Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces the challenge of presenting a clear strategy to revive South Africa’s torpid economy and return public finances to a sustainable path when he presents his first medium-term budget on Thursday.

A former Lily Mine shift boss has told an inquest that illegal mining was the order of the day at the mine, long before the tragedy that left three workers trapped underground on 6 February 2016.

The GOOD party has vowed that it will not enter into any coalitions and that it will serve as a "constructive opposition" party instead.

Two people have been arrested for possession of suspected stolen livestock in North West.

Two rhino poachers have been sentenced to an effective 16 years' imprisonment each in Mpumalanga.

The DA is expected to announce its deputy mayor candidate in uMngeni Municipality on Monday.

Quick action from good Samaritans saved a girl from being swept out to sea after she became caught in a rip current at Rocklands Beach in Sea Point.

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A former North West bank employee is expected to appear in the Molopo Regional Court on four counts of fraud. He allegedly pocketed R600 000 from bank clients' accounts.

A man linked to 14 rape and robbery cases has been arrested. He allegedly lured women through Facebook posts by falsely advertising work opportunities for domestic workers and security guards.

15 568 945 people – representing 39% of SA's adult population – have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose. Of those, 12 855 658 are fully vaccinated adults. In total, 210 149 children have been vaccinated.

Distribution and transportation costs will put more pressure on farmers who have already had to contend with high input costs and the global shipping crisis putting strain on supply chains.

Jason Rohde and Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlophe will go into another round of sparring as he intends to apply to appeal her decision not to recuse herself from his latest bail application.

A brand-new innovation – the first of its kind in South Africa, goes live this weekend on Main Beach and one other Blue Flag Beach in Plettenberg Bay.

An empty 19 coach Blue Train has derailed at the Union Station Loop in Germiston on Sunday.

Following a meeting of its Federal Executive on Sunday, the DA announced that it had ruled out going into coalition governments with the ANC and the EFF, following last Monday's municipal elections.

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.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested two people after they discovered dagga worth R500 000 hidden under a heap of cabbages in a bakkie in Vryheid.

Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the south-western parts of the North West, the north eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the north western parts of Free State as well as the northern and extreme eastern parts of Limpopo.

Former UCT ethics lecturer Athol Williams says he's been forced to leave the country for his safety after he blew the whistle on companies and individuals involved in state capture.