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Williams had blazed through the early stages of the tournament, seeing off world number one Simona Halep in the fourth round. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

Ammunition testing resumes at RDM blast site

​Ammunition testing at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition plant in Firgrove, east of Cape Town, resumed for the first time on Monday

ANC confirms arrest of Luthuli House staffer involved in ‘serious crimes’

ANC confirms arrest of Luthuli House staffer involved in ‘serious crimes’

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says the party was dismayed that one of their employees had been arrested

Mulangi Mphego was head of intelligence during former president Thabo Mbeki’s tenure and was forced to resign in 2009

‘We tried to help our dad’ – brothers they tried to save father from mosque attacker

The sons of Ismail Bassa have recalled of how they tried to fight off his attacker.

Dirco urges journalists to carry correct travel documentation
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Sisulu: UN Security Council tenure will be dedicated to Mandela’s legacy

‘South Africa’s diplomatic efforts over the past two decades include conflict resolution, prevention, mediation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding’

Maimane has asked voters for just one chance. And if the party has not performed in government, then voters can vote them out in 2024. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Maimane ‘not concerned’ by drop in DA’s poll numbers

According to preliminary findings by Ipsos, the party is now polling at 20% support, two percentage points lower than what it achieved in 2014

According to Nestlé

Dairy factory in Mossel Bay goes drought-friendly

By using an evaporation process at a new waste water treatment plant on site, approximately 47 tankers of water will now be recovered

Sanco calls on government to break bus strike deadlock

The bus strike, which started on Wednesday, has left thousands stranded and minibus taxis strained as they try to cater for the increased travel load

Protests against Mahumapelo brought the town to a standstill on Thursday as burning tyres and rocks were used to barricade the road.

Ramaphosa to ‘lend a hand’ in Mahikeng

The meeting at 12:00 on Friday will be convened with structures of the ANC, the party’s leagues, alliance members and the ANC caucus in the North West

In August last year, Arthur Fraser, then the director-general of correctional services, ordered Zuma’s release from prison less than two months after he was jailed for contempt of court.

Security clearance showdown as Arthur Fraser and IGI face off in court

The legal action will go ahead despite Fraser being transferred from his position as State Security Agency director general

Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi said they had received tips of alleged corruption within the department.

Break-in at Hawks office in Cape Town

​The Hawks have confirmed that their offices in Bellville, Cape Town, were broken into

Oscar Pistorius during his initial initial murder trial.

SCA finds Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder

The Supreme Court of Appeal has replaced Oscar Pistorius’s culpable homicide conviction with murder.

UCT admissions: Race will still be considered

UCT says race will still be considered in a proposed student admissions policy but only as one of many other factors to determine disadvantage.

Thandi Maqubela. (Gallo)

Maqubela found guilty of murdering her husband

Thandi Maqubela has been found guilty of her husband’s murder, forging his will and committing fraud by causing potential prejudice to his estate.

President Jacob Zuma arrived in Addis Ababa

Calland: Zuma ‘doesn’t read the proper stuff’

Political analyst Richard Calland says President Jacob Zuma "doesn’t read" and is "in many ways, the embodiment of anti-intellectualism".

Cyril Karabus at the Cape Town International Airport. (David Harrison, M&G)

Dirco ‘respects’ UAE despite Karabus ordeal

Government respects the judiciary of the United Arab Emirates despite Cyril Karabus’s ordeal, the deputy international relations minister has said.

Xolile Mngeni.

Dewani killer to be sentenced next week

Only after the judge considers his medical condition, will a sentence be handed down to Xolile Mngeni for the death of Anni Dewani.

Striking farm workers in De Doorns.

Farm protests: We can’t wish away our problems, says minister

Recent farmworker protests over poor labour conditions have changed South Africa’s history, says Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

Xolile Mngeni.

Mngeni found guilty of Dewani murder

Xolile Mngeni has been found guilty in the Western Cape High Court of killing honeymoon tourist Anni Dewani.

A Western Cape High Court judge has started reading out the judgment relating to one of honeymoon tourist Anni Dewani’s alleged killers.

Judgment day for Dewani’s alleged killer

A Western Cape High Court judge has started reading out the judgment relating to one of honeymoon tourist Anni Dewani’s alleged killers.

Even when their brutality is caught on camera and shown on television, officers seem to walk away scot-free

Zuma: Zille must work with ministers on farm protests

Western Cape premier Helen Zille must approach national ministers to assist in provincial farmworker labour unrest, President Jacob Zuma has said.