The Western Cape Government will be deploying 250 additional officers to crime hotspots by 1 July.

The SA National Editors' Forum has condemned the harassment of journalists which involves claims that they were involved in a "sex for jobs" scandal.

Free State police are investigating the mysterious deaths of six members of the same family at their home in Thaba Nchu.

A eMkhondo man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the gang-rape of a 16-year-old in Driefontein.

The driver lost control of the vehicle after protesters threw stones at it, causing the truck to veer off the road and catch alight, police have said.

An off-duty police officer has arrested four alleged abalone poachers in Port Alfred.

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says government believes that the mining sector can contribute 12% or more to the GDP.

The total number of people vaccinated is 761 903. In total, 60 999 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24-hour cycle.

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Police have uncovered more than R2.1 million worth of dagga and arrested four suspects after one of the men apparently sold dagga to an undercover police officer on two different occasions.

Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz expressed his shock and anger at the news of continuing gun violence in Cape Town this past weekend.

EFF leader Julius Malema took his aggressive debating style to the Pan African Parliament, and had some telling words for fellow MPs to consider.

A meeting between organisors of the Makhanda shut down protest and residents, which was called following a behind the doors meeting with Cogta MEC Xolile Nqatha, descended into chaos after residents accused their leaders of selling out.

Popular TV presenter Bishop Israel Makamu, who has been charged with sexual assault, was released on R2 000 bail by the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court.

The ANC in the Western Cape and Parents for Equal Education SA have launched a court bid to compel the Western Cape education department to address the number of unplaced pupils in the province.

Former president Jacob Zuma continued the unsubstantiated conspiracy against the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from inside the Pietermaritzburg High Court to outside when he addressed his supporters.

A 47-year-old man from Alabama near Klerksdorp appeared in court for the murder and kidnapping of his two-year-old daughter, whose body was discovered hidden in the ceiling of his house.

The Drakenstein Municipality in the Cape Winelands District has announced that 4 648 households have been removed from its indigent subsidy list because they no longer qualify.

A Khayelitsha animal shelter has made a plea to the public for financial assistance to cover flood damage expenses.

The Supreme Court of Appeals reserved judgement in the lockdown regulations case.