Firefighting teams will remain overnight to battle the raging fire on the Tokai and Silvermine sections of the Table Mountain National Park....
Accused SASSA staff, others fight for bail as court hears cybercrime, fraud and theft case....
A search continues for any injured animals in affected areas....
The welcoming ceremony was sponsored by local businesspeople....
Samwu is also calling on the North West government to intervene in the ongoing salary crisis....
High-tech drones and body cams booste BMA Easter operations....
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has taken decisive action following allegations of wasteful expenditure amounting to R34 million per month on leased office space for government offices....
Three police constables went missing while travelling from Bloemfontein to Limpopo....
Police probe rape case involving senior Correctional Services official....
The former deputy mayor of Cederberg Municipality in the Western Cape has been found guilty of fraud relating to a R20 000 school uniform tender....
Gauteng pays millions for rent despite owning dozens of empty buildings, Lesufi demands answers....
It is alleged the family was parked on the side of the road when they were shot by gunmen....
The EFF would be in full support of a no-confidence motion against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the VAT controversy....
SANParks evacuates Tokai Manor as helicopters battle raging fire that has burnt 3000 hectares....
Thick and dry vegetation is fuelling a raging fire that started in the Tokai area of Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town....
The Eastern Cape Department of Social Development has rescued a 10-year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted by her extended family members for sitting on an "expensive" sofa....
A devastating fire swept through Riverlea High School in Johannesburg on Sunday evening, destroying 11 classrooms and ablution facilities....
As the three men accused of beating Dumisani Phakathi to death on a North West farm continue to blame each other, allegations of drug use have now surfaced....
BMA says those arrested were attempting to illegally enter or exit the country....
Education Expert says insufficient support for teachers needs to be discussed at the G20 summit....
A firefighter has been taken to hospital after suffering injuries on Sunday during the battle to contain a blaze that started in the Tokai area of Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town....
BMA gives updates on Easter period operations at the ports of entry....
It’s been yet another bloody weekend in Cape Town, after 10 people were found dead in separate incidents in different parts of the city....
198 households were evacuated yesterday from Noordhoek Manor amid the ongoing fire....
A governing body association is embroiled in a legal spat with a provincial education department over its failure to announce, by 30 September 2024, the total number of state teaching posts schools wo...
Last week, nine suspects, including two officials, were arrested at the Beitbridge border post....
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana suffered a blow at the Western Cape High Court on Sunday, where he was ordered to pay half the legal costs of the DA and the EFF after he decided to drop his oppositi...
Amid the comforting aromas of a warm kitchen and the vibrant energy of schoolchildren, Jesca Murombedzi, head chef at SOS Africa, is rewriting the recipe for growth and empowerment....
Quinton Adams founded the Backyard Varsity in 2021 as a training programme to equip unemployed youth with employable skills. It teaches them practical skills in carpentry to rebuild houses, but also t...
After more than seven weeks of gruelling testimony from 32 witnesses in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial and trial-within-a-trial, the three accused in the matter, including her mother, Racquel "Kel...
The day after Mpho Mkhumbeni died at the prison hospital of the Mangaung Correctional Centre, his family raised questions about the circumstances of his death....
Domestic workers in some affluent Johannesburg suburbs grapple with inadequate living conditions, discriminatory policies, and restricted access to facilities, according to a study by researcher Annab...
The fire, which has been burning since Friday on the Silvermine section of Table Mountain, has intensified, spreading towards Noordhoek, Clovelly and Kalk Bay. Officials have evacuated the retirement...
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The first video ever uploaded YouTube turned 20 years old on Wednesday 23 April....
Vehicles caught fire as the Upper Tokai blaze intensifies; residents evacuate....
Buffalo City Mayor Princess Faku has announced a decision to cancel all bookings made for pastor Tim Omotoso's church at the Orient Theatre hall in East London.....
Wind shifts have worsened the Silvermine wildfire, prompting evacuations near Tokai and Noordhoek....
The ruling was made on Sunday afternoon....
In a Freedom Day speech delivered on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said South Africa's painful history and how the country moved past it...
SAPS's Athlenda Mathe says spreading lies on social media is insensitive and misleading...
Police are searching for three Bloemfontein constables who have been missing since Thursday....
The DA in the Western Cape has hit back at rival political parties, defending its claim that its court action against Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was instrumental in forcing a reversal on the co...
Sooliman says the organisation will persist with ongoing humanitarian efforts for people in Gaza....
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says he no longer opposes the DA and the EFF's bid to scrap the 0.5% percentage point VAT increase....
Parts of Pretoria could experience low water pressure to no water availability from 9 May....
General Fannie Masemola and delegation meet families of three missing police officers....
Vaal Dam gates opened as water levels soar; NSRI warns residents to evacuate flood-prone areas....
Preliminary investigations revealed that one vehicle was carrying six passengers....
Investigations are underway but origin of the fire suggest it may have been started deliberately....
uMkonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma is scheduled to deliver the Solomon Mahlangu lecture today....
The City of Cape Town has confirmed that hikers at Silvermine Nature Reserve were evacuated due to a fierce blaze....
Freedom Day theme - United in Resilience for The Defence of Our Freedom and Democracy....
Mantashe delivered the keynote address at the National Freedom Day celebration in Mpumalanga....
Andrew Trench’s life turned upside down by the shocking news that he has stage four oesophageal cancer. After his medical costs were declined by his insurer, he has been blown away by the kindness of...
This year’s theme is United in Resilience for The Defence of Our Freedom and Democracy....
Five people were killed in a motor vehicle accident in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal, in the early hours of Sunday morning....
Some of the residents of Ermelo have accused government of failing to deliver basic services....
The finance ministry in a midnight announcement said the decision was informed by consultations with political parties...
The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80 <div cla...
The Democratic Alliance has claimed credit for the about-turn by the treasury on the tax, saying its legal team had presented a strong case against the flawed parliamentary process used to adopt the f...
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Masemola and his delegation will thereafter meet with the families of the three police officers....
MEC Sboniso Duma says these victims will be housed in a hotel in the eThekwini CBD....
Police arrest two men after body of missing woman, Motlalepule Kau, found in shallow grave....
Don Mlangeni-Nawa remembered as a loving father and mentor at his funeral in Alberton....
Three constables missing after stopping near Grasmere toll plaza; police investigate hijacking, kidn...
Victor Shivambu, wanted for Faith Shikhibana’s killing, found hanging in Nkowankowa industrial area....
How can a single member of the executive, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, unilaterally withdraw a decision of Parliament related to the proposed 0.5 percentage point VAT increase, without the legis...
The DA in the Eastern Cape is mourning the death of long-serving Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Johnny Arends, who died in a car crash on Friday night....
Local activists, artists and environmental experts are working together to revive the polluted Jukskei River, one of Johannesburg’s largest rivers....
Oratile Mothwa's family believes he was kidnapped and killed before being dumped in Silverton...
Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile has expressed shock, disappointment and concern after an off-duty Flying Squad member was arrested for allegedly trying to hijac...
Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala says the department is fast-tracking the establishment of the Office of the Engineer-General to tighten regulation and ensure compliance...
Dr. Lunga Mantashe says Sisonke Mbolekwa’s killing at WSU is a heartbreaking, preventable loss....
A Cape Town NGO serves daily meals, showing how small acts can uplift the lives of the destitute....
The DA has bolstered its legal bid in the Western Cape High Court to officially block the ANC-proposed 0.5 percentage point VAT increase....
Lesufi pays tribute at the funeral, pledges to continue Mlangeni’s legacy of mentoring young artists...
The Supreme Court of Appeal has set aside the conviction and seven-year sentence of a Mpumalanga father, who was accused of killing a man who allegedly raped his daughter....
The Road Accident Fund spent over R2 billion to source a contractor to help reduce its claims backlog, and on top of this, its own officials spent nearly R1 million on travel and accommodation costs j...
Police have launched an urgent appeal for assistance from the public in locating three constables who went missing when travelling from Bloemfontein to Limpopo...
Minister Mathale confirms SAPS officer’s resignation after alleged girlfriend’s murder....
Firefighting efforts are in full swing in the Tokai area of Table Mountain National Park after three separate blazes broke out on Friday....
A number of roads in the greater eThekwini Metro were also flooded....
News24 investigative journalist Sikonathi Mantshantsha has been honoured by the National Press Club for his work exposing an environmental disaster borne of Mogale City's failing sewage infrastructure...
In a historic move towards fostering global diplomacy and ending conflicts, President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to three important global players in quick succession this week –Russian President Vladimir...
South Africa deals with as many as 11 000 malaria cases a year. However, more than 96% of malaria cases originate from outside the country, health officials say....
Actor Don Eric Mlangeni-Nawa is celebrated for his decades-long career and inspiring mentorship....
The mother of a 15-year-old girl has told how her daughter was forced to give birth alone on the bathroom floor at Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein, despite reportedly pleading with nurses for assist...
Limpopo Transport Dept. warns motorists against hitchhikers as criminal impersonators commit crimes...
This third year Bachelor of Education student lost his life during a protest....
From chasing down hijacking and robbery suspects to protecting each other through life-threatening situations, Warrant Officer Damian Theron and his K9 partner, Night, remain relentless in their fight...
An Australian woman, Mellissa Campbell, is the latest to come forward with a complaint against the internationally known Dr Elliot Shevel, 81, and his Headache Clinic....
Bergview College principal Jaco Pieterse is contemplating laying criminal charges and launching lawsuits against those who falsely accused him of raping a 7-year-old child – including several prominen...
An investigation into the South African Rugby Union's handling of the failed R1.4 billion equity bid by US-based Ackerley Sports Group for a slice of SA rugby's crown jewels has been finalised and han...
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Bea Swanepoel is the CEO of Jozi My Jozi, a non-profit “coalition of the willing” working to rejuvenate Johannesburg’s inner city. Anneliese Burgess speaks to her about what has been achieved, why she...
We’ve spent so long waiting for another political Messiah that we’ve forgotten the only way he succeeded was through the will of the people. But Nickolaus Bauer says no one is coming to save us. This...
Israel Walters, a City of Cape Town law enforcement officer accused of conspiring with an alleged Cape Flats gang boss to carry out a hit on a witness, was granted bail in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate'...
This has brought to the fore questions regarding the safety of learners in schools....
The Gauteng Department of Health has urged police to take action against a group of community members obstructing patients from accessing the Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital in Atteridgeville, P...