However, some of the accused have already indicated challenges with trial readiness....
The August 2023 Usindiso fire, in Marshalltown Johannesburg, claimed the lives of 76 people....
A Gauteng man is accused of slapping an 18-year-old pupil in a scholar transport vehicle in an alleged road rage incident, leading to his arrest on charges of reckless driving and common assault....
Letsoalo denies wrongdoing in R79 million lease deal, citing required procedures....
Zondo was speaking at the international anti-corruption conference, held at NMU....
Bradley van Eysland, the head of security at Louiesenhof Farm in Stellenbosch, had a lucrative deal waiting once his contract with Stefan Smit came to an end. But when that fell through, he had a plan...
Senzo Meyiwa trial postponed again; defense counsel still unprepared for proceedings....
Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi announced six new academic hospitals will be built to improve healthcare....
Lebeya reflects on arrests, convictions, and dismantling criminal syndicates during tenure....
A total of 105 suspected criminals were shot and killed in 38 shootouts with the KwaZulu-Natal police from April to December 2024....
The case against a 35-year-old woman linked to the Wynberg shooting is postponed to April 23, 2025....
The South African Weather Service has issued a warning of widespread showers and thundershowers in parts of KwaZulu-Natal....
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Ramosadi community mourns child’s death linked to food possibly laced with pesticide....
The investigator who probed the death of ANC stalwart Chief Albert John Luthuli 56 years later, ahead of the 1967 initial inquest being reopened, painted a picture of the difficulties he faced in trac...
The child, believed to have been seated in the back of the vehicle, has not been located....
Two suspects arrested after fatal hijacking sparks community outrage....
Law enforcement officers will be on the ground to monitor all major roads....
Six men appeared in the Eastern Cape High Court in Mthatha on Monday in connection with the murder of 18 people in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape last year....
It has been five months since former police officer Johan Marais pleaded guilty to the 1987 murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka, yet sentencing proceedings were delayed again on Monday....
A court has dismissed the objections of two former apartheid police officers - accused of killing members of the Congress of South African Students - over being charged with crimes against humanity....
An internal investigation has been launched by the municipality following claims of interfering with recruitment documents...
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with last week's fatal shooting inside the Wynberg Magistrate's Court, said Western Cape deputy police commissioner Major General Bongani Maqashalala o...
New evidence that the National Prosecuting Authority plans on presenting in the reopened inquest into the 1967 death of former ANC president Chief Albert Luthuli includes the scene simulation and test...
KZNl authorities warn residents to be cautious due to a level 4 rain warning....
Former Moja Love presenter Xolani Khumalo walked out of the Palm Ridge Regional Court a happy man on Monday, vowing a return to the streets to fight drugs....
Residents in large swathes of KwaZulu-Natal have been urged to remain on high alert after a Level 4 weather warning for disruptive rain was issued....
A grieving father whose ex-girlfriend allegedly raped and murdered his 4-year-old daughter has told the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg how in the months leading up to the tragedy, she threatened h...
The director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has described the South African government's decision to purchase vaccines from abroad inste...
US President Donald Trump has once again made factually incorrect claims about South Africa....
In a bid to continue their advocacy and support for victims of child abuse and gender-based violence, The Teddy Bear Clinic, which forms part of the larger The Teddy Bear Foundation, has launched a se...
The man who confessed to starting the fire that claimed 76 lives at the hijacked Usindiso Building in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, concedes that he faces serious charges that could lead to him being se...
The former deputy finance minister has to salvage ties with Washington amid a diplomatic deep freeze and global trade war...
Content creation behind the steering wheel is becoming a new pandemic on the country's roads....
Local teacher Kirsten Kluyts' alleged killer has brought in a new legal team ahead of his looming trial....
Mabona says the only issue they had was a delay in food deliveries to some schools...
Senzo Meyiwa murder case resumes this Monday morning at the High Court in Pretoria...
This year alone, at least 59 people have died as a result of taxi-related violence...
An innovative pilot project may offer new momentum in the country's efforts to reduce childhood stunting....
An Eastern Cape woman has been arrested for allegedly keeping cattle locked up for several days without food and water....
Most tuberculosis tests are conducted on sputum samples. The difficulty with this is that many people, particularly children and people living with HIV, struggle to cough up the thick mucus, also some...
The case concerns alleged neglect of over 3 000 patients waiting more than 3 years for services...
A new state witness expected in Livhuwani Madadzhe’s murder trial at the Thohoyandou High Court....
A Mahikeng learner has died allegedly after eating snacks bought from street hawkers....
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg is on Monday expected to start inquest hearings into the death of renowned anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Chief Albert Luthuli....
A senior officer at the Parkview police station in Randburg, believed to be behind a slew of threats against a State witness in a murder case, remains on duty....
The municipal electricity entity, which is bleeding billions of rands due to its supply chain management failures, runs an alleged elaborate recruitment scheme that flouts all laws regulating local go...
Two of the seven misconduct charges advocate Dali Mpofu faces in a Legal Practice Council disciplinary inquiry are linked to his alleged attempts to impugn Professor Thuli Madonsela’s integrity – but...
SA universities are dishing out hot meals and food parcels to thousands of needy students to stave off hunger on campus....
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has done a sharp about-turn on her decision to drop a Constitutional Court case against a celebrity artist accused of dodgy dealings in precious...
Former South African ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool says the country should mend its relationship with that country amid growing tension....
Police spokesperson, Novela Potelwa says more arrests are imminent....
A woman has been charged with the murder of taxi owner Dingalomoya Cintso at the Wynberg Regional Court last week. The police say more arrests are coming....
Winde urges charges if needed as probe into deadly George collapse nears completion...
Gauteng Education ends Nali’Bali partnership after practitioner accused of assaulting grade 3 pupil....
Deputy Transport Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa has cautioned motorists to keep their eyes on the road – and not their cellphone cameras – this Easter....
An intelligence driven operation led them to the locations...
Accused in Joshlin case alleges torture by police as court challenges defense tactics....
An "immediate ceasefire" has been called between warring taxi associations in Gauteng, after months of bloodshed....
Peace and Security Cluster Chairpersons briefed the media on various issues...
The arrest was made possible through an intelligence-led operation called Operation Vala Umdodi....
To avoid a tit-for-tat blame game on the defunding crisis plaguing the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa has called for a two-day working session to address t...
Reports say the girls bought snacks at a local tuck shop in Ramosadi village....
The SA Police Services investigation into the cause of the five-storey building collapse in George, which claimed 34 lives, is 65% complete....
The incident has raised safety concerns in courts throughout the country....
The Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) will be investigating the cause of a light aircraft crash, which claimed the life of a pi...
Five men are on trial for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain in Vosloorus....
The parties remain divided over an increase in VAT, which the DA says South Africans cannot afford...
Well respected policing and conflict specialist, Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane has died following a horrific car accident in Johannesburg on Saturday....
Gwarube says children who have special needs must be empowered with skills....
Literacy organisation Nal'ibali has expressed outrage and condemnation following the arrest of one of its facilitators for the alleged sexual abuse of a Grade 3 pupil at Braamfischerville Primary Scho...
Premier Mabuyane defended his decision for recognising the acting king....
The stand-off between the two parties dates back to 19 February when DA leader John Steenhuisen made clear the party would not support a national budget that proposed a two percentage point increase i...
The ANC and the DA met to iron out tensions over the latter's decision to vote against the fiscal framework in Parliament....
Eastern Cape Social Development MEC Bukiwe Fanta has called for the immediate dropping of a murder charge against a mother who allegedly beat a man to death after she caught him attempting to rape her...
Police probe five cases of intimidation and assault linked to a disputed gold mine in Mpumalanga...
The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races...
The body of a Pretoria man was found metres away from his abandoned car in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, on Saturday morning after he went missing on Thursday....
They allege the company has forcefully grabbed a gold mine plant on a farm...
A group of men who kidnapped a US missionary at gunpoint during a service at a Gqeberha church on Thursday have demanded a ransom for his safe return....
Angry parents blocked the Hendrik Kanise Combined School gates this week....
The teacher faces charges of rape and child sexual grooming....
President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted leaders of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday for the first time in the seventh administration....
The Kimberley Specialized Commercial Crimes Court found Simangele Sangweni guilty of fraud...
A KwaZulu-Natal teacher has been jailed for an effective five years after claiming almost R1 million in life and funeral policies she took out for fake family members....
In his latest assault on the South African government, US President Donald Trump has signalled that he may not attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in November, citing land confiscation and genocide....
The City of Cape Town is planning to merge its traffic services, law enforcement, and metro police into a single enforcement agency. The restructuring, aimed at improving service delivery, includes ne...
Many businesses had to evacuate the banks of the Vaal River, when it burst its banks....
ANC MPs who were absent during the 2 April parliamentary sitting to adopt the 2025 fiscal framework and revenue proposals could face disciplinary action....
The provincial government will deploy over 800 law enforcement officers to the identified areas....
Eskom says it spends about R1 billion annually on replacing its vandalised infrastructure....
A Gauteng mother who laced her two children's food with rat poison – killing one – said she was pushed over the edge after being scammed and falling into debt with loan sharks, and then learning her b...
Integrity Forensic Solutions has accused eThekwini municipal officials of obstructing justice and derailing the R320-million Durban Solid Waste fraud case involving former mayor Zandile Gumede. Allegi...
Since 2018, the Craig View Veterinary Clinic has spent Easter giving back to the humans in their area. Last year the clinic collected almost 4 000 boxes of Easter eggs to give to 18 000 recipients, bu...
Despite several red flags, the Ithala Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) bent over backwards to loan late former Eskom and SABC chairperson Ben Ngubane R29 million....
After three years of trial in a R45-million fraud case, disbarred attorney Zuko Nonxuba was due to face judgment when magistrate Twanet Olivier recused herself - because she'd been deeply affected by...
Are you a parent of a school-going child? Do you have a phone? Then you will know the pain and suffering I am about to describe. Welcome to the WhatsApp group from hell....
Songezo Zibi, leader of Rise Mzansi and chair of Scopa, speaks to Anneliese Burgess about the GNU and the need for better-quality politicians, why he is never "impolite", Afrikaners, and missing his f...
From eerie diplomatic predictions, apartheid alliances and BRICS tensions to controversial ambassadorial appointments, Graeme Raubenheimer reveals some of the fascinating twists in US-South Africa rel...
A not-so-civil claim involving allegations of financial irregularities at the Atlantic Seaboard's billion-rand Eventide apartment complex has escalated into mud-slinging involving allegations of perso...