Seven suspects escaped from police holding cells in Volksrust on Sunday, and three are still on the run.

A strike in the Limpopo health sector has been put on hold after Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba held talks with the unions.

President Cyril Ramaphosa marked International Women's Day, highlighting the involvement of women in fighting the pandemic.

Fedusa has said there should be calls for a radical change in gender equity policy direction rather than celebration on International Women's Day.

The woman suffered serious injuries in the fall while out hiking with a friend in the mountains of the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve.

National Sea Rescue Institute crew have responded to reports of a drowning at Dias Beach.

Limpopo police have arrested nearly 1 800 people during weekend operations across the province. The suspects, aged 21 to 59, have been arrested on various charges, including armed robbery and murder.

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According to a statement by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, the country has recorded a total of 1 521 068 Covid-19 cases and 50 678 confirmed deaths.

Western Cape police have opened an inquest after an elderly man died in a fire at an old age home.

The DA has announced it would be laying a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission against the ANC and EFF for race baiting in relation to the reaction around eNCA reporter Lindsay Dentlinger's mask saga.

An NPO founded by ACDP leader Kenneth Meshoe has urged Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to not apologise and retract remarks he made about Israel, despite being ordered to do so by the Judicial Conduct Committee.

In a statement on Friday, the EFF alleged the acting secretary of Parliament, Baby Tyawa, had disclosed workers were going to be retrenched.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has appointed advocate Thomas Bokaba to investigate the drowning of two young boys in a quarry near Mamelodi in Pretoria last weekend.

Many ANC leaders are failing to speak out about gender equality because they are just protecting their positions, Ambassador Mavivi Myakayaka-Manzini has said.

Some experts expected the SA property prices to crash by up to 15% last year. Instead, house prices rose by more than 3%.

The police have cautioned the public against purchasing fake vaccines from unscrupulous people looking to cash in on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Transnet board chairperson Popo Molefe has warned that attempts to silence Transnet employees assisting the state capture commission will not deter them from continuing the war against corruption.

Police in Mpumalanga are trying to track down the killers of their colleague, Sergeant Dominic Monana, who was shot dead in his car in Bushbuckridge.

North West police have arrested a 17-year-old boy for the murder of Mapula 'Meiki' Khune, the sister of soccer star Itumeleng Khune.