eNCA has come out in defence of its reporter, Lindsay Dentlinger, saying that her "alleged inconsistent behaviour" to Covid-19 protocols during a live interview "was not racially motivated or with malicious intent".

A man and two children have died in a blaze in a Cape Town informal settlement.

ANC MP Bongani Bongo has been acquitted of corruption after his case was dismissed in the Western Cape High Court.

The intended name change of Cape Town International Airport has been shelved three years after a public consultation process began.

A woman has suffered a head injury, reportedly from a gunshot, during a farm robbery in Paarl.

City of Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato is expected to make the final decision on the fate of the redevelopment of the River Club in Observatory.

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South Africa recorded 1 676 new Covid-19 infections by Thursday, along with 144 new Covid-19-related deaths.

The Wynberg Magistrate's Court has provisionally withdrawn rape charges against an ANC councillor in Johannesburg.

You'll need to be worth $4.4 million to be considered in the top 1% in the US, but a net worth of R300,000 will do it in Kenya.

Speaker of the National Assembly Thandi Modise has received a report from an independent panel that had to determine whether there is a prima facie case for Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's removal as Public Protector.

The Gauteng Department of Health will close and decommission the Nasrec Field Hospital at the end of February, says Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi.

Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri's minor daughter has been granted clearance to travel to Kenya for medical attention.

Cele says the assailants who murdered a cop couple must be found, dead or alive.

The Bonteheuwel parents arrested in November on charges of killing their eight-month-old son made a brief appearance in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate's Court in Cape Town on Thursday.

The warrant of arrest has been stayed until his next court appearance, says National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali.

African Swine Fever has been identified on two smallholder farms in Mfuleni, Eerste River in Cape Town, Western Cape Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer said on Thursday.

The South African Weather Service issued an impact-based warning for strong to gale force winds, reaching speeds of 50 to 60km/h.

Treasury officials on Thursday briefed members of Parliament on the recently tabled budget review. They were grilled on social grants, vaccines and the state bank, among other things.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the Department of Health's director-general Sandile Buthelezi flagged the department's contract with Digital Vibes.