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Mashatile promises safe water in Bronkhorstspruit after contamination
Deputy President Paul Mashatile assures Bronkhorstspruit residents of safe drinking water
Local elections: Stop listening to the spin and start asking about the basics
Undocumented migrants, crime, GBV and economic growth are dominating campaign promises. But can your municipality keep the water running, maintain roads, collect rubbish and manage infrastructure?
How Durban’s urban improvement precincts are helping attract major investment
Durban's urban improvement precincts are helping restore investor confidence through improved security, cleaner streets and better-maintained public spaces, with a planned R980 million beachfront amusement park highlighting the city's potential for renewed investment.
Father fights off armed carjackers, killing one as second suspect arrested
The father and his two children were reversing out of their driveway when unknown suspects accosted them.
City of Tshwane halts licensing in this area until November
MMC says the decision follows developments in ongoing litigation concerning the centre's premises.
Land mix-up sinks North West farm trespassing case
The Mahikeng High Court dismissed a communal property association’s bid to stop alleged trespassers, finding that key facts about grazing rights, fencing and alleged threats remained disputed.
‘Look at the Senzo Meyiwa case’ – judge in KT Molefe case says no more delays
The trial did not begin on Monday because Mabusela and Kekana are suspects in a trial-within-a-trial in the case against tenderpreneur and alleged cartel member Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala.
Shebe Maburna accuses investigating officer of framing him
Maburna is being cross-examined during his bail hearing at the Polokwane Magistrates' court.
VIDEO | ‘I did not do it for recognition’: Durban man plays down Brighton Beach rescue
A Durban man who pulled a struggling swimmer from the water at Brighton Beach says he acted to save a life, not to receive recognition.
‘Protesters’ damage UJ property amid exams, EFF says it is an attempt to discredit them
EFF denies involvement as unconfirmed reports claim arrests.
Gqeberha police officer shoots wife three times before dying by suicide
A 49-year-old Eastern Cape police officer allegedly shot his wife three times before shooting himself at their home in Ikamvelihle, Gqeberha, on Monday morning.
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TRC Roulette : Apartheid chain of command: ‘I know everything,’ Eugene de Kock tells TRC inquiry
The man who took the fall for apartheid-era atrocities, former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock, has told the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into delayed post-TRC prosecutions that while he served 20 years in C-Max.
De Kock blames NPA for failure to prosecute TRC cases
De Kock is testifying on day 99 of the TRC Cases Inquiry taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg.
One billion trees campaign: Planting the seeds of development
Trees protect the environment and help communities withstand climate change.
Pirates’ Ouaddou wary of ‘well-coached’ Milford ahead of Cup tie
"They're a well-coached team, very disciplined, very organised," Ouaddou said.
Parliamentary committees satisfied with IEC’s election readiness
Mosa Chabane says they are satisfied with the preparations made by the IEC ahead of the elections.
Vodacom’s summer deals undercut its own smartphone data prices by two-thirds
Vodacom's summer bundles price smartphone data at R3.53/GB, but half of each bundle only works between midnight and 5am.