The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says 2 783 new Covid-19 infections were identified in South Africa, with 155 related deaths.

A 28-year-old soccer coach from Gqeberha has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for sexually assaulting four boys between 2017 and 2018.

Bail has been denied for 30-year-old Sithobele Qebe who is accused of killing his girlfriend Siphokazi Booi and burning her body.

The private security industry will have to be drastically reduced or even abolished if we want to create a society that does not allow the rich to simply buy safety at the expense of the victimisation and brutalisation of others.

The ANC in the Eastern Cape says it has registered a candidate in every municipal ward in the province, and is confident of reclaiming municipalities back from the DA.

Popcru expressed concern over a report that a 39-year-old lawyer was arrested in Bellville, Cape Town, for allegedly being in possession of drugs intended for a client in custody.

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Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, the founder of the multinational conglomerate, NantWorks, has announced the establishment of the biggest genomics facility in Africa.

Six employees of a landscaping company have been arrested after being caught illegally pruning acacias in Fourways.

The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) reports that the total number of people registered to vote in the country is 26 217 703. Statistics show that the number of eligible of voters has declined since 2016, raising concerns of apathy in voters.

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First year Unisa student Christiaan Hendrik Nicolaas Carstens, 20, from Jeffrey's Bay in the Eastern Cape's Kouga municipality, is the ANC's hope to take Ward 8 from the DA.

The Gauteng education department has laid charges against three senior managers over R431 million spent on decontaminating and sanitising schools.

A 16-year-old Durban boy was shot in the thigh after allegedly robbing a pupil of a cellphone in Fernham, Phoenix.

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 researcher says implementing the centuries-old values of Ubuntu into the mental healthcare system can humanise the mental healthcare system.

Reddam House Bedfordview in Johannesburg has placed one of its teachers, David Mackenzie, on precautionary suspension amid reports of his abrupt exit at a former employer in 2018.

The report found that refurbishment projects, running in Parliament and other precincts, were over-budgeted and not being delivered on time.

The highly anticipated R1.65 billion Msikaba Bridge near the rural town of Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape will create around 36 000 jobs and further pump R4 billion into local businesses in the area.

Transport authorities are pleading with motorists to keep the roads safe as the long weekend travel starts.