Social networks have been buzzing with talk that South Africans could face more Covid-19 restrictions this week, similar to the lockdown that was seen in April.

Teacher unions have encouraged markers to take personal responsibility for ensuring that the marking of matric exam papers is incident free.

A KwaZulu-Natal induna (headman) has been arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was set on fire.

Three people have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after 78kg of gold bars, with an estimated street value of R61 million, were found in their luggage.

A man has been arrested following an attack on three Limpopo police officers in Greenside Extension 44, outside Polokwane. He is alleged to have incited the violence.

The total number of recorded Covid-19 cases in SA is 1 100 748.

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Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has confirmed that fake tests, showing a negative Covid-19 result, are being sold to those attempting to enter South African at the Beitbridge border post.

Three suspects were arrested in Port Elizabeth for the alleged possession of abalone worth more than R700 000.

Health minister Zweli Mkhize has unveiled the government’s strategy to secure vaccines and roll them out to two-thirds of South Africa’s 57 million citizens, saying the government is currently in discussions with several manufacturers.

On Saturday, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) crews responded to two drowning incidents in Hermanus and Wilderness.

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The KwaZulu-Natal government says there is enough bed capacity in the province and it will contract more hotels and lodges if the need arises.

There are calls from within the ANC that a party councillor arrested for rape should step down.

Greenside community members have allegedly injured three Limpopo police officers who arrested four men as undocumented foreign nationals.

Five people were arrested and two firearms confiscated following a shooting and robbery in Hanover Park, Cape Town.

Following a multiple vehicle crash that caused delays for travellers, the N3 Toll Concession has appealed to motorists to have patience on the roads.

The decomposing body of a 46-year-old man has been retrieved from a swamp close to his home in rural Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal.

A manager at Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife's Hilltop Resort in KwaZulu-Natal has tested positive for Covid-19, resulting in the temporary closure of the facility.

Eight people have been killed in a horrific multiple vehicle pile-up involving five cars on the N3 in the Free State.