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Despite residents citing a deteriorating provision of services, Mogale City spent an average of R20,718 per day over three months on travel, conferences, and catering – a figure the municipality describes as a “drop in the ocean.”

An 18-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder and currently in police custody.

The New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries.

SARS has confirmed an undisputed tax debt of R523 billion as at December 2025, signalling an inevitable and aggressive shift towards collection, particularly against individual taxpayers.

Judge Chili said he was not convinced that another court would differ from his holistic approach.

Judge Chili said he was not convinced that another court would differ from his holistic approach.

Judge Olivier adjourned court to tomorrow after arguments; Matthews guilty of Mandy Bailey murder.

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Greek officials were quick to blame smugglers, but experience tells us to be wary of instant and unequivocal explanations.

Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom’s former ambassador to Washington, is being investigated over claims he leaked sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein.

Ahmed Muharram is among several suspects arrested in a major crackdown on marijuana trafficking.

The surprise move that may threaten the stability of the coalition government of which the DA is a key partner.

The appointment of a dead opposition politician to a presidential panel caused embarrassment.

Abiy Ahmed admitted for the first time in parliament that Eritrean troops had killed people in Aksum.

The FSCA confirmed that recent data indicates that there is around R90 billion in unclaimed assests owed to South Africans.

Trouble is brewing for teachers and schools in Gauteng as funding cuts could hit around 400 schools across the province. 

Malema says the party will prioritise delivering basic services to residents if elected to govern.

Booysen and Cato Manor police were accused of running a death squad.

Gungxe was shot and killed by two unknown assailants on the Cape Flats yesterday afternoon.

Witness F has testified that he forwarded the arrest warrant to Matlala.

Today’s news wrap.

Great Britain snowboarder Maisie Hill suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing into a wall of ice during a training session in 2023. Nearly three years on, she says she feels “blessed” as she prepares to be a part of Team GB competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

BBC Sport’s football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan analyses why Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has stopped scoring in the Premier League and looks at ways Pep Guardiola can get the centre-forward scoring regularly again.

Hearts manager Derek McInnes believes teenage striker James Wilson has made a mistake by joining Tottenham on loan.

Here’s how much you are legally obligated to pay your domestic worker in 2026, according to the new minimum wage increase…

Draft regulations have been published that propose limits for the possession and cultivation of cannabis for private use in South Africa.

Effortlessly and quietly capable, this Range Rover Velar feels less like a car and more like a lifestyle.

The full circumstances of Mbhense’s killing emerged during the Madlanga commission.

VBS Mutual Bank’s Rivonia headquarters now stands as a stark reminder of one of South Africa’s most shocking financial scandals.

The moment came during a brief exchange with reporters, where Trump ignored a shouted question about Noah.

The Competition Tribunal has unconditionally approved the merger where STANLIB will acquire joint control in Cassava Africa Data Centres, with the option to take full control.

Two of South Africa’s largest grocery retailers are using e-axles that use the movement of a trailer’s wheels to generate energy for refrigeration in their truck trailers.

While some benefits such as stress relief are backed by solid evidence, they can be achieved without expensive hyped-up courses

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In the 2012 film adaptation of the Dr Seuss book The Lorax, a fable about capitalist greed, air is a commodity.

The mayor of Thneedville deprives the city’s residents of trees so a company he heads can sells bottles of air. He has,...

While most people will probably pay a moving company to move across the country, I thought it best to do so myself.

The new LDV Terron 9 is one of the most powerful bakkies in South Africa.

A leaked review uncovers “bullying and harassment” and “violent behaviour” at Wales’ largest hospital.

Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is “unsustainable”.