At least 22 people, including women and children, were killed when a passenger bus plunged 500 metres into a ravine in Pakistan's part of Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.

Conservative US Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared ready to shoot down New York state's limits on carrying concealed handguns in public in a major gun rights case that could imperil various firearms restrictions nationally.

Sassa has warned of a new food parcel voucher scam, saying people should not provide personal information to unknown sites claiming the agency is giving out food parcels.

The US embassy in Ethiopia has authorised the voluntary departure of non-emergency government staff and family members because of armed conflict, it said on its website, as rebel forces in the north make advances.

Households earning less than R3,500 a month can get a free TV decoder to access a range of music, education and news channels after SA moves to digital broadcasting from analogue next year, but there are a few rules.

Mpumalanga police have launched a manhunt for about 15 armed robbers after an ATM bombing in the early hours of Wednesday.

A man nabbed with about 12 bags stashed with dagga in his car, estimated to be worth about R330,000, is set to appear in the Standerton magistrate's court in Mpumalanga on Thursday.

Access to the second Sisonke study trial for healthcare workers will begin soon, SA Medical Research Council and national health department said.

The regulator said immunisation anxiety-related reaction can cause hyperventilation among vaccinated individuals.

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Corruption accused Angelo Agrizzi said he was willing to be medically examined by the state, but only if it was done in the presence of his legal counsel or a family member.

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South African author and playwright Damon Galgut won the Booker Prize on Wednesday for his novel 'The Promise', about a white South African family's failed commitment to give their Black maid her own home.

The company, which is recovering from a major corruption scandal related to government contracts under previous management, makes 10% of revenues from its businesses outside SA, while 90% is generated locally.

Newly appointed North West premier Bushy Maape has committed to improving service delivery and creating a better environment for businesses to operate in his province.

Holidaymakers at Kruger National Park's Tamboti camp and Kingfisher Ranger Post have returned to their camps after a fire was contained in their area.

An aggressive and naked client stormed into a Capitec branch in Strand, Cape Town, on Tuesday.

When a lightning death is suspected, forensic pathologists determine cause of death by looking for signs of lightning trauma in the deceased’s skin and internal organs.

With Black Friday and the festive season approaching, consumers are being warned to exercise caution as there are more scams emerging involving counterfeit websites that appear to be legitimate e-commerce sites.

Two security guards were shot dead during a business robbery in Springfield, Durban on Wednesday.

The rubber-gloved bathroom attendants at the COP26 climate talks venue may have the event's least enviable job — wiping down the portable toilet cubicles after every use to help fight Covid-19.

A man who allegedly got behind the wheel after drinking too much on election day and then ploughed into the perimeter wall at his local traffic department has ended up with a major headache.

During lockdown, the percentage of people who drove above the speed limit almost doubled, with male drivers being the main culprits.

Moroadi Cholota, former personal assistant of suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, is no longer a state witness but is now a suspect in the asbestos case.

The appearance of a rainbow glowing through fluffy clouds sighted on Tuesday over Hoekwil on the Garden Route has been confirmed as an iridescent cloud.

Around 200,000 people in West & Central Africa became newly infected with HIV last year out of a global total of 1.5 million, the United Nations AIDS agency's (UNAIDS) data shows.

Sudan's ousted prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, has agreed to return to lead a government, Saudi-owned al Arabiya TV reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

The Gauteng High Court has instructed sanitiser and disinfectant manufacturer Vex Hygiene to stop using the SA Bureau of Standards approved trademark and remove it from all its products and packaging.

There have been widespread accusations against Ethiopian and allied Eritrean soldiers of gang-rapes, mass killings of civilians, and accusations of blocking humanitarian aid. There have also been accusations of gang-rapes and killings by Tigrayan for...

Anxious family members and large crowds gathered near the site of the incident hoping to hear news on the fate of those still trapped under chunks of masonry and mangled steel where the building once stood.