A North West man has been sentenced to life in prison for murder and a string of rapes and robberies.

A group of homeless people in Cape Town have accused City authorities of deliberately confiscating their IDs before the municipal elections to prevent them from voting.

A 33-year-old Limpopo man has been jailed for life after he dragged a 10-year-old girl into bushes while she was playing and raped her, the North West NPA says.

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Former Tembisa cop Rosemary Ndlovu was a meticulous and manipulative serial murderer who showed no remorse or empathy as she had family members killed to capitalise on life insurance policies, says a criminal profiler.

The Health Professions Council of South Africa and police recently uncovered two allegedly bogus doctors in the Northern Cape.

A Grade 5 pupil has died, while a Grade 12 pupil is fighting for his life after they were both stabbed by their fellow pupils in two separate incidents in the Free State.

A Durban metro police officer has been shot while allegedly protecting a councillor in KwaMashu, this after three men, one of whom has been killed by the injured officer, stormed the public official's office.

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A former Lily Mine captain has disputed allegations that "negligence" could have contributed to the 2016 catastrophic disaster.

The new lawyer of the man accused of killing and dismembering University of Fort Hare student Nosicelo Mtebeni in August has asked the court for time to study the docket and consult with his client Alutha Pasile.

The Muslim community held a prayer for the speedy and safe return of the four missing Moti brothers who were kidnapped over two weeks ago in Polokwane.

They are known as mnyama ndawo (Swahili for dark places) in central Johannesburg. To many locals, they are notorious places, dens of vice and blamed for all manner of crimes and social ills. But for thousands of vulnerable immigrants they are a refug...

The prosecutor in the case against six men accused of killing Gauteng health department whistleblower Babita Deokaran has indicated former health minister Zweli Mkhize is either a potential witness or suspect.

A two-year-old boy from Piketberg, Western Cape had to be airlifted to Tygerberg Hospital after he fell into an uncovered drain on a farm near his house.

The weekend got off to a bloody start when three people were shot dead in Cape Town on Friday.

One of the men accused of killing Gauteng Health Department whistleblower Babita Deokaran has denied killing her, saying he was forced to confess to the murder.

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.

Former police officer Rosemary Ndlovu has been sentenced to six life terms for orchestrating the murder of her partner and five family members to claim insurance payouts from policies she had taken out for them.

A North West man has been arrested and charged with murder after the decomposing body of his girlfriend was found under his bed.