Angola has asked a Dutch court to hand over a half-billion-dollar stake in the Portuguese oil company Galp linked to ex-first daughter Isabel Dos Santos, its lawyers told Reuters.

South Africa halted the rollout of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccinations after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild infection from one variant, but Britain said the shot still stopped death and serious illness.

A British teenager is slowly emerging from a coma nearly a year after being hit by a car, and he has no knowledge of the coronavirus pandemic even though he has caught the virus twice.

South African bus companies are under siege, with many operating at a loss and facing possible closure due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Autumn leaves had just started to fall from the trees when Sowetan ace journalist Mandla Khoza received a shocking call from a friend.

The National Sea Rescue Institute has warned South Africans to exercise caution when swimming at beaches following deaths and near-drownings at the weekend.

In this weekly segment of bite-sized chunks of useful information, consumer journalist Wendy Knowler summarises news you can use.

A wildlife warrior from the Pilansberg National Park died after being attacked by a lion.

Western Cape premier Alan Winde said the province does not condone lawlessness.

Three suspected blue light hijackers were arrested in Tembisa at the weekend, Gauteng police said on Monday.

One man and seven children drowned after in which they were travelling plunged into a river at a farm in Steynrus in Free State at the weekend, police said.

Healthcare workers will not be used as guinea pigs when the country rolls out its Covid-19 vaccination programme next week.

Mmusi Maimane has called on African leaders to do more to eradicate poverty in the continent.

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Miss SA Shudufhadzo Musida is set to make good on her promise when she took the crown in October last year to raise awareness about mental health.

'These vaccines came through with an expiry date in April, which we only identified upon arrival," said health DDG Anban Pillay

This year, the tournament organizer continues to evolve the Masters series. It is also hosting the fourth season of the High School Esports League. Further, the organizer announced a brand-new Rocket League championship.

Switch hardware and software sales were massively up last year, with the Switch selling 11.57 million units, a 7% growth over the same period last year.

From now until 21 February, the Steam Game Festival is celebrating indie games with livestreams, interactive developer discussions, and access to over 500 (!) free demos of games launching in 2021.

So how well did the PS5 sell then once all the buying dust had settled? Sony published the earning results for Q3 FY2020 this morning, and as you’d expect, the answer is very.

The South African gaming landscape has been ushered into a brand new era of innovation with the announcement of a major esports competition called GauFive.

However, experts say that it is likely that it does protect against ‘severe infection’

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize was on Sunday set to give what was billed as an "important update" on Covid-19 vaccines.

The body of a hiker was found on Sunday morning on the Camps Bay side of Lion’s Head.

The NSRI has commended four girls for their efforts in saving a teenage girl who was swept away by rip currents at Checkers beach in Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape.

Five people are missing and eight others have died in floods ravaging Mpumalanga.

More than 40 Johannesburg motorists have been arrested for suspected drunk driving in the same week the government eased restrictions on the sale of alcohol.

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini is being treated in a hospital ICU ward to deal with his diabetes.

A Gauteng holidaymaker was rescued by two Good Samaritans after his paddle-ski capsized while fishing at Cape Vidal, near the KwaZulu-Natal town of St Lucia on Saturday.

Steffen Schneier, director of the aha Bongani Mountain Lodge, said the apparent arson attack was under investigation by authorities.