As South Africans flock to other messaging services, the Information Regulator says it will check whether WhatsApp's new policies comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act.

Gungubele has expressed concern over the potential for new 'super-spreader' incidents as a result of the Sassa backlogs.

A doctor at the hospital painted a dreadful picture, claiming that triage tents set up at the facility have been heavily congested because of the influx of patients.

A mother gave birth to a baby via emergency C-section at only 25 weeks while she was unconscious and on ventilator support for Covid-19. She thought her baby died but has since been reunited with him.

As of 1 February, those who are found to be in possession of illegal firearms, firearm parts and ammunition, will be charged and processed accordingly, the police have warned.

A joint police investigation has led to the arrest of an East London senior public prosecutor in connection with the disappearance of multiple case dockets.

A woman has been killed and her two-year-old child seriously injured in a collision after the family stopped to change a tyre on the N2, in the vicinity of the eMdloti off-ramp.

Two people, aged 34 and 35, have been arrested by Motherwell police in the Eastern Cape for the alleged killing of a 50-year-old man on 29 December.

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A blind pensioner has been turned away at a Sassa office in Uitenhage, despite her plea for assistance after her grant was not paid this month.

A Northern Cape man was found guilty of raping two women in 2012 and 2013 and robbing them of their cellphones and money. Both victims were pregnant at the time of the rapes.

A 64-year-old man was found dead in his vehicle on the R102 in KwaZulu-Natal.

South Africa has recorded 18 555 new Covid-19 infections, along with 806 new Covid-19-related deaths.

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The United National Transport Union is mourning the loss of several of its members to Covid-19.

The Eastern Cape government is aiming to vaccinate 3.7 million out of 6.5 million residents over the next nine months to counter high Covid-19 infections and deaths.

South Africa has started outlining its Covid-19 inoculation plans, despite not yet receiving a single vaccine dose, as it faces criticism over unrealistic targets and a lack of clarity.

Hospitals in the Eastern Cape's poorest regions have limited resources to treat critically ill Covid-19 patients.

The Judicial Service Commission has referred a complaint against Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng over his Covid-19 vaccine remarks to the Judicial Conduct Committee.

More than 900 people who were not needed were hired by Amathole District Municipality from 2013 to 2018, causing a bloated organogram and unaffordable salary bill.