The ANC has called an urgent caucus meeting ahead of a National Assembly vote on an inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office.

NSRI crew members were requested to rescue a local fisherman from a fishing vessel after he had been stung by a stingray while at fishing grounds a few days earlier.

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The Limpopo High Court has found a 58-year-old pastor guilty of three counts of rape and common assault.

Police came under attack during raids on illegal shebeens over the weekend, prompting national police commissioner General Khehla John Sitole to launch a 72-hour activation plan to bring the attackers to book.

South Africa recorded 613 new Covid-19 infections by Monday, along with 95 new Covid-19-related deaths, taking the confirmed death toll to 51 421.

Three suspects who pretended to be the board of directors of the City of Johannesburg and allegedly attempted to defraud the municipality of almost R400 million, made their first appearance at the Rustenburg Magistrate's Court on Monday.

The mass student protest is expected to continue on Tuesday; this as no resolution has been made to meet the demands of The South African Union of Students.

Police spokesperson Vish Naidoo has denied claims its members, deployed in Braamfontein, fired any shots during protests, after a student was shot in the leg.

Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer faced a social media backlash after tweeting about a prospective medical student whose grades were "not competitive enough" for UCT.

Acting public protector, advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, intends visiting up to six institutions of higher learning as part of an intervention over access to tertiary education.

The magistrate's court in Lilongwe, Malawi, has dismissed a bid by self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary Bushiri, for the recusal of the presiding officer in the pair's extradition hearing.

The newly renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality in Mbizana will unveil its new logo featuring the face of the struggle icon.

Security guards were allegedly attacked and existing tenants threatened.

The DA has called on the inter-ministerial committee, headed by Deputy President David Mabuza, to give an honest report about the country's Covid-19 vaccine plan.

Four police officers have been arrested in connection with the killing of Mthokozisi Ntumba, the man who was shot dead amid protesting by Wits students last week.

The State Capture Inquiry says Jacob Zuma has "sought to exploit his political status as the former president" by defying a Constitutional Court order that he appear before it – and it is adamant he should go to jail for contempt.

A judge has described former Bank of Athens treasurer Vincenzo Pietropaolo as 'inherently evil' and has jailed him for life for the murder of his father and estranged wife.

The faeces-covered 11-year-old was apparently seen by dozens of learners and is now being too ashamed to attend classes.

The University of KwaZulu-Natal has suspended it academic programme for the week after students across the country embarked on a shutdown over funding.