The leaders of a military coup in Guinea promised on Monday to set up a transitional government of national unity after ousting President Alpha Conde and dissolving his cabinet.

The flight of white people – and capital – from what was once Johannesburg’s central business district has changed the face of the city, for better or for worse, depending on whom one asks.

Johannesburg based general practitioner Dr Hilary Mukudu says vaccine hesitancy and Covid-19 denialism are not uncommon among individuals and health professionals.

Relatives of the 298 victims of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 on Monday accused Russia of lying about its alleged role in the downing of the plane as they began testifying in the Dutch murder trial of four suspects.

Sudan's interior ministry said on Monday that more than 70 boxes of weapons seized by authorities had turned out to be part of a legal cargo imported by a licensed arms trader.

Alphonso David, the president of Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the US, was fired on Monday after a US Attorney General report said he had advised former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on how to handle sexual harassment al...

A Pretoria man lost his life after crashing into a tree at high speed on Monday afternoon.

A search will resume on Tuesday for four men allegedly thrown into a river, as Mfuleni police probe the identities of two bodies found in the area.

A woman who was allegedly killed by her aunt, police constable Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu, had allegedly sustained suspicious injuries and reported to hospital two days before she was found dead.

Farmers said many of their animals had perished in the flames.

The brother-in-law of a man charged with theft of crude oil and tampering with essential infrastructure, has also found himself in hot water after he allegedly paid a police officer R50,000 to not oppose the accused's bid for bail.

There have been fewer daily cases over the last few days.

Children are at constant risk online, as almost 90% of sexual advances made on them occur in chatrooms, on instant messaging services, and even gaming sites.

Want to send a parcel to loved ones in Australia? Best you head to your nearest post office right away.

A 35-year-old biker was airlifted to hospital after he plunged 30 metres down a cliff in Pilgrim's Rest in Mpumalanga on Monday afternoon.

The identities of the four men killed in a brutal murder in the Western Cape farming town of Wellington are expected to be known soon.

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Hostel resident Maxwell Maseema said the debacle has led to him no longer trusting anything the government says. “Our government is failing us. We are not even interested in voting. Why would we vote?" he said.

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The Chilean health regulator on Monday approved the Covid-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd for use in children over 6 years of age

Of the new cases, most were again in KwaZulu-Natal (1,163), with the Eastern Cape (1,005) the only other province to breach the 1,000-mark.The Free State (484) accounted for more cases than the Western Cape (434), while Gauteng recorded only 219 new ...

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic say they have developed a cutting-edge prosthetic that restores natural arm function to upper-limb amputees.

The two incidents happened only a few days after the Bosmont Clinic was broken into. Computers, scanning machines and other equipment was stolen.

A former CEO at the National Health Laboratory Service is in hot water for alleged tender corruption that took place in 2016 involving more than R113m.

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has expressed sadness at the death of a primary school teacher, who was found dead in her flat.

Gauteng police have opened an inquest docket after a body suspected to be linked to illegal mining was found wrapped in bags in Benoni, Gauteng.

A drink at a tavern turned deadly when a 23-year-old man allegedly killed his 21-year-old girlfriend on Saturday at Gopane village, outside Zeerust in the North West.

The families of three firefighters killed on duty three years ago say they have still not received any reports into the deadly blaze at the Bank of Lisbon building in Johannesburg.

A giant puppet depicting a young Syrian refugee girl has "walked" through central Athens. Now a video, "Little Amal", aims to highlight the plight of unaccompanied minors.