Sedibeng Mayor Busisiwe Modisakeng has died.

Two bogus Tshwane Metro Police Department officers are stopping motorists and hijacking them, according to metro police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba.

Plans to photograph and fingerprint every baby born for a digital register could lead to data leaks and identity theft without robust safeguards, according to rights experts.

Nearly 21 000 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the country in the past 24-hour cycle, while 441 new deaths were recorded.

A City of Cape Town Metro police sniffer dog's keen sense of smell has led to the arrest of a man found to be in possession of various drugs.

South Africa's two biggest pharmacy chains Clicks Group and Dis-Chem Pharmacies said they plan to offer Covid-19 shots.

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An intelligence-driven operation has led to the arrest of a man linked to an armed robbery and a cash-in-transit heist in George.

The Eastern Cape health department has said it was not to blame for a body mix-up at the SS Gida Provincial Hospital in Keiskammahoek, which resulted in a family burying a stranger.

A crime intelligence operation has foiled a cash-in-transit heist, fatally wounded four suspects and recovered two rifles and a pistol in Soweto.

South Africa's government is in talks with J&J in an effort to secure Covid-19 vaccines for its own consumption.

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Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi has joined a growing number of ANC and alliance leaders voicing scepticism about the benefits of the use of Western medicines in fighting Covid-19.

The Lenmed Group has launched a probe into the death of six patients at one of its hospitals.

According to Phumla Williams, Cabinet spokesperson, Mahlobo remains in good spirits and is in self-quarantine at home.

Aspen Pharmacare could start production of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa by late March or early April if all approvals are in place, a senior company executive said.

This comes as the utility continues to try and restore power to certain areas of KwaZulu-Natal following severe storms earlier in the week.

The CRL Rights Commission has paid its tribute to King of Bapedi nation, his Majesty Kgoshikgolo Thulare Thulare III.

Friday will bring warm skies across the country, says the South African Weather Service, with isolated showers and thundershowers expected in certain provinces.

After winning the 30 December daily Lotto jackpot of R314 000, the anonymous punter collected his winnings this week. The winner used R15 to bet.