Action must be taken against 19 Tembisa Hospital staff for death of patient, health ombud says

A 28-year-old man convicted for the statuatory rape of a 14-year-old girl who he claimed was his girlfriend has been sentenced to three years behind bars.

State-issued houses, better known as RDPs, are often not enough to meet the needs of the recipients.

In a sudden U-turn on Tuesday, the Eastern Cape education department revealed it will, after all, fund personal protective equipment procurement at the start of the academic year.

Right to Care and Livingstone Hospital are offering the service to help curb the spread of HIV.

A spike in coronavirus infections in Japan is driving local households to do what they have always done in times of crisis: spend less and save more, stoking fears of a deeper retail recession and grinding deflation.

Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane committed to raising awareness about Covid-19 and the importance of mask wearing to prevent its spread.

Renowned advocate Kemp J Kemp has died from complications related to Covid-19

A manhunt has been launched for two dangerous prisoners who escaped from custody in Mpumalanga on Tuesday, police said.

Scientists are optimistic they have found a new approach to prevent HIV infection.

The Taliban militant movement gave its backing on Tuesday for a coronavirus vaccination campaign in Afghanistan that has received a $112m pledge from the World Health Organisation’s COVAX programme.

At least 70 people were injured on Wednesday when their truck overturned near Klapmuts in the Western Cape.

Freedom of Religion SA has approached the high court in Johannesburg on an urgent basis to ask that government’s indefinite ban on faith-based gatherings be lifted.

Acting State Security Agency director-general Loyiso Jafta rose to prominence in the public gaze this week with his testimony at the state capture inquiry detailing widespread abuse of money at the agency.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Wednesday after lawmakers from his ruling coalition visited night clubs despite his government's call for people to avoid unnecessary outings to curb the spread of Covid-19.

To date, 1,254,674 recoveries have been recorded in SA, at a recovery rate of 88%.

The SA Weather Service says disruptive rainfall can be expected over the interior until Friday evening.

EveSports has announced EGL One Season 2, another CS:GO tournament for South African teams to enter, featuring a great prize pool to fight for.

... And they are backed by churches and religious organisations representing more than 11m congregants

Two South African FIFA 21 players have qualified for the FIFAe Club World Cup 2021 finals. The Goliath Gaming pairing of Julio Bianchi and Kaylan Moodley became the first South Africans to achieve this feat.

A Pretoria-based businessman has threatened to sue the state after police detained his employee for eight hours on Friday night, for serving what he says was a nonalcoholic drink.

Children in parts of Limpopo have not been able to be vaccinated because of stock shortages.

SA recorded 680 new Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, the fifth-highest daily number of fatalities linked to the coronavirus.

A Johannesburg police officer has been given two life sentences for the double-murder of his girlfriend and an Uber driver in May 2019.

British American Tobacco SA (Batsa) says it is alarmed by the record increase in armed robberies targeting its products, which it says is stoking organised crime and fuelling the illicit cigarettes trade.

An employee in the office of KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala was arrested on Monday during a heated confrontation with eThekwini metro police following the alleged robbery of two foreign nationals in the city centre.

Former Cell C executive Mohamed Ismail Adamjee, 44, was released on R50,000 bail by the Johannesburg specialised crimes court on Tuesday.

A 30-year-old man was arrested for reckless and negligent driving in Cape Town on Monday after he defied bullets, road rules and police as he sped away from metro police officers.

The assault case against Orlando Pirates football player Thembinkosi Lorch has been provisionally withdrawn.

Crop-duster pilot Chris Wiid’s was one of two fatal air crashes in SA on Thursday, in a bad month for SA aviation