A fire raging in the Jonkershoek Valley in Stellenbosch has continued to spread along the mountains and into the Blaauwklippen area, according to the Cape Winelands District Municipality.

The second batch of J&J vaccines has landed at OR Tambo International Airport on a SAA flight from Belgium.

In a desperate attempt to find placement at a school for their children, about 100 parents hired taxis to travel to the Western Cape education department's offices in Parow last Friday.

Thabisa Ngezi, who lives in Nemato township, says the water situation in Port Alfred is worsening by the day.

SECTION27 and Equal Education say although more funds have been allocated to education in the latest Budget, funding for basic education in real terms will diminish.

A Limpopo man charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend has abandoned his bail application in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court.

Hours spent working together in the garden resulted in a unique friendship and the gift of a lifetime: a crowdfunding campaign to purchase a vehicle for a law graduate.

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The Department of Home Affairs has told Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs that it has been holding talks with neighboring countries to discuss repatriation efforts to handle the refugee crisis.

The ad hoc committee amending Section 25 of the Constitution resolved on Friday not to allow oral submissions from stakeholders who have already made written submissions.

The family of University of Johannesburg student Palesa Madiba has welcomed the 31-year sentence imposed on her killer, Dumisani Mkhwanazi.

A legal showdown between illegal occupiers at the defunct Woodstock Hospital and the City of Cape Town is looming.

Heavy downpours wreaked havoc in Gauteng on Friday afternoon, resulting in flooding at the Netcare Union Hospital in Alberton.

Zola Tsotsi, a former Eskom board chairperson, had earlier stated that he did not act on the list given to him by Salim Essa detailing how the board's subcommittee must be constituted.

The ANC's top leadership will engage with corruption-accused former President Jacob Zuma, and the message will be clear and straightforward: "Let us all abide by our Constitution, respect our institutions, particularly the judiciary," said President ...

The elderly, frail, and those with co-morbidities, such as asthma, and young children have been advised to consider leaving the area until conditions improve.

The official opposition in KwaZulu-Natal, the IFP, together with the DA have lambasted Premier Sihle Zikalala's State of the Province Address, saying he should have denounced Covid-19 tender corruption.

A mostly cloudy and pleasant day is expected across the country on Saturday with isolated showers forecast by the South African Weather Service.

A Free State man, who stabbed and killed his pregnant girlfriend after he accused her of disrespecting him, has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars.

Eight purpose-built firefighting vehicles as well as 107 firefighters and ground team members are at the scene.