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A woman grimaces as she is helped to load a sack of soil on her shoulder in a patch of land where artisanal miners look for gold outside Springs, Ekurhuleni, on February 15, 2026.

IN PICS |Armed with spades and buckets, residents hunt for gold in Springs

Residents began flocking to the site after it was alleged that someone had found seven grams of gold, triggering a gold rush.

16 February 2026

Amber-Lee Hughes appears at Johannesburg High Court. Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle

UPDATE: Convicted child killer Amber-Lee Hughes to take stand on Wednesday

Sentencing arguments against convicted child rapist and murderer Amber-Lee Hughes have been adjourned.

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US ambassador-Designate to SA, Leo Bozell during his swearing in. X/@USEmbassySA

US ambassador-designate Leo Bozell arrives in SA to resume duties

US President Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, has arrived in the country.

17 February 2026

A woman grimaces as she is helped to load a sack of soil on her shoulder in a patch of land where artisanal miners look for gold outside Springs, Ekurhuleni, on February 15, 2026.

Springs gold rush sparks legal and safety warnings

Mining without the necessary permits is illegal, warns the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources.

17 February 2026

File: Police tape at a crime scene. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via GettyImages

Calls for provincial state of disaster to deal with gang violence

The Cape Crime Crisis Coalition says it rejects President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to redeploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to gang-infested areas in Gauteng and the Western Cape.

17 February 2026

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