One person has been shot dead in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, allegedly by police. It is believed that the incident occurred on Wednesday morning when police were attempting to disperse Wits students who were protesting about student funding.

Global pharmaceutical companies have berated South Africa and India's efforts to waive certain Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights which, the countries say, could ensure access to Covid-19 vaccines.

The area between Somerset West and Grabouw had been left without power after stormy weather damaged Eskom's infrastructure.

EFF leader Julius Malema and EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are expected back in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for the continuation of their assault case.

Stellenbosch University has been ranked as one of the best tertiary education facilities in the world from countries classified as advanced emerging, secondary emerging or frontier.

Ricardo Mettler, the former bodyguard of ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing a Pierneef painting worth millions.

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The acting head of the Department of Health in the Northern Cape has been arrested by the Hawks for allegedly contravening the Public Finance Management Act.

The Koeberg nuclear power plant's warning system is tested once a year and during the procedure, an eerie siren wails through surrounding suburbs.

A man and a woman have been arrested for the alleged possession of drugs worth R500 000 at a Somerset West home.

A suspect has been arrested by members of the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team for alleged involvement in a credit card scam at the Machado Toll Plaza.

Thoraya Slamdien, the first witness in the murder trial of an elderly couple in Ottery, has taken the stand.

A 36-year-old suspect has appeared in court after allegedly kidnapping a 2-year-old child in Johannesburg.

A non-profit organisation has helped a group of Diepsloot pupils achieve a 100% pass rate in Mathematics.

The EFF has called for the immediate removal of Newzroom Afrika presenter Stephen Grootes after he mistakenly said on air its leader, Julius Malema, and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi were accused of killing a police officer.

The country's confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections have increased by 966, while it also recorded an additional 103 Covid-19-related fatalities, taking the death toll to 50 906.

Two people have been arrested on charges of theft and defrauding their Boksburg employer of about R2.5 million.

The State has provisionally dropped charges against the 10 men accused of vandalising luxury vehicles at the Toy Shop in Milnerton.

The Agriculture Land Holdings Account cannot account for more than R500 million of the conditional grants it paid to farmers in the 2019/2020 financial year.

A 24-page paper was prepared for the National Planning Commission by Professor Viviene Taylor, who is the head of the Department of Social Development at the University of Cape Town.