruling delay

eThekwini Municipality appoints new CFO and Executive Director amid financial challenges

Ramaphosa to learn fate of Phala Phala interdict bid within a week

The Middle East war is back on - but what does that mean for South African fuel prices in August?

EFF demands clarity on the suspension of PIC CEO Patrick Dlamini

Protecting the Zulu crown: New Prime Minister wants ban on government branding at King's cultural events

SAPS arrest nearly 9,000 undocumented migrants in two weeks

Selective Remembrance is a Betrayal of our Shared History and the Sacrifices of Black South African Heroes

TRC Inquiry: Top cop denies allegations of neglect in probe of Harare assassination

How serious crime declined in Durban's CBD

Mpumalanga official dismissed after SIU probe into alleged R28,000 COVID payment

Unlocking global opportunities: The Erasmus+ experience for South African students

Judge says Congolese woman's fight for asylum highlights the need for a gender-sensitive approach

UPDATE | Court grants bail to suspects in precious stones theft

'Trust the process': Soviet Lekganyane defends Ad Hoc Committee's report amid criticism

MK Party challenges exclusion from Parliament’s Russia delegation

Gugulethu woman receives R4.7 million compensation after devastating hit-and-run accident

Khayelitsha dispute | Mbalula orders ANC branches to respect community's preferred candidates

Gift of the Givers mourns the loss of Allauddin Sayed, a pioneer of its Johannesburg legacy

R31 million World Cup spend: Here's where the money went

KZN Premier unveils R93.5million budget boost for Zulu Royal household

Gauteng PKTT arrests suspect over killing of EFF Tshwane leader Monicca Dube

South Korea's Absorption of the US-Iran Oil Disruption: Strategies for South Africa's Consideration

Monitoring and suppression efforts continue as fire is contained at New England Road landfill site

Skip the takeaway: Make this easy chicken chow mein at home in just 30 minutes

Charges withdrawn against businessman in R14.9 million precious stones theft case

Ivory Park crime wave: Two arrested for kidnapping and robbery

Mastermind of Chester Butcheries hijacking sentenced to life for murder of Durban metro officer

LIVE: Padayachee returns to hot seat as Madlanga Commission intensifies scrutiny of IDAC probe

Chery confirms first model to be produced at South African plant in Rosslyn

Andile Mvuyiselwa Somgaxa police probe boosted by elite SAPS multidisciplinary task team

SASSA deploys 143 new staff as Gauteng offices battle grant review backlogs

Amazon invests R24 million to boost climate resilience and create jobs in Soweto Johannesburg

Teen among three wanted rape suspects arrested in Free State crackdown

US and Iran exchange blows as Mideast war flares up again

Madlanga Commission | Brian Padayachee testifies on alleged 'capture' in Crime Intelligence unit

Lekganyane dismisses premature reports of exoneration in police corruption investigation

'I'd rather destroy everything' - Mozambican woman smashes salon after SA group allegedly orders her out

Presidency accuses Ghana of fuelling campaign to isolate South Africa over immigration tensions

Three accused in R14.9 million precious stones robbery to seek bail

'Cyril is protecting future presidents': Presidency defends Phala Phala bid as grilling intensifies