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NSFAS calls for criminal charges after former UJ director ordered to pay R18.18 million

High Commissioner Anil Sooklal cleared by DIRCO, returns to India - Sources

Iran strikes US bases as Middle East conflict intensifies

KuGompo City businesswoman among six South Africans still missing in Nepal disaster

Southern Africa Is Being Warned Twice And Should Listen Both Times

City of Cape Town ordered to pay ex-employee over R319,000 for blocking promotion opportunity

Gauteng teacher loses unfair dismissal case after arbitrator finds she was never appointed

Eastern Cape teacher wins promotion battle after school appointed candidate with lower score

Feroz Khan’s sick note was allegedly backdated after SAPS received it, Madlanga Commission hears

Rotavirus warning: 5 signs your child needs medical help

US appeals court rules man cannot be prosecuted for possessing AI-generated child porn

Section 89 committee withdraws Madonsela recommendation after Ramaphosa objects

DA to lodge new Public Protector complaint against Gayton McKenzie

Cape Town’s 2026 wildflower season peaks at Strandfontein

KZN government probes sale of Umlazi disability centre to Mangosuthu university

SA Weather: Fine, warm Wednesday before cut-off low hits

Matlala trial: Paramedic says Kekana alleged police assault

Operation Prosper shifts focus to gang kingpins after crime reductions

Testify or be subjected to medical examination: Madlanga sets September 28 deadline

Free State family faces court over alleged R900,000 fuel business fraud

Who are Epstein-linked ‘perpetrators’? US lawmaker names names

WATCH: Man rescued after allegedly being robbed and thrown into Durban North drain

Women truck drivers honoured as safety takes centre stage

‘Either Senona is lying or you are’: Lebeya grilled over R200m cocaine | Madlanga Commission

ANC backs IEC as technical problems affect some candidate submissions

‘There was no uniform ready’ - Mogotsi denies escape plot as fourth bail bid continues

Jailed Western Cape businessman slapped with additional 4 years over R18m tax fraud

Durban disability centre found in disrepair after years of neglect

Khan’s lawyers warn Madlanga Commission medical exam could worsen his condition

SA faces hotter, drier summer as ‘very strong’ El Niño threatens to intensify

‘So, so loved’: Thomas More College to honour 13-year-old Awandiswe Zulu

Tembisa Hospital: SIU uncovers R600m allegedly siphoned by Govindraju syndicate

Gauteng police seize illicit goods worth R6.6 million in province-wide crackdown

Feroz Khan’s urgent Labour Court bid to stop dismissal fails

Tongaat Hulett Deal Deserves Facts, Not third force Agendas

WATCH | Feroz Khan a no-show at Madlanga as lawyer seeks postponement

Feroz Khan’s urgent Labour Court bid to stop dismissal fails

Ferrel Govender denied bail for fifth time in Shailen Singh murder case

COSATU to decide ANC, SACP election support at congress

Health Department moves to calm fears over medicine shortages, packaging changes

The City Gold Built Is Being Hollowed Out From Below

Xi, Japarov chart new course for China-Kyrgyzstan ties

Here's how much more you'll pay for a tank of fuel from Wednesday

America's Social Security Crisis Carries a Warning for South Africa

High school staffer arrested over love hotel hamster slaughter

WATCH | Lebeya faces fresh questions over Molefe arrest at Madlanga

IOL launches GBV desk to expose, investigate and report on violence against women

MK Party rules out DA coalition in Joburg

Debunking the 'Excess Capacity' Myth: Embracing the China Opportunity 2.0 for a Shared Future

R300k from mother-in-law, 37 ATM deposits and a R2.5m hit: Govender grilled

Shein's big Hong Kong debut gets off to a rocky start

Heidi Giokos joins SABC as Fullview weekend presenter after eNCA dismissal

Manager fired for swearing during heated exchange loses Labour Court battle

Better fill that tank: Huge petrol and diesel price increases confirmed for Wednesday, September 2

Mogotsi back in court as alleged escape plot report looms

IOL launches specialised Gender-Based Violence Desk to intensify coverage of South Africa’s GBV crisis

Ramaphosa appoints Leonard Lekgetho as new SIU chief

Limpopo police launch manhunt after suspected buffalo poaching in Kruger National Park

Former gang member found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur

Manager fired for swearing at during heated exchange loses Labour Court battle

Court dismisses woman’s bid to get everything and leave husband with 50% livestock

Cut-off low to bring heavy rain, damaging winds and storms to parts of SA

Woman arrested over alleged R4,000 bribe to secure husband’s release

KZN officers find sleeping woman mistaken for dumped body

7.3 million women have experienced physical violence, says Chikunga

Court reserves judgment on Mapisa-Nqakula’s bid to have corruption charges dismissed

Official September fuel price: Here's what you'll pay for petrol and diesel from Wednesday

Four-month-old found dead after nap at Gqeberha preschool

Presumed Innocent: municipal managers can stay in office during criminal trials - Hlabisa

Madlanga Commission subpoenas Feroz Khan, opens criminal case against Suliman Carrim

Cape Town signs R8bn solar deals to cut Eskom reliance

Did Your Company Overpay You by Mistake? Here’s What to Do Next

Durban man sentenced to life for house robbery and murder

Airlink offers black-box data as the world reacts to ‘dangerous’ flypast

Disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo rocks up at Matlala trial

SACP reaffirms Alliance ties despite independent election bid

Art exhibition invites visitors to feel first and think later

Second suspect arrested over murder of Limpopo businessman

Alcohol ‘primary driver’ of violence, says acting police minister

Durban taxi owner lucky to be alive after bush knife attack

37 transactions in one day: KZN Hawks Colonel Deena Govender grilled over unexplained millions

37 transactions in one day: KZN Hawks Colonel Deena Govender grilled over unexplained millions

Disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo rocks up at Matlala trial

Ramaphosa says SA must tackle rising electricity costs after load shedding

ConCourt dismisses Zuma, Mbeki bid to remove Khampepe from TRC inquiry

JUST IN |R635m Tembisa Hospital corruption accused gets R200k bail

IFP names Mkhuleko Hlengwa as eThekwini mayoral candidate

Airlink offers black-box data as the world reacts to ‘dangerous’ flypast

‘They’ve run out of ideas’: Lesufi hits out at DA over R777m water tanker billboard

Why 62.8% of young South Africans cannot find work

Subscriptions gone, eating out cut, but South Africans still can’t cope

Honouring the richness of the Hausa language on World Hausa Day

R10,000 for exams? The hidden price of matric

How a secret ‘Freedom Fund’ can help women escape financial abuse

How the world’s tobacco giants are preparing for fewer smokers

'I was asked to implicate General Mkhwanazi’: Govender again points to Senzo Mchunu | Madlanga Commission

Thinking about debt review? Here’s what happens to your credit score

Trapped by money: The hidden abuse controlling women’s lives

BREAKING | ConCourt dismisses Zuma, Mbeki bid to remove Khampepe from TRC inquiry

WATCH | KZN Hawks Deena Govender testifies at Madlanga Commission