The health department's official Covid-19 death toll for 2020 was 28 500. But this is less than half the actual Covid-19 death toll for last year, Medical Research Council and University of Cape Town researchers explain in an article.

A Gauteng serial rapist has been handed eight life sentences and a further 223 years for raping 10 women.

The body of a man has been recovered from a dam in Oranjeville in the Free State after a motor vehicle crashed into it.

The recent lapse of import duties which protected the SA potato industry from dumping pose a significant risk of increased below-cost frozen French fries flooding onto the market, warns Potatoes SA.

South Africa recorded 14 271 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Thursday and 473 deaths, bringing the confirmed death toll to 76 247.

Sadiyya Absalom initially doubted the safety of the Covid vaccines, but had a change of mind when she and her mother contracted the virus and witnessed its crippling effects.

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A R10 minimum unit price for alcohol would see drinkers spend some R33 billion a year more for booze, according to a new paper.

On 5 August, 46-year-old Tyron Stoltz was supposed to receive his first Pfizer vaccination - but, three days earlier, Covid-19 claimed the life of the married father of two young boys.

The Ekurhuleni region is directing its Covid-19 vaccine drive to crowded areas after residents responded negatively to its inoculation drive.

The Bonsmara bulls are intended to help the women improve the quality of their herds and contribute to food security in the province.

Political lobby group, the Cape Independence Advocacy Group, wants Western Cape Premier Alan Winde to urgently hold a referendum for the province to be declared an independent state.

Elize Pieters, 68, was hospitalised for five weeks during her battle with Covid-19.

A 74-year-old woman died, and a man, 82, sustained critical injuries in a collision in Florida, Johannesburg, on Thursday afternoon.

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.

A group of Cape Town residents took to the streets to raise their frustrations over high electricity tariffs.

A 26-year-old woman has been arrested for the alleged involvement in the murder of her husband in October last year.

MPs say they are concerned over the conflicting reports of compliance at a United Phosphorus Limited warehouse in Durban, where a fire broke out during recent looting and unrest, causing a chemical spill.

Ward 23 councillor, Nora Grose, is currently out on R10 000 bail after she was accused of misappropriating City of Cape Town funds.

Khensani Primary School in Tshwane is under threat by residents following the rape of a six-year-old Grade 1 girl in the school's toilets, allegedly by a general worker.