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Surviving an assassination attempt does wonders for a politician’s public image. Despite what his supporters say, Paul Mashatile’s doesn’t seem like one at all, writes Pieter du Toit.

The Legal Practice Council's chairperson has dismissed as 'inappropriate' Dali Mpofu's bar association's efforts to persuade him to 'rethink' misconduct charges against the advocate.

The absence of Akani Simbine, Lythe Pillay and Marione Fourie has presented teenagers Bayanda Walaza, Udeme Okon and Tumi Ramokgopa with a chance of being SA Senior National champions in Potchefstroom.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced the withdrawal of the proposed VAT increase of 0.5 percentage points.

Two companies that provide online solutions for motorists, and a group co-founded by a former Springbok rugby player were among the fastest-growing companies in the country over the past three years.

US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the closure of a US agency that invested billions in African and other developing countries' infrastructure in return for good governance, effectively ceding ground to China.

After being wrongly accused of sexual harassment during his interview for the position of Chief Justice, Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo is now one of four candidates chosen by President Cyril Ramaphosa to potentially fill the Deputy Chief Justice vacancy.

A young boy from the farming and mining town of Fochville in Gauteng, driven by the loss of his parents, held on to one dream: becoming a Springbok to honour their memory and make them proud. And he just made the junior side.

Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition Parks Tau will meet US officials on Friday, but neither party would provide any details.

A ballistics report by police on the damage to Deputy President Paul Mashatile's official vehicle found the car was likely struck by stray pellets from a shotgun round and was probably not fired on intentionally.

The foreign DNA found under Kirsten Kluyts' fingernails was allegedly that of a woman, according to sources close to the defence team of Bafana Mahungela, who has been charged with the Johannesburg teacher's 2023 murder.

On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa will host his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky, for a working visit to the Union Buildings.

In this financial year, the police will spend R2.3 billion protecting so-called very important persons, which is about half a billion more than they will spend on analysing forensic evidence.

The Gauteng Department of Education will dock the pay of teachers and office-based staff who participated in a national march by the South African Democratic Teachers Union on Wednesday.

A string of memorial lectures will follow as ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile embarks on his party presidential bid ahead of its December 2027 national elective conference, News24 has established.

A minibus taxi driver and a commuter had to be freed from the vehicle on Wednesday afternoon after a collision along Kloof Nek Road in Tamboerskloof, bordering Gardens, in Cape Town.

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Deputy Minister of Health Joe Phaahla has said documents necessary for numerous fraud and corruption investigations were not affected by the blaze at the records room at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital on Wednesday.

With his second term as CAF president well under way, Patrice Motsepe is out to tackle two issues that have plagued African football for decades: corruption and unruly behaviour from spectators at stadiums.

The ANC in the Northern Cape has voted to retain its top five leaders, and the party has once again put its faith in chairperson Zamani Saul, signalling an unfailing grip on the province.