A Rwandan court is expected to rule on Monday in the case of Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, later accused by Rwanda's authorities of masterminding terrorism from exile.

Ex-police officer Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu is standing trial at the high court in Palm Ridge, Johannesburg, for murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Beneficiaries of the R350 social relief of distress grant can change their payment method on any day of the month.

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A US drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many 10 civilians, including seven children, a senior US general said on Friday.

An emergency response plan to address the impact of July's civil unrest is to be formulated by the KwaZulu-Natal government and the United Nations in SA.

More than 300 Haitians were returned home on Sunday after the US ejected them from Texas, leaving many of the would-be migrants demoralised and angry that their search for a better life far away from their impoverished country was over.

The incident was caught on camera by shocked witnesses.

Alleged smugglers hotfooted it to Zimbabwe to escape from soldiers who confiscated nearly R500,000 worth of illicit cigarettes near the border in Limpopo.

Prof Shabir Madhi says reaching herd immunity is not the reason for vaccinating people against Covid-19.

A motorist shot dead a suspect after he and his family came under attack by the notorious Gauteng road spike robbers.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is investigating the death of a Free State woman who was hit in the head when a police officer allegedly fired a warning shot at a group who tried to storm a shop.

SA has enough existing laws to deal with the protection of whistle-blowers, but more should be done to incentivise people to come forward and help them after their disclosures net wrongdoers.

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Data collected over a week during the peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Western Cape indicates that vaccines were “highly effective” at preventing infection, hospitalisation and deaths in the province's over-60s population.

The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast , completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever sent into Earth orbit.

International relations and co-operation (Dirco) minister Naledi Pandor said on Sunday there was "no reasonable basis" for the decision to keep SA on the red list of countries facing stringent restrictions and high costs when entering the UK.

The daughters of a SA couple who relocated to New Zealand - found dead in their new home by their father - were allegedly strangled.

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.