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The Lead — 222 episodes

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Your ultimate Phala Phala couch catch-up

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OR Tambo gold bust haunts SAPS major generals. Plus: Cape storm wrap

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The City of Gold is bankrupt

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A textbook case of a problematic state publishers' deal?

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AI ‘hallucinations’ spark credibility crisis in SA policy

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Is this Jozi’s monument to poor service delivery?

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Media storm as SIU probes lottery funds linked to editor

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Another multibillion-rand Chinese energy project red-flagged

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Fannie Nkosi shares a prison with the ‘Cat’ in Pretoria

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Dark clouds gather over SA’s largest solar project, with Azarrah Karrim

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Herman Mashaba on refusing to work with Zille, declining a Cabinet post

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What will it take for Roelf Meyer to bend Donald Trump’s ear?

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Bribes for debt wipes? Slain Emfuleni whistleblower tipped officials

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The DA is maturing and getting younger, with Carol Paton

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Let's show SA who we really are, says DA leader hopeful Dyonase

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Revising SA’s school history curriculum – what we know so far

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From Nkosi to Malema – your Madlanga catch-up with Karyn Maughan

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Show us your slips! Cracks revealed in state lifestyle audits

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April Feels Day stories to beat those fuel price blues

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This is no April fuels joke

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You’ve met the “Cat”, but who is Mike van Wyk?

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100 days to kickoff, here’s your Boks ‘26 test guide

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The ‘Cat’ and a dozen cops in cuffs for alleged graft. Plus: EC ANC mess

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Inside the Bellville South house of horrors

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Graft-spotting? Texts reveal ex-Prasa head’s alleged corruption

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Hear from new NPA boss, and the summit births two jobs

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On The Record: Hear job insights from Paton, Ramaphosa, Manuel, Kieswetter

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Key ‘hitmen’ in Murray, ‘Witness D’ murders and their tobacco industry links

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Commission continued: Same name, different stories, one rampant police crisis

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98 then 94, now 97% complete! Will Jozi’s forensic super lab finally open?

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Mmusi Maimane on the DA’s ‘toxic’ politics and why the N2 wall won’t work

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ANC-linked Carrim, the ‘Cat’ and Maumela do ‘business’, or is it money laundering?

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Should SA shore up its fuel reserves? Plus: Jooste’s mansion sold

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The Ximba connection exposed in R1.8bn Ekurhuleni toilets tender

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Geordin Hill-Lewis on why he can be SA’s president and the ‘disgraceful’ Steenhuisen vs George spat

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Your SA guide to understanding the US, Israel, Iran conflict

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Arrests as HIV funds wasted on probing health ministry whistleblower

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Jetting off to London and then a fuel tender? Jeff Wicks investigates

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Two sides of a coin? Examining O’Sullivan and Mogotsi

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Tax breaks galore, reforms and economic growth forecast in Budget 2026

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The Joburg water crisis is not over

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Alleged bribes, price gouging the locomotives for Prasa deal?

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Inside the spectacle that was SONA 2026

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Special Panel – Will you fix the water crisis, Mr President?

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The reality of KZN’s FMD outbreak. Plus: Tony Leon on next DA leader

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Johannesburg Water strike called off but supply crisis deepens

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Red tender flags, yet PP clears Gauteng in Mashatile sons’ deal

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Here we AGOA again, but no silver bullet for US-SA trade

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Who succeeds Steenhuisen? With Pieter du Toit and Velani Ludidi

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Witness F’s WhatsApps to Matlala, Sibiya and Mabuza. Plus: Steenhuisen’s done?

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The Cat’s wife’s R3.7m training tender. Plus: Epstein’s SA links

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Is SA getting ‘bad’ cars? With Wendy Knowler and Driving with J9

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No more state deals for ‘Stuttgart’ company tied to Mashatile’s son

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Senona spills on Mkhwanazi’s meeting with ‘Cat’ Matlala

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New cellphone data rollover rules explained. Plus: Oscars 2026

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The Lead hits 1 million listens! We cross to Davos for WEF and US-SA trade talks

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From Iran’s navy with love: What’s next? With Carol Paton

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‘Day Zero’ looms large for drought-stricken Knysna

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More tough questions for Ekhuruleni mayor over DJ’s murder

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‘Cat’ Matlala tried to open an ultra-lux OR Tambo airport terminal

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Is the ‘prime lending rate’ just a load of BS?

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Everything you need to know about the 2025 matric results

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Is KZN’s paper-thin coalition on the rocks?

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Should SA get involved in the US-Venezuela crisis?

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From SIU head to NPA boss, Andy Mothibi’s surprise leap raises eyebrows

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Why are SA shoppers still using savings stamps? With Maya Fisher-French

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Analysing Bafana’s Afcon exit

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The government of national unity (barely) survives 2025, with Jan Gerber

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Are we turning into an assassination nation? With Sikonathi Mantshantsha

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Jeff Wicks tells us how Vusimusi Matlala became the ‘Cat’

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Woolies cash bags and info peddlers: Madlanga musings with Karyn Maughan

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Revealing ‘Twatterbaas’, the X Boer who hasn’t posted since April

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Protea fire blazes bright, the Boks’ amazing year and Afcon loading

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The toll of Cape Town’s unending gang war

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Who killed DJ Warras and why? PLUS, meat prices soar

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Pierre de Vos judges the judiciary in 2025. PLUS, KZN legislature chaos 

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Can the black middle class save the ANC from collapse? 

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Inside the ANC’s soul-searching NGC – vote buying, step-asides and succession

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ANC and DA succession races – Didiza rising, Hill-Lewis waiting?

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‘Vlam’ extinguished - why was crimefighter Marius van der Merwe killed?

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Dlomo in the dock cracks open SSA looting legacy of the Zuma years

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Families desperate as 17 SA men remain stuck in Russian conflict

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Gqeberha’s governance crisis: Who can fix the Windy City?

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Mayoral misleadings in Mafole murder?

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The Cat, the Hat and the Woolies shopping bags of money

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Indian fake news farm fuels Sassa lies. PLUS, probing ‘cheap flights’

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Power surge, Carol Paton on Mzansi’s new electricity revolution

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Ubuntu diplomacy lands at Jozi G20 as US stays away

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SA’s high stakes G20 and whiplash from Washington

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Unravelling Brown Mogotsi’s conspiracies with Karyn Maughan

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78-year-old District Six resident beats 2023 eviction order

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How the DA axed its own minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment

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Lawless lawmen? Inside the AmaPanyaza saga, with Khaya Koko

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Adriaan Basson calls out SA’s Trump collaborators

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The MKP’s puzzling Russia deployment. PLUS: How to spot AI slop

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Cat clairvoyance? Matlala bagged clinic lease months before SAPS tender

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Jozi leaders out of office ahead of G20. PLUS: DA, ANC, PA duel for WC

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BEE makeover - Is Tau’s Transformation Fund glow-up enough?

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All aboard? Not quite, as Gautrain stuck in search for new operator

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SARS guns for company linked to Mashatile’s sons. PLUS: Murray murders case restarts

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Rassie’s suprise year-end rookie. PLUS: Black Coffee’s R157m CT villa

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Poor Economic Empowerment - DA’s answer to BEE. PLUS: Slain auditor update

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Is this why Ekurhuleni auditor Mpho Mafole was assassinated?

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Mchunu defends decision to disband PKTT, with Jan Gerber

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The real costs of the police’s PKTT. PLUS: Bafana’s last chance

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Mkhwanazi in Parly. Maumela, Sibiya raids. PLUS: Bafana FIFA preview

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More Jozi coalition chaos on the cards? PLUS: Mkhwanazi latest

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ANC considers changing tack against DA’s Zille in Jozi

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Meet the monster John Harris (with Jacques Pauw)

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Morgan Maumela’s North West hospital hustle, with Jeff Wicks

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Mogotsi, Matlala and the ‘Big Five’ criminal cartel

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Is SA the next Mexico or Brazil when it comes to contract killings? 

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Police chief Masemola claims Mchunu, Sibiya shielded criminals

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Masemola reveals deputy Sibiya probed for alleged criminal syndicate links

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Mkhwanazi tells Madlanga about Mogotsi’s ‘unfettered’ SAPS access

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Mkhwanazi guns for NCC MP Fadiel Adams over ‘reckless’ handling of classified info

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Foundation laid on Day 1 of the Madlanga Commission

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DA envy: Unpacking Ramaphosa’s startling admission with Bongekile Macupe

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Unravelling the complex crypto fund that embroiled slain lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk

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The Cat and the Hat - what did Cele do at Zimbali villa? PLUS: Charlie Kirk’s hit

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Why is trans inmate taking state to court? PLUS: ‘Sweatshop’ sentencing

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The brutal killing of ‘incorruptible’ lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk, with Kyle Cowan

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Who is Andre Pienaar, the ‘low-level’ spook badmouthing SA in DC?

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Council chaos in the wild, wild North West, with Siyamtanda Capa

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No laughing matter: How Mchunu set the Hawks on a TikTok satirist

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Looters’ paradise or critical body? Debate over role of state pensions agency

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Witness the rise of our Springbok Women, with Lloyd Burnard

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Will the delayed Madlanga inquiry restore SA’s trust in the SAPS?

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Denel sends US firm 2 old jets allegedly without ejector seats

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News24 probe spurs finance minister to intervene in state pensions admin agency

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Clocking in from jail? Overtime abuse with Mangaung on the brink

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Which ANC bigwigs could face US sanctions? Check with Zondo

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Babita Deokaran Day? 4 years later, calls to honour whistleblower

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Adriaan Basson names SA’s dirtiest politician

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How a Polish website drives fake news in SA

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What to do with a rogue general? With Pieter du Toit

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Billions for blue lights, SA’s VIP protection splurge with Jan Gerber

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Coalition crumbles and cloak and dagger dealings in Joburg metro

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Exposing the pension agency’s near R1bn ghost headquarters deal

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Inside Netshitenzhe’s speech on ‘white supremacy’ and a platinum bourse

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Tony Leon on the state of the GNU, the DA, and brown envelopes

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No deal (yet) - what does Trump’s 30% tariffs mean for you?

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Shades of Babita - another auditor, another hit and more tender billions

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Criminal comrades? Pieter du Toit on THAT party picture that says a thousand words

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Oxygen thieves to blame in dodgy R800m tender? With Jan Gerber

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Mashatile’s millionaire mansions – but who pays for them? With Kyle Cowan

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Is northern KZN becoming SA’s new coal belt? With Sakhiseni Nxumalo

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Five months later and we finally have a Budget! With Carol Paton

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Are INTEC, Damelin failing their students and staff? With Prega Govender

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SAPS ‘capture’ web of intrigue widens with ‘Death Squad’ mastermind’s arrest

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Jozi’s construction cartel with alleged links to senior ANC councillor

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Who’s coup is it anyway? With Amanda Khoza

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Latest twist in unfolding police war, with Tankiso Makhetha

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How one act of kindness helped a family find their homeless brother

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What to expect from the inquiry into SAPS ‘capture’, with Karyn Maughan

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Why is Gauteng’s R700m forensic super-lab still closed?

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Consensual sexts or unwanted advances? Judge President Mbenenge under fire, with Karyn Maughan

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The big, beautiful Trump tariff explainer with William Brederode

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Is the SAPS captured? With Jeff Wicks

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We chat about the Boks’ homeless superfan and a son’s cheeky Spur poster

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Charting the DA and ANC’s GNU collision course with Jan Gerber

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Are we seeing glimpses of Rassie’s grand plan for 2027?

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Can Starlink stake its claim in South Africa? With Carol Paton

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101 dead in EC flooding after cold front, with another on the way

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The sinking SA Navy, with Sikonathi Mantshantsha

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Meet the rogue soldiers who allegedly killed top cop, kidnapped ISIS bosses

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Mashatile, his sister-in-law and the R180bn Lotto deal

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Karyn Maughan demystifies the NPA’s extradition ruling headache

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Iran, Israel conflict explained

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Streets of sewage and a ray of light in Krugersdorp, with Sikonathi Mantshantsha

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Wouter Basson vs HPCSA round two, with Tammy Petersen

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The bloody diamond war in Namaqualand with Jacques Pauw (special edition)

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Meet the Jozi broker who disappeared with millions from friends, family and clients

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Has the NPA messed up again? Karyn Maughan on why Ace Magashule’s PA walked free

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Bye-bye Floyd - why MK speared Shivambu as SG, with Andisiwe Makinana

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Selling sweets to pay for matric ball and May’s best good news stories

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Suspected ISIS SA leader appears in a Joburg court, with Tankiso Makhetha

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News24 finds ‘hornet’s nest’ of fake news, with Andrew Thompson

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From Lesotho to Emfuleni, securing SA’s precious water sources

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Johannesburg’s R16.3bn blackhole, with Khaya Koko

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Derailed - how Prasa fixes trains and then leave them to rot, with Sipho Masondo

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Special edition: Trump vs Ramaphosa with News24’s top editors

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Budget cuts, a fuel levy increase and SA’s debt crisis, with Carol Paton

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Deal or no deal? Ramaphosa ready for Trump

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Has Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala run out of lives? Jeff Wicks on his arrest and tender trouble

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Is Ramaphosa wasting his time with Trump? With Pieter du Toit

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NAMPO farmers tell Nick Wilson they’re staying

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'I am an Afrikaner', with Adriaan Basson

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The first ‘Amerikaners’ leave SA, with Alex Mitchley

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There’s more than enough good news to go around, here are News24’s best stories

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The ‘Sheriff of Cape Town’s’ case against the police and courts

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Families, survivors commemorate the George building collapse one year on

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Zero accountability in Joburg cleaning tender saga

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Tabling Budget 3.0 with Carol Paton

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Exposing X-Boer, the ex-farmer in Elon Musk’s ear

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The Mashatile ‘hit’ that wasn’t, with Kyle Cowan

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Debunking Malema and Trump with Andrew Thompson

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The police chief, the Cat and corruption with Jeff Wicks

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Why did Nada-Jane have to die? With Bernadette Wicks

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An Ace in the hole, with Karyn Maughan

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Meet SA’s new envoy to America who called Trump a racist

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The journalist uncovering SA's water crisis, one river at a time

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The case against Dali Mpofu SC, with Karyn Maughan

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Navigating the GNU, VAT, ZAR and Trump's tariffs with Carol Paton

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The Mashatile factor in the battle for the GNU with Adriaan Basson

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Exposing the close-knit ANC t-shirt tender with Jeff Wicks

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The DA and GNU - will they stay, or will they go?

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Will the Budget break the GNU? Carol Paton explains

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Celebrating SA's heroes on Good News Day

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Minister Simelane, Vitrovian and the Kusile cash grab

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SA steels itself against plant closures

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Diplomatic dilemma: Trump nominates new SA ambassador

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Will Rassie cull some older Springboks before RWC 2027?

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Air Force None with Sikonathi Mantshantsha

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The good news edition

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Are South African women safe in Ubers?

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City Power fraud exposed: 15 staffers to be disciplined

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Persona non grata: The ousting of Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool

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'It's not a bad budget, considering the mess we're in,' says News24's Carol Paton

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Budget breakdown: A compromise, an increase and extension

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Corruption, incompetence and a dark city: How City Power, Prasa flout tender process

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