A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to four life terms behind bars for the rape of four girls in Nsikazi and Bushbuckridge between April 2009 and March 2022....
KZN faces disruptive rain with localized flooding and traffic chaos, prompting warnings....
The 45th Southern Africa Telecommunications Association Annual Conference continues today....
Majority of them were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol....
North West Health Dept. is tracing children who missed immunisation during Africa Vaccination Week....
Roads have been closed in Durban and surrounding areas, as heavy rain and flooding continued to batter the area on Friday morning....
Jeri Elizabeth Mnguni, affectionately known as Gogo Mdala, leaves behind a legacy of strength, resilience, and cultural wisdom....
Police say the siblings are also suspected to be linked to a string of taxi-related murders...
Scholar transporter arrested for allegedly raping a 5 year old after picking her up from school....
City of Johannesburg chief whip Sithembiso Zungu's career has progressed over the past five years despite allegations of extortion under investigation by the Hawks....
A Limpopo man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old scholar who was part of a group he transported home from school....
The Enyobeni inquest in the East London Regional Court will continue today....
Yesterday, the court heard that drugs did not seem to impair alleged arsonist, Sithembiso Mdlalose....
The DA is calling for a swift investigation into the two recent fires....
Fresh from losing yet another legal bid to force the removal of his corruption prosecutor, Jacob Zuma's lawyers argue that delays in his trial have resulted in the deaths of "crucial" witnesses - and...
A woman whose mother, an Andrea Bocelli superfan, missed most of her once-in-a-lifetime experience when she was hospitalised during the Italian tenor's Cape Town performance, says the ordeal could hav...
Amid the complex and often tenuous relations that South Africa and Ukraine have with the US, President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky, both agreed that Pre...
In hindsight, the impasse on the now scrapped VAT increase of 0.5 percentage points, which led to a fallout between the GNU's largest partners, the DA and ANC, could have been avoided, says DA leader...
Policia Swider is one of 80 000 Jews who died as a result of the conditions in the Warsaw ghetto in Poland and one of six million Jewish people who died at the hands of the Nazis during the Second Wor...
The footage was requested by tavern manager Siyakhangela Ndevu to verify the events....
SASSA says this will be used as an alternative form of identification...
After it came to light that the government budgeted R408 million this financial year as "Covid-19 relief" for taxi operators, the South African National Taxi Council called for "compassion and underst...
Tributes pour for to the late Don Mlangeni-Nawa at his memorial service, held at Soweto Theatre....
Slain Walter Sisulu University student Sisonke Mbolekwa was described as a caring and protective person by his peers in a memorial service held in Mthatha on Thursday....
The Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela has sentenced a 39-year-old man to life imprisonment....
The MK Party has a "million-dollar" question about the VAT reversal: How will Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and his department handle the administrative "nightmare" their dilly-dallying and late r...
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Scattered showers and thundershowers expected in Mpumalanga and Limpopo could lead to localised flooding, especially in low-lying area, according to the South African Weather Service....
Four alleged members of the notorious "West Gang" who are accused of terrorising the community of Inanda, Durban, and are linked to more than 20 murders, have abandoned their bail application....
The grandson of ANC president Chief Albert John Luthuli, Mthunzi Luthuli, tore into the party during court testimony on Thursday, accusing it of making a deal with the nationalist government to make s...
In South African political parties' mad scramble to claim credit for the VAT increase reversal, DA federal council chair Helen Zille said their court case to prevent a VAT hike was "pivotal" in Financ...
The French company is charged alongside former president in the arms deal corruption trial...
Mamabolo says the accused must prove exceptional circumstances for his release on bail...
A memorial service for veteran South African actor Don Mlangeni Nawa is held at the Soweto Theatre....
Political analyst Ongama Mtimka says the leadership of the Eastern Cape - not its policies - is preventing the province from realising its significant economic growth prospects....
A close-knit KwaZulu-Natal family is being torn in two after their relative was arrested this month for allegedly orchestrating the murder of his cousin, ANC veteran Zibuse Mlaba, in October 2021....
Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre have launched a high court bid to challenge the Western Cape Education Department's admissions policy....
A father found guilty of almost 800 charges relating to the possession of child pornography, the rape of his own daughter, and human trafficking was sentenced to double life imprisonment in the Easter...
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that during his closed discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his counterpart affirmed his readiness to pursue an unconditional ceasefire amid the ongo...
The state has refuted claims that Cholota was treated unfairly...
Just moments before welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Union Buildings on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he had a telephone call with US President Donald Trump...
The State has slammed former Free State premier Ace Magashule's one-time assistant, Moroadi Cholota's, claims that she was treated unfairly by investigators who interviewed her in the United States (U...
A City of Cape Town law enforcement officer has been arrested on an attempted murder charge after allegedly conspiring with a prominent Cape Flats gang boss to carry out a hit on a witness....
In this short documentary, I Don’t Want to Lose Myself, we experience 63-year-old Carol de Swardt’s widely publicised assisted suicide in Switzerland....
The Inkatha Freedom Party, one of several players in the government of national unity (GNU), has accused the DA of a "big brother attitude", saying it will not solve political problems....
The KwaZulu-Natal education department has dismissed social media claims that a Grade 9 pupil at a top high school in uMlazi, who was disciplined for contravening the school's policy on "sangoma pract...
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....
The National Prosecuting Authority has appointed senior counsel to assess and advise its team of prosecutors on a possible appeal of the judgment on Nigerian televangelist Pastor Timothy Omotoso's acq...
The Electoral Commission of South Africa intends to draft a policy document on electronic voting (e-voting) next year. But for now, over the next six months, the public can send their thoughts on the...
The accused faces charges of rape and child sexual grooming after being accused of raping a minor....
Two Border Management Authority officials are among nine people who have been arrested for corruption at the Beitbridge Port of Entry - one of South Africa's busiest border posts....
The Legal Practice Council's chairperson has dismissed as 'inappropriate' Dali Mpofu's bar association's efforts to persuade him to 'rethink' misconduct charges against the advocate....
Pope Francis passed away on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest....
Murder accused Jaco Kemp's actions following the fatal assault of Dumisani Phakathi on a North West farm was not the conduct of an innocent man....
Four prison warders have been arrested in connection with the death of an inmate at a Free State correctional facility....
The foreign DNA found under Kirsten Kluyts' fingernails was allegedly that of a woman, according to sources close to the defence team of Bafana Mahungela, who has been charged with the Johannesburg te...
In this financial year, the police will spend R2.3 billion protecting so-called very important persons, which is about half a billion more than they will spend on analysing forensic evidence....
On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa will host his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky, for a working visit to the Union Buildings....
After being wrongly accused of sexual harassment during his interview for the position of Chief Justice, Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo is now one of four candidates chosen by President Cyril...
A young boy from the farming and mining town of Fochville in Gauteng, driven by the loss of his parents, held on to one dream: becoming a Springbok to honour their memory and make them proud. And he j...
The Gauteng Department of Education will dock the pay of teachers and office-based staff who participated in a national march by the South African Democratic Teachers Union on Wednesday....
A string of memorial lectures will follow as ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile embarks on his party presidential bid ahead of its December 2027 national elective conference, News24 has established....
A ballistics report by police on the damage to Deputy President Paul Mashatile's official vehicle found the car was likely struck by stray pellets from a shotgun round and was probably not fired on in...
President Zelenskyy was welcomed by Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola....
Police rescued the truck driver and recovered the hijacked truck....
Phaahla visited the hospital to evaluate the damage caused to the facility's filing room...
Several cases have been referred to the National Prosecuting Authority for criminal prosecution....
The ANC in the Northern Cape has voted to retain its top five leaders, and the party has once again put its faith in chairperson Zamani Saul, signalling an unfailing grip on the province....
Deputy Minister of Health Joe Phaahla has said documents necessary for numerous fraud and corruption investigations were not affected by the blaze at the records room at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Ho...
Malatsi says everyone deserves to enjoy the benefits of accessing low-cost smartphones...
The ANC in the Eastern Cape has accused AfriForum of a vilification campaign in its bid to have Premier Oscar Mabuyane and ANC politician Babalo Madikizela prosecuted in a money laundering case....
The pensioners say the situation will have a detrimental effect on their health....
Rivers of Living Waters Church leader is accused of rape and sexual assault...
ALS Paramedics responded to numerous calls of medical assistance needed....
A minibus taxi driver and a commuter had to be freed from the vehicle on Wednesday afternoon after a collision along Kloof Nek Road in Gardens, Cape Town....
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms and widespread showers in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal....
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The position has been vacant since the elevation of Justice Mandisa Maya as the Chief Justice...
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has lauded Africa's Travel Indaba for its immense contribution to the economy and tourism – saying interest is surging from major markets including the United States...
The only way she'd be convinced that she was still alive and had any feeling left was to cut herself, and only when she saw the dripping blood would she know that she was still capable of feelings....
Torrential rains in the Eastern Cape have caused widespread flooding, submerging roads and impacting local travel on Wednesday....
The ANC in the Western Cape has temporarily suspended former Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa amid misconduct allegations....
Family accuses police of inaction as grieving relatives seek answers...
In the reopened inquest into the death of Nobel Peace Prize winner Chief Albert John Luthuli, the State has used documents written by then Prime Minister John Vorster and the apartheid police on restr...
The flu bug has again struck President Cyril Ramaphosa, this time on the eve of an all-important working visit by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday....
Mdlalose has been charged with the deaths of 76 people following the incident in August 2023...
Memorial service in honour of the late Pope Francis hosted by the Cathedral of Christ the King....
Represented political parties will get R335 521 000 in the 2025/2026 financial year, courtesy of the taxpayer....
Former Free State premier Ace Magashule's former personal assistant and co-accused, Moroadi Cholota, says it is "patently clear" that she was "never part of any syndicate"....
Murder accused Jaco Kemp has been accused of tailoring his version that he had no hand in the murder of Dumisani Phakathi, who was beaten to death on a farm in Brits, in the North West....
The case of two people accused in connection with a brazen shooting inside the Wynberg Magistrate's Court earlier this month has been postponed to give one of them an opportunity to secure legal repre...
The asbestos trial has stalled once again – this time as a result of Moroadi Cholota's demand that a special plea she has raised be decided before the trial can continue....
Advocate Loyiso Makapela told the court that it was imperative to have a trial within a trial....
Two of the three people accused of the 2024 kidnapping and trafficking of then-6-year-old Joshlin Smith had applied for a discharge, but their application was denied by the Western Cape High Court....
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has asked the Development Bank of South Africa to spearhead renovations at Bryntirion Estate in Pretoria, where President Cyril Ramaphosa's official M...
R408 million gratuity for "Covid-19 relief" for the taxi industry formed part of the Budget Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled last month....
Forecaster Lehlogonolo Thobela says these thunderstorms may be severe....
Twenty one patrons young people died at the Enyobeni Tavern in june 2021....
37-year-old Mpho Mkhumbeni died after allegedly being assaulted and tortured over a misplace R800....
Accused number three in the Joshlin Smith case, Kelly, has broken down in court....