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A trial within a trial involving former Free State premier Ace Magashule's personal assistant resumes in the high court ...

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President Cyril Ramaphosa rolled out a high-powered delegation including business mogul Johann Rupert and two champion SA golfers in his charm offensive to mend broken ...

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Fuel levy will hit the poor hardest – economists

The increase in the fuel levy will hit the poor the hardest, making travel to work more expensive and driving up the cost of food.

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Government targets higher rail and freight volumes

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Two men convicted of MUT lecturer Shan Dwarika's murder

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U20s wait for Afcon payout

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Water supply restored to West Rand, Johannesburg health facilities

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Chiefs focused on 'biggest game of the season' against ... Chiefs focused on 'biggest game of the season' against Polokwane, not rumours of Nabi's ...

Kaizer Chiefs full-back Dillan Solomons has weighed in on the rife speculation that coach Nasreddine Nabi will be ...

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A body of the missing Eastern Cape man who disappeared in Gauteng after being hijacked has been found with the help of ...

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The ANC-led government works in silos. Every coalition partner is jostling for a prime slot to win the forthcoming ...

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OPINION | Role of public universities not ...

Dawie Roodt, an economist at the Efficient Group, has advocated that certain state universities in SA be closed and ...

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Trump has never hidden his disregard for Africa and her people, and for him, the idea that an African country has taken ...

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