The zinc oxide cricketers use to protect their faces from the sun causes sunscreens to become ineffective and toxic when it is added to them, American and British scientists have found.

A new iPhone scam uses social engineering to rake in millions from users using dating apps such as Bumble and Tinder, as well as a system which helps developers build new iOS apps, cyber security firm Sophos has warned.

Several taxis were set on fire in the Johannesburg CBD on Saturday in an incident believed to be related to conflict in the industry.

Kissing someone does not bind you to having sexual intercourse with them, a gender justice expert said after a rape conviction was overturned.

Western Cape police intercepted an illicit diamond deal in Worcester on Friday.

A Cape Town traffic cop wants R4.5m in damages from the city council for the "pain and suffering" he endured when he was fired for calling in sick on New Year's Day.

The Hawks have swooped on a 35-year-old man who allegedly defrauded unsuspecting investors of more than R7m.

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There were 733 new Covid-19 cases and 56 deaths recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, according to the latest NICD data on Friday.

Police have arrested 15 suspects who have allegedly been robbing commuters on buses in Cape Town.

The body of a crew member who went missing after a fire on a houseboat on Lake Jozini in northern KwaZulu-Natal was found on Friday.

Would-be Zimbabwean president Nelson Chamisa has claimed that current first citizen Emmerson Mnangagwa is nothing like the late statesman Robert Mugabe, and that he would "beat him" if a snap election was called.

Eleven Tshwane metro police members who are allegedly involved in the assault of three men have been arrested.

The World Health Organisation said on Friday it is deploying experts on preventing sexual exploitation in 10 "high-risk" countries, after a major scandal in the Democratic Republic of Congo where its staff and other aid workers abused women.

Former US President Bill Clinton remained in a California hospital on Friday, where he was recovering from a non-coronavirus infection three days after he was admitted.

The five men are believed to be linked to a cocaine syndicate and are being charged for dealing in drugs valued at R400m, told the court they intend to plead not guilty.

Former Mpumalanga agriculture MEC Mandla Msibi will know on Tuesday if he will be granted bail.

Protesters who led a march against new Cape Town bylaws aimed at curbing the occupation of public and private spaces by the city’s growing population of homeless people were dispersed by police using stun grenades on Friday.

A conman was found guilty of fraud after he swindled R350,000 out of a victim.

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A group of people protesting against Cape Town’s new Unlawful Occupation Bylaw and amended Streets Bylaw were met with stun grenades when law enforcement officials and public order police dispersed the crowd.

"More stringent measures to curb compromise of the examination integrity and credibility are in place," says Umalusi.

It's official: you have until November 30 to rent a holiday apartment at Pretoria's only "beach".

A revolver was found in a drawer at a Cape Town hospital on Friday, which was discovered to have been stolen in Potchefstroom.

SA is pushing ahead with plans to reopen stadiums for sport events as the country’s “Return to Play” programme gathers steam.

Wits student representative council president Nhlonipho Nxumalo has lamented the financial implications of proposed weekly Covid-19 tests, saying students and cleaners cannot afford to travel to clinics to get tested.

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Customs officials have seized dried abalone worth R1.6m hidden in the trailer of a taxi at the Lebombo border post in Mpumalanga.

Soaring temperatures, cable theft and the aftermath of load-shedding have left large parts of Durban without electricity.