A Mpumalanga man, his girlfriend and six others have appeared in the Mbombela Magistrate's Court for allegedly defrauding SARS of R2.5 million.

Members of the medical health fraternity in Johannesburg have gathered to mourn the death of four Netcare health workers and a pilot who died in a helicopter crash in KwaZulu-Natal.

The national health department says it has been given the green light by Sahpra and has been recognised as the supplier of the Serum Institute of India vaccine.

An alleged drug dealer who was on the run has been rearrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.

Government is clamping down on drunk driving and corruption by introducing several measures.

Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz says only 45.65% have applied and received the necessary permits to operate during curfew hours.

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Separate fires on Friday destroyed 300 shacks and an appliance warehouse in Booysens, south of Johannesburg, and Wynberg respectively.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says pupils at public schools must return on February 15 but private schools will be allowed to open two weeks earlier.

The medical health fraternity has expressed its sorrow for the deaths of four Netcare health workers, and a pilot, who died in a helicopter crash in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has scolded people who called for him, the President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Police Minister Bheki Cele to have died instead of Jackson Mthembu.

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The tax acts were published in the government gazette this week and give effect to tax proposals outlined in the February 2020 budget.

The South African Weather Service is advising of severe thunderstorms in some parts of the country, in what is forecast to be a mostly warm to hot Saturday.

The decision by the Labour Court to validate the South African Broadcasting Corporation's turnaround consultations heightens tension between the broadcaster and unions.

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula revealed festive season death tolls, and how they stacked up year-on-year.

AfriForum and trade union Solidarity say they are preparing to haul Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to court after she allegedly failed to respond to their letter of demand regarding the government's plan for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Eskom has put plans in place to deal with tropical storm Eloise, it said on Friday after reports that the storm could affect electricity supply in South Africa.

Commission of Inquiry chairperson Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is in good health after being exposed to someone who tested positive for Covid-19.

The funeral will take place in Emalahleni, where he lived, and will be severely restricted due to Covid-19 lockdown regulations.