The Constitutional Court has set a date to hear an application by the Electoral Commission of South Africa to have the local government elections postponed to next year.

Police in Mpumalanga have arrested five people in connection with the torching of trucks along the N2 in Ermelo.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced changes to his executive - in his very first Cabinet reshuffle. Ministers who got the chop include Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Tito Mboweni – who asked to be "excused". Ramaphosa also announced the resignation of...

A Cape Town couple has made it their life’s mission to give back to the homeless people of Factreton after they were nearly evicted from their home due to non-payment.

The state has seized vehicles, a commercial stand and other valuable properties sourced through proceedings of the now-defunct Life Esidimeni.

The sleepy Free State town of Brandfort will be renamed after struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

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A Harmony Gold Mining Company employee has been killed in an accident at the Moab Khotsong mine, near Orkney, in the North West province.

When a South African Breweries (SAB) truck lost its load on a Gauteng highway on Friday morning, passersby helped themselves to crates of beer.

A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in jail after he went to the home of a police officer and threatened to kill him.

The work can now begin as Ramaphosa’s newly unveiled national executives have been sworn in as Cabinet ministers.

A KwaZulu-Natal teacher, who spent 388 days in prison after being falsely accused of raping a minor, has been awarded more than R1.6 million in damages.

The trial of alleged serial killer Brian Mudyiwayana has been postponed by two months after he was referred to Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital.

A 64-year-old man appeared in the Worcester Magistrate's Court after the police found drugs with an estimated street value of R320 000 in his possession.

While recent research found that over 71% of South Africans are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, government has indicated its concern with increasing reports of vaccine hesitancy.

Controversial activist, Gift Madoda Radebe also known as Jackie Shandu was released on R2000 bail on Friday.

Pupils at an Mthatha school have benefitted from an "offender labour programme", after the Department of Correctional Services donated 20 wheelchairs assembled by inmates.

One-hundred-and-five Khayelitsha residents have received the title deeds to their homes after the City of Cape and some banks wrote off their debts.

The four police officers accused of murdering Mthokozisi Ntumba as he left a doctor's appointment in Johannesburg have appeared in court.

The case of a large group of men accused of being part of the murder of steroid trader Brian Wainstein in 2017 drags on as lawyers are sought for two of the accused.