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Gunman shot dead outside White House

Secret Service agents shot dead a gunman near the White House while President Donald Trump was inside the building.

King Misuzulu fires Zondi and strips him of his royal title

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has fired his Royal Chancellor and closed the office after a News24 investigation linked Inkosi Malusi Zondi to an R8.5-million invoice.

REAL POLITICS: Voters want service delivery not promises

Helen Zille is running a smart campaign for mayor of Johannesburg because she refuses to turn the election into an ideological fight, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

Young Xitsonga author writes a language back to life

Nhlulo Mtileni, 21, has written eight books in Xitsonga because he estimates only 4,000 exist in his mother tongue, with most authors never registering their work with the National Library.

Tension rises over coronation of foreign kings in SA

Activists warn that foreign nationals crowning their own traditional leaders in South Africa will cause violence, forcing minister Gayton McKenzie to start an urgent investigation.

ANC wants ex Sassa minister to fix a broken municipality

Bathabile Dlamini, the former ANC Women's League president linked to the Sassa crisis, has been nominated to run as mayor of uMsunduzi Local Municipality.

School transport costs jump in uMgungundlovu and families are feeling it

Santaco has raised scholar transport fees across uMgungundlovu from 1 June 2026, with some areas paying R100 more, as rising fuel costs from the US-Iran conflict hit 15 million daily taxi commuters.

Killers take 58 lives every day in South Africa

South Africa recorded 5,181 murders between January and March 2026, an average of 58 every day, roughly the same daily rate as when Cyril Ramaphosa became president in 2018.

KZN news bites: Pharmacist gunned down just one week after opening her doors

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal’s latest news. KwaNyuswa: The Democratic Alliance in West Durban has strongly condemned the brutal killing of a young pharmacist, her...

Work or wait for a grant, either way, you go hungry

South Africa's food crisis shows up in two places at once: in the homes of people who work, and in the homes of people who depend on a grant. This month's data shows both are falling short by almost exactly the same amount. These are their numbers.

R56 million later, 132 families are still waiting for their homes

A Gauteng government housing project meant for 132 families has sat unfinished for eight years in Vosloorus, with vandalised structures and no doors, windows or roofing on site.

Londie London sets record straight in new reality show

Star Londie London sets the record straight about public rumours about her money and businessman Hlubi Nkosi on her new Mzansi Magic reality television show.

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