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Yellow level 4 thunderstorm warning for southern KZN, Overberg, Langeberg

2 mins; February 09, 2026

Ad Hoc Committee members seeks third extension beyond 20 February.

5 mins; February 09, 2026

Joburg EMS damping down after fire

2 mins; February 06, 2026

Madlanga Commission: All witness safety measures in place after Boksburg hit attempt.

4 mins; February 05, 2026

SAPS Brigadier Rachel Matjeng: Matlala shared late SAPS payment frustrations crippling Medicare24.

9 mins; February 05, 2026

SAPS Brigadier Matjeng: R300k personal, not bribery.

4 mins; February 05, 2026

Advocate Moipone Noko told Nkabinde Enquiry that a witness who worked with the Cato Manor Police Unit in Durban confirmed that it operated with a shoot-to-kill approach

1 min; February 05, 2026

Malema: Permanent elections hurt service delivery.

4 mins; February 04, 2026

Malema: EFF enters 2026 polls to win.

2 mins; February 04, 2026

Parliament hears cybercrime victim's plea for help.

9 mins; February 04, 2026

Ad Hoc committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system writes to President Cyril Ramaphosa

1 min; February 03, 2026

An urgent High Court application has been launched to prevent Witness F from testifying at the Madlanga Commission

7 mins; February 03, 2026

Northern Cape probes Kimberley Mental Hospital neglect, murder.

1 min; February 02, 2026

The Coal-Face with Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly

4 mins; January 30, 2026

Union Buildings buzz: Ramaphosa receives World Cup trophy

4 mins; January 30, 2026

Kotze: Postponement confuses the Madlanga Commission's process.

10 mins; January 30, 2026

Interceptions of people trying to enter SA illegally halved: 58,000 to 26,000.

11 mins; January 30, 2026

Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Babalwa Lobishe says she is happy with the restoration of electricity timeously. This follows a major power outage in the Metro caused by the collapse of two transmission towers

3 mins; January 29, 2026

Former senior crime intelligence official Tiyani Hlungwani says he became a target after refusing to process a fraudulent 45 million rand payment allegedly linked to the ANC's 2017 Nasrec conference

13 mins; January 29, 2026

Ramaphosa welcomes the Madlanga Commission interim report

2 mins; January 29, 2026

Impendle workers unpaid: SAMWU demands action

3 mins; January 28, 2026

Painful closure: ANC grieves Andile Mngwevu's passing.

2 mins; January 28, 2026

Adhoc committee investigating corruption in justice system resolves to subpoena Brown Mogotsi

1 min; January 28, 2026

COSATU demands urgent Cogta fix for Impendle salaries

3 mins; January 28, 2026

IFP in the KZN legislature supports King Misuzulu's call to rename KwaZulu-Natal to KwaZulu

4 mins; January 28, 2026

Manhunt launched after Gordon's Bay mall triple killing

1 min; January 28, 2026

South Africa named best destination in Africa in 2025

1 min; January 27, 2026

Makhosonke Zungu denies Meyiwa murder day link.

2 mins; January 27, 2026

Senona forwarded PKTT letter unsolicited to Matlala.

5 mins; January 27, 2026

Senona met Matlala at 2019 wedding.

6 mins; January 27, 2026

Nkabinde Inquiry Resumes: Batohi Subpoena Warning

5 mins; January 26, 2026

Nkabinde Inquiry Resumes Amid Batohi Legal Dispute

6 mins; January 26, 2026

Rape-accused Ethiopian man remanded in custody.

1 min; January 26, 2026

The Coalface with Martin Creamer, Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining

5 mins; January 23, 2026

Gauteng learner transport resumes Monday post-protests.

5 mins; January 23, 2026

Godongwana: Davos talks boost SA investment appeal.

7 mins; January 23, 2026

Mozambique floods: 4,000 await urgent rescue.

5 mins; January 23, 2026

Professor Breakfast: Lighter Malema sentence could avert political crisis.

7 mins; January 23, 2026

Suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Chief Whip Julius Mkwanazi claims he was targeted over the 'blue lights' saga

6 mins; January 22, 2026

Trump: 'Hamas were born with rifles in their hands'

5 mins; January 22, 2026

Maseko blames department delays amid Lenasia crackdown.

4 mins; January 22, 2026

CRL Chair details Xulu's resignation amid complaints.

10 mins; January 21, 2026

Mayor calls for SANDF deployment against overwhelming Zama Zamas.

12 mins; January 21, 2026

President Ramaphosa says early childhood education may curb school dropouts

3 mins; January 21, 2026

JP Smith seeks investigative powers to fight extortion and shootings.

3 mins; January 20, 2026

Police arrest 22-year-old driver for Vanderbijlpark scholar crash killing 12.

3 mins; January 20, 2026

Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate Head Robert McBride tells Adhoc committee he cannot disclose his current employment

6 mins; January 20, 2026

El Shaddai Christian School mourns four learners in fatal Vanderbijlpark crash.

3 mins; January 20, 2026

Gauteng pledges stricter rules after fatal collision.

8 mins; January 19, 2026

Limpopo floods: 17 dead, four still missing.

8 mins; January 19, 2026

Urgent fixes demanded for unsafe scholar transport.

7 mins; January 19, 2026

Expert warns African elections steadily losing public trust.

8 mins; January 16, 2026

Elections expert Tendai Mbanje warns of Uganda's deepening slide away from democracy.

7 mins; January 16, 2026

Head of Crime Intelligence, Lt‑General Dumisani Khumalo says some of the changes and decisions he took did not make him popular

2 mins; January 16, 2026

Mpofu applies for Khampepe recusal over alleged bias in TRC Cases Inquiry hearings.

5 mins; January 16, 2026

Kruger National Park Day Visitor Suspension Due to Flooding

2 mins; January 15, 2026

Head of the Police Crime Intelligence Division, Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo unpacks the work of the Political Killings Task Team

6 mins; January 15, 2026

Johannesburg Magistrate's Court to decide whether to bring new evidence in the DJ Warras murder case

1 min; January 15, 2026

Mpumalanga: 19 flood deaths, 28 schools damaged.

4 mins; January 15, 2026

SAHRC raises alarm over persistent delays and failures in placing learners in schools.

2 mins; January 14, 2026

SABC reporter Lerato Makola follows a grade R pupil on their first day of school

4 mins; January 14, 2026

Former acting national police commissioner, Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane says his 2017 dismissal was unlawful

8 mins; January 14, 2026

Steenhuisen: mass vaccinations imminent.

4 mins; January 14, 2026

Steenhuisen: FMD vaccination needs surveillance, controls.

3 mins; January 14, 2026

AGOA extension sparks SA exclusion fears.

5 mins; January 13, 2026

Competition Commission probes exclusive school supplier deals.

6 mins; January 13, 2026

Gauteng education department says it works tirelessly to place unplaced pupils.

9 mins; January 13, 2026

SECTION 27 challenges withheld matric results in court.

8 mins; January 13, 2026

Vigilance continues as Kouga fires stay contained

4 mins; January 12, 2026

Top matriculant credits family, teachers for success

9 mins; January 12, 2026

Tshwane outages linked to infrastructure fires

8 mins; January 12, 2026

Orange Level 9 Rainfall Warning for Limpopo and Mpumalanga

4 mins; January 12, 2026

Relief efforts continue in Kouga municipality in the Eastern Cape as firefighters battle multiple veld fires

5 mins; January 09, 2026

KZN Speaker: Suspended NFP MPL Mbali Shinga remains in legislature unless she resigns.

8 mins; January 09, 2026

Listen to our weekly feature, Coalface, with Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

4 mins; January 09, 2026

Strong winds fuel runaway Kouga veld fires.

7 mins; January 09, 2026

Africa's oldest liberation movement ANC turns 114 today.

4 mins; January 08, 2026

half-naked teens rescued in Johannesburg trafficking bust.

18 mins; January 08, 2026

NFP withdraws from the government of provincial unity in KZN.

8 mins; January 08, 2026

Trump withdraws US from 66 international organizations.

5 mins; January 08, 2026

Trump claims control of Venezuelan oil proceeds

8 mins; January 07, 2026

Zuma and Mbeki's foundations seek Khampepe's recusal from the TRC Commission.

10 mins; January 07, 2026

President Ramaphosa appoints Mothibi as new prosecutions boss.

10 mins; January 07, 2026

Parliament's ad hoc committee on Mkhwanazi allegations meets to map way forward.

6 mins; January 07, 2026

Johannesburg faces water disruptions during Rand Water upgrades.

5 mins; January 06, 2026

NSFAS preparations for the 2026 academic year

26 mins; January 06, 2026

Polokwane mayor denies municipal water link to Seshego diarrhoea cases.

4 mins; January 06, 2026

Wits lecturer condemns US Maduro capture as selective aggression.

12 mins; January 05, 2026

Three bathers remain missing along the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape coastlines.

4 mins; January 05, 2026

Cape Town streets come alive with the vibrant Kaapse Klopse carnival.

7 mins; January 05, 2026

ATNS implements measures to prevent OR Tambo delays.

10 mins; January 05, 2026

Pedestrians account for 45% of road deaths, RTMC reveals.

4 mins; January 02, 2026

Limpopo police arrest a suspect for impregnating underage girls.

6 mins; January 02, 2026

Minister warns parents face arrest amid 41 initiation deaths.

11 mins; January 02, 2026

Joburg residents demand transparency on foul-smelling tap water.

7 mins; January 02, 2026

Seshego reports numerous diarrhoea cases as municipal water tests continue.

4 mins; January 02, 2026

IPSS Medical Rescue urges swimming only at lifeguard-protected beaches amid searches.

4 mins; January 02, 2026

KZN police are confident of arresting Mdweshule murder suspects.

4 mins; January 01, 2026

Toxin shellfish warning: risk paralysis, hospitalization.

7 mins; January 01, 2026

Over 7,100 intercepted for illegal border crossings.

8 mins; January 01, 2026

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