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‘It was surreal, completely crazy’: SA restaurateur tells of close miss in Dubai
Dubai-based South African restaurateur Nicky van der Walt has described explosions in the city on Saturday, as Iran retaliated against attacks by the US and Israel, as “surreal, completely crazy”.
Tickets for Aarto amid state body’s poverty plea
Cash-strapped RTIA seeks private ‘turnkey’ partner for traffic fine management system as watchdog warns of profit-driven incentives.
Stepdad fails in bid to have conviction for impregnating 9-year-old girl set aside
Court upholds rapist’s life sentence for destroying child’s life and infecting her with HIV
Joburg Water | An entity in crisis
The utility’s latest quarterly report for July-September 2025 reveals an entity in crisis
CLUELESS: South Africa’s deepening water crisis of dry taps and rising anger
Politicians from Ramaphosa down are scurrying to address the issue, highlighted by catastrophic problems in the nation’s biggest metro
‘Emoji judge’ Mbenenge returns to work after probe finds court secretary Mengo lied
Tribunal flags omitted “salacious” messages and unproven in-person claim, sparing Judge President Selby Mbenenge from impeachment but drawing fury from activists and experts.
Tribunal clears EC judge president Mbenenge of sexual harassment
Tribunal finds flirtatious messages were not sexual harassment and complainant was a dishonest, consenting adult.
SCA upholds eviction order in matrimonial property dispute
Landmark decision clarifies property rights in divorce cases
Why beach is best this holiday season
From childhood mischief to far-flung escapes, four South Africans share the beaches that shaped their Christmas memories.
Cape court dismisses bid to jail ex-husband over adult children’s maintenance
A legal battle over maintenance and contempt of court recently ended in a decisive ruling when the court dismissed a woman’s appeal seeking to jail her ex-husband and declare him in contempt over unpaid support for their adult dependent children.






















