Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has suffered another blow, after the Gauteng High Court dismissed his leave to appeal a judgment upholding his suspension from the party.

Political parties have welcomed the move to Level 2 of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Warren Theunis has been a barber for more than 20 years, but a social outreach saw him travel across South Africa shaving people's hair - free!

A local sports club founder and community organisations have managed to secure R10m to develop a gang battleground into a youth centre to offer a better alternative to young people in the gang-ridden neighbourhood.

A KwaZulu-Natal man has been handed a life sentence for raping his 10-year-old stepdaughter.

A man has been killed while allegedly attempting to rob a City of Ekurhuleni licensing hub in Boksburg.

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To date, 3 970 216 people in South Africa are fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, while 3 229 189 have been vaccinated with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Booze can now be served right until bars and restaurants must close at 22:00.

While President Cyril Ramaphosa used his address to the nation to announce a move to Level 2 lockdown, he spent much of his speech focusing on Covid-19 vaccines and their safety and efficacy.

The City of Cape Town has ramped up its operations in clamping down on illegal events, with 49 illegally planned events identified in recent months.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation on developments in the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which includes lockdown regulations, on Sunday evening.

The South African Weather Service has warned of extremely high fire danger conditions over the Walter Sisulu and Senqu local municipalities in the Eastern Cape.

A police officer in Bloemfontein has been arrested after he allegedly discharged his firearm while under the influence of alcohol.

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.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has raised concerns the elderly in the province are no longer registering to get Covid-19 vaccinations.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says letters sent to suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule's foundation regarding the students stranded in Turkey went unanswered, leaving embassy officials to help them out.

Andile Lungisa's suspension from the ANC has been overturned by the party's national disciplinary committee (NDC).

Three women have been killed in a drive-by shooting outside Buhlebethu Primary School in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is investigating a case in which police shot a security guard who allegedly killed six people in a murder spree.