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Thabo Bester delays trial with six court cases

Prison escape trial, originally set down for February 2025, postponed to July 2026

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Lesotho regulator finds Vodacom guilty of unfair market practices

Communications authority says the company altered contract terms without prior communication

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Whatever Trump says, whites are not doing badly in South Africa

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Eastern Cape villagers finally get water, but only for a few days

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Three candidates recommended for Lottery chair

Portfolio committee’s recommendation must be confirmed by national assembly, and then Minister Parks Tau has the final say

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Flood victims’ homes demolished by Ethekwini Municipality

Municipality says the shacks are built unlawfully and bylaws need to be enforced

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R311-million and counting but this Limpopo taxi rank has never opened

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Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital

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News | 4 December 2025

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Magnus Carlsen and world’s top chess players show their skills in Cape Town

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“Wrest control of the clinics from the hands of the vigilantes” judge tells state

Xenophobia is one of the greatest threats to democracy and human rights, says Judge Stuart Wilson

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Payments to sick miners in Lesotho resume after fraud scare

Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases reports fraud of R1.4-million

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Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

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In photos: Meet the tiny hoppers saving Hartbeespoort Dam

The Centre for Biological Control releases about 20,000 water hyacinth hoppers as part of their biological control strategy

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Shacks fill with sewage after pipe collapses

Pipes need maintenance, but shacks on top of them are preventing access

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Nkandla villagers demand a police station

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