A stranded Vanderbijlpark family of six has been rescued from a flash flood at their home by the police, the SA Air Force and NSRI.

The ANC has described veteran actor Sam Phillips as an 'inspiration' and 'immaculate talent', following his death at the age of 72.

The Zondo and Bux Educational Trust has confirmed that its chairperson Suleman Bux has died.

KwaZulu-Natal Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC Bheki Ntuli has died of Covid-19-related complications.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Bhekuyise Ntuli, has died following a short illness, the ANC in the province confirmed in a statement on Saturday.

Gauteng police have launched a search for unknown suspects following a shooting incident in which a seven-year old boy was fatally wounded in Phiri, Soweto.

Western Cape police have arrested five suspects during crime prevention patrols in Brackenfell as part of an integrated cluster operation in the area.

The City of Cape Town announced last month that it would no longer supply emergency kits, which included building material, to victims of fires and flooding.

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The South African National Christian Forum has filed court papers to challenge the lockdown regulations that have resulted in churches being closed.

An elderly Gauteng couple left stranded at their home due to flooding, were hoisted to safety by a helicopter.

The Black Sash has slammed the use of force against social grant beneficiaries as they queued outside the Bellville Sassa office in Cape Town.

A former police sergeant attached to the Mangaung Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit (FCS) has been sentenced to seven years in jail for corruption.

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Mpianzi drowned during a water activity on the Crocodile River in the North West province. This occurred while he was attending his school's orientation camp.

Four suspects have been arrested by Cape Town Metro Police on drug-related charges in various operations.

Cape Nature has approved permits to export Kataza - the "problem" chacma baboon - to the Riverside Rehabilitation Centre in Limpopo.

"Culture is not static. We really need to look at how best we close the chapter without viewing the body. We should change some of our practices and that's why we call it the 'new normal'," Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba says.

Eight men have been arrested in connection with the gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Port Elizabeth.

Primedia has pulled DJ Fresh and Euphonik off the air following allegations by a woman that they sexually assaulted her.