Almost two years after devastating floods swept through the Western Cape, R41 million in disaster relief funds allocated to the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality in Caledon, remains unaccounted for –...
The state alleges the trio sold the little girl for R20 000....
Masemola says the retrieval of the VW Polo has brought some relief and a sense of closure....
Gugulethu entrepreneur Thabiso Mokomele has landed a major partnership with Campari Group South Africa, designing a limited-edition fashion range for Aperol Spritz through his streetwear brand, T-Squa...
Despite several complaints that litter is piling up in Mthatha, a company the OR Tambo District Municipality contracted to recycle its waste sparked controversy when it used municipal trucks to travel...
In the digital world, mis and disinformation spread six times faster than the truth, fuelled by algorithms that reward engagement over accuracy. Social media, once seen as spaces with clear policies,...
Almost 500 teachers across four provinces are teaching at state schools despite not having a mandatory certificate from the South African Council for Educators....
More than 200 residents of Umlazi's H section were evacuated from the area on Thursday after 56 houses collapsed due to mudslides caused by recent heavy rains....
Four Goodwood prison warders suspended after inmate's death linked to blunt force trauma....
The SANDF has begun a phased withdrawal of troops from the DRC following an SADC directive. Efforts will focus on safely returning personnel and assets after months of conflict and setbacks....
As Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to table his third fiscal framework in Parliament on 21 May, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says there is no need to remove the minister....
The South African Weather Service has forecast cold conditions for parts of the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, Eastern Cape and the North West....
The three police constables' bodies were retrieved earlier this week from the Hennops River....
The recovery confirms further details in the ongoing investigation into the tragedy....
A recent fire that swept through more than 3 000 hectares of the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, including large sections of protected areas, has resulted in an "animal welfare crisis", acc...
The affected cables run between the Braamfontein and Fordsburg substations....
SAFTU says it will focus on calling on workers to unite against labour laws....
Those affected by the floods say they need assistance to move on with their lives....
Two new ways of giving the HIV medicine Dolutegravir to newborn babies have been found to be safe and effective, according to new research....
The heavy tow truck with many cables is now pulling what seems to be a vehicle from the river....
Missing police vehicle with three deceased officers found in Hennops River, confirmed by SAPS....
A vehicle has been recovered from the Hennops River, near where the bodies of three police officers were pulled out just days ago....
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has strongly criticised the DA for taking legal action against Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth....
He was speaking at the Workers' Day celebrations in Middleburg, Mpumalanga....
Their bodies were retrieved from the Hennops River in Centurion, Gauteng two days ago....
Four prison warders have been suspended following the death of an inmate at the Goodwood Correctional Centre in Cape Town. Further disciplinary action may be considered....
The MK Party (MKP) has won another councillor seat, this time in the Mandeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal....
Forty-four foreign nationals have been rescued from a property in Parkmore, Johannesburg....
Parliament must put its foot down and assert its independence as a separate branch of the state, an EFF MP said at a meeting where the National Assembly approved the date Finance Minister Enoch Godong...
The search and rescue teams have returned to the location at which they retrieved the bodies....
A 60-year-old man has appeared in a Limpopo court for allegedly impersonating a correctional services warden and accepting money from a woman who was looking for employment for her son....
The government's expenditure on public servants' salaries declined between 2013 and 2022, and the state employees wage bill is not the sole challenge to the nation's fiscus – so says Public Service an...
As the ANC gears up to press the reset button, the party’s secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that a meeting has been scheduled with its government of national unity (GNU) partners to twea...
East London MK Party member Themba Wele has lashed out at Buffalo City Metro for preventing Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso from holding an eight-day crusade at a city-owned venue....
Supreme Court of Appeal President Mahube Molemela has declined President Cyril Ramaphosa's nomination for possible appointment as Deputy Chief Justice, leaving Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo a...
A two-week-old baby is referred to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town. The infant, who was born prematurely at six months, has come from a nearby neonatal hospital....
Buffalo City Metro, which employs approximately 5 000 staff, had only R150 000 in its reserves late last year - barely enough to cover three senior managers' monthly salaries....
The defence in the murder trial of Khomotso Maleka, who was allegedly poisoned by her husband, labelled the witness testimony of the deceased's sister as suspicious and strange....
While the proportion of local students enrolled in doctoral programmes has declined, there has been "massive growth" in the number of scholars from the rest of Africa studying mostly at SA's five rese...
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has warned that the impact of US funding cuts on South Africa's health programmes will be far-reaching....
If and when the Legal Practice Council professional misconduct inquiry against Dali Mpofu ever goes ahead, the organisation that complained about his behaviour will have to apply to attend – because t...
Five years ago, Nicky Jafta used his R350 unemployment grant to buy half a pumpkin and a few seeds to plant them at his Kraaifontein home. Today, he has a beautiful vegetable garden business that's gr...
Calata's alleged killers have not faced court proceedings...
A crime expert says law enforcement in this country has enough capacity to end ongoing taxi warfare....
Some of the buildings are dilapidated with an unpleasant stench....
President Cyril Ramaphosa is setting up a judicial commission of inquiry to establish whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes referred by the Tru...
The search for the car the officers were travelling in is ongoing....
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has extended condolences to the families of the three constables whose remains were discovered in the Hennops River in Centurion, days after they went missing....
Damaging winds are expected along sections of the Western and Eastern Cape's coastal areas, according to the South African Weather Service....
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Their bodies were recovered at the Hennops river in Centurion yesterday....
The South African Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) has strongly condemned deliberate acts of misinformation promoted by an influential anonymous right-wing X account that incites...
Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane has announced the permanent relocation of hundreds of Umlazi H Section residents....
Reacting to the developments, Mpofu says it was expected....
In a unanimous ruling, the Constitutional Court declared that barring prisoners from using personal computers in their cells for studying is unconstitutional....
The City of Cape Town is under increasing pressure to extend public participation in its proposed draft budget, but the municipality maintains that legislation requires it to adopt the budget before t...
It's unlikely that the mother of Joshlin Smith, Racquel "Kelly" Smith, would have told people about a plan to kidnap and traffic the child, her lawyer submitted to the Western Cape High Court on Wedne...
ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli's clothing was intact and unsoiled when he arrived at Stanger Hospital after allegedly being struck by a goods steam train....
The wheels of justice are slowly starting to turn for a Gqeberha toddler who died from brutal injuries more than a decade ago – allegedly sustained at the hands of her mother and stepfather....
He maintains that all affected families deserve closure and justice....
The blanket ban on personal laptops in South African prisons has been declared unlawful....
This time last week, the families of constables Boipelo Senoge, Cebekhulu Linda and Keamogetswe Buys were looking forward to birthday celebrations and weddings. Now, they are preparing to say their fi...
Enoch Godongwana says he has no intentions to resign and emphasized that it is the President's call....
Automobile Association praises notable drop in Easter Road fatalities....
The two men accused of murdering underworld boss Mark Lifman are to challenge the George Magistrate's Court's refusal to grant their application for bail....
Beneficiaries with the current SASSA gold bank cards can still withdraw cash and make purchases....
Capetonians are showing up and lending a hand after a wildfire scorched almost 3 000 hectares of Table Mountain's southern slopes. Bottled water, sports drinks, and energy bars have been donated with...
There is no proof that kidnapping accused Steveno van Rhyn had any involvement in the 2024 disappearance of then-6-year-old Joshlin Smith, his lawyer argued in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday...
The corruption trials of former Protea cricketers Thami Tsolekile and Lonwabo Tsotsobe have been separated. Tsolekile appeared unrepresented again, while Tsotsobe's attorneys requested more time to re...
Two sluice gates will gradually be closed at the Vaal Dam by this afternoon....
The Legal Practice Council's (LPC) inquiry into Dali Mpofu has been postponed indefinitely – after its chairperson revealed that charges related to the advocate's treatment of former Public Protector...
Seven of the charges against Mpofu have been amended....
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed seasoned businessman and ex-director-general of the Department of Trade and Industry, Dr Alistair Ruiters, as his special advisor for investment promotion....
A driver of a cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle managed to make a quick escape after he drove into a shopping centre in Umlazi, south of Durban, while being chased by a group of armed robbers....
South African dance school Natya Anjali, led by Subashni Naicker, is set to shine on the international stage at Walt Disney World, Florida in the US, as part of the Diwali Dance Fest....
JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the arrests were made between the 21st and 27th of this month....
Senior Counsel, Advocate Dali Mpofu is before Disciplinary Committee of the Legal Practice Council....
Inquest into death of Chief Albert Luthuli continues today at Pietermaritzburg High Court in KZN....
The land which is hilly is in Melmoth in northern KZN....
The suspect was arrested at his home in Swalala after being found in possession of human bones....
Firefighting operations to bring a raging wildfire in the South Peninsula under control have been significantly scaled back as authorities report steady progress and improved conditions....
A fire destroyed eleven classrooms at the school on Monday....
What seemed like an ordinary rainy night turned into a terrifying ordeal for some families in Umlazi, south of Durban, on Friday when a sudden mudslide reduced their homes to rubble and swept away all...
The trial into the kidnapping and trafficking of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith continues today....
GP recorded a significant reduction in road fatalities from 2024 to 2025....
A 29-year-old man was arrested in Masoyi, near White River, after human bones, believed to have been dug up at a cemetery, were found in his bed, according to Mpumalanga police....
The officers had been travelling from Bloemfontein to Limpopo on deployment....
Joshlin Smith disappeared from her Middelpos home in Saldanha Bay in February last year....
The 11 accused are facing more than a 1 000 related to charges of fraud, theft....
Mpofu SC is facing seven charges relating to allegations of breaching the code....
Despite a Department of Basic Education directive that all officials and educators, including those in office- and school-based posts, must be vetted against the National Register for Sex Offenders, o...
The National Treasury spent almost R2.4 million on service providers for the 19 February Budget speech that was postponed at the eleventh hour....
Phillip Maleka fervently denies murdering his pregnant wife in their Atteridgeville home by poisoning a tinned fish and porridge meal he admitted to making for her....
Mushtak Parker has become the first judge in South African legal history to respond with silence to serious misconduct complaints against him – including accusations that he lied about whether then-Ju...
The DA is arguing that employment equity targets proposed in a new labour law would make finding a job for coloured and Indian South Africans near impossible, but its court challenge has the makings o...
Commissioner Masemola says search is continuing for the missing VW Polo...
Deputy Minister Masemola is dissatisfied with governance and service delivery in Buffalo City Metro....
The two other male bodies are reportedly not linked to the three officers....
While acting with impunity, Israel subjects anyone who seeks to hold it accountable for its "inhumane and unlawful actions" in Gaza to counter-measures, South Africa argued in the International Court...
Mahomed Manjoo testified that he informed local ANC leaders after seeing Chief Luthuli admitted....