Preliminary investigations have indicated that 63 African penguins found dead at the Boulders African penguin colony in Simonstown were stung by a swarm of Cape honey bees.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday said he believes that the upcoming local government election are going to unite and consolidate the ANC and its members.

A 30-year-old Free State man is facing an attempted murder charge for allegedly stabbing a 14-year-old girl multiple times in Bethlehem.

A former FNB employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing R400,000 from a German national’s bank account.

When it comes to sparring over mates, giraffes - unlike the average human bar brawler - tend to pick on rivals their own size.

An investigation is under way into the death of two men on board a fishing vessel off the Cape west coast on Friday.

Australia's police arrested 235 people in Melbourne and 32 in Sydney on Saturday at unsanctioned anti-lockdown rallies and several police officers were injured in clashes with protesters.

The former minister said if SA ignores the issue of reconciliation, everyone will lose.

The Hawks have swooped on a Western Cape candle maker for alleged Covid-19 relief fund fraud.

The Hawks have swooped on a police officer and a court interpreter for alleged illegal rhino horn dealing.

A TV advertisement, which was clearly crafted in a way that plays on the more vulgar meaning of the word “naai”, will not be pulled off screens.

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A Pretoria school principal fired for inappropriately hugging his personal assistant and demanding a kiss has failed in a bid for reinstatement.

Six parachutists and the co-pilot were knocked unconscious but survived when their plane crashed at Carletonville Aerodrome, home of the Johannesburg Skydiving Club.

When the next Covid-19 wave crashes down on healthworkers, snorkelling equipment could save them.

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An investigation is under way after two planes carrying a total of 72 people narrowly avoided a potential disaster at George airport in the southern Cape.

Two Stellenbosch University creative writers have received awards for their literary work.

Lauren Dickason, the SA mother accused of murdering her three young daughters in New Zealand, appeared in court on Saturday.

For the second straight day, none of SA's provinces recorded more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours.

South Africans who knew orthopaedic surgeon Graham Dickason and his wife, Lauren, a doctor in the same field of medicine, are reeling at the deaths of the couple's three daughters in New Zealand.

Uber said it was worried about the latest attack on an e-hailing driver, and has called on the government and the police to intervene and prevent criminal activities targeted at the industry.

As Greyhound's buses went under the hammer this week, the union representing the defunct bus operator's workers are hoping the courts will find the company's liquidation was irrational.

A Johannesburg ward councillor hopes the court will hand a stiff sentence to an advertising company owner who erected a steel structure to house a billboard without following municipal bylaws.

More than 200 military vehicles, including Nyalas, trailers and other military equipment, were burnt to ashes after a fire broke out at the military's Wallmansthal vehicle depot, north of Pretoria.

Now I’m not saying coal is useless! God knows that Eskom sure could use a lot more of it, I’m just saying it’s not the golden nugget you thought it was going to be.

Murder-accused Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu faced a test of her testimony in court on Friday as the state accused her of lying about her late niece's medical condition.

When the state confronted Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu about contradicting her evidence, she shifted the blame to her defence counsel and state witnesses.