Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says "at this stage" the outlook for the weekend is "good" and no load-shedding is anticipated.

A stampede of fans during rap star Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival on Friday killed nine people between the ages of 14 and 27 and injured scores.

Here are five things you need to know from finance minister Enoch Godongwana's medium-term budget policy speech.

While some accepted the apology, others claimed it was not enough.

If all households replaced incandescent light bulbs — and “energy intensive” halogen downlights in particular — evening demand could be reduced by roughly 765MW, the equivalent of a generating unit at a big power station.

SA's active Covid-19 case numbers are “relatively high” at about 16,000 but “far less than the peak”, health minister Dr Joe Phaahla said on Friday.

Rittenhouse, 18, is charged in the killing of Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and the wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, during chaotic racial justice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020 following the police shooting and wou...

Former public protector Prof Thuli Madonsela claimed it “took courage and the choice of hope over fear to cross the Rubicon entailed in the release of Nelson Mandela, unbanning political parties and enter into constitutional negotiations”.

The news that Shell plans to conduct a large-scale offshore seismic survey for gas and oil deposits along the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast has drawn criticism from environmental groups and animal rights activists.

Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla holds a virtual briefing on Covid-19 and vaccination rollout thus far.

Several companies followed the government’s lead when it issued a mandatory vaccination directive to all civil servants, but workers feel their rights have been violated.

A prison warder is due in court on Friday for allegedly dealing in drugs worth about R1m.

The South Korean government started rationing urea, used to cut diesel car and industrial emissions, and banned the resale of the solution amid an acute shortage which is threatening to halt transport and industries.

Mickey Mouse is poised to venture into the metaverse.

According to the department of health, irregular or extended periods after vaccination are thought to be an immune response to the jab and should only last a month or two.

Arena Holdings recently walked away with several accolades at the regional Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards.

Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the European Space Agency, arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday and docked their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule with the orbiting laboratory to begin a six-month science mission.

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The parents of Reeva Steenkamp are ‘very emotional,’ their lawyer said, at the prospect of meeting their daughter's killer, Oscar Pistorius, as part of a process that could see the South African sprinter released on parole.

South Africans collectively switching off unneeded lights would save more electricity than that produced by a generating unit at Medupi, so said Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter.

Coronavirus updates.

Six suspects in three provinces were arrested in relation to an illegal gold heist.

Kumba Iron Ore’s transition in 2018 to a value-focused business has paid off, with the group reaching the top spot in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies awards, from third place last year.

FW de Klerk missed several opportunities to acknowledge the full extent of damage caused by apartheid, the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation said.

Former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has criticised the way President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration handled the Covid-19 pandemic.

'On behalf of the Moti family, we would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all those who have shared their happiness and well-wishes regarding the safe return of our boys,' the family said.

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana presented the 25th Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Thursday afternoon.

Gauteng traffic police arrested a BMW driver travelling at 216km/h in a 120km/h zone on the N4 near Pretoria on Wednesday night.

Families left reeling after a fire engulfed a house in Pretoria West will be helped to bury their loved ones, said Gauteng human settlements, urban planning and co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Lebogang Maile.

A Limpopo couple who looked after the brothers until police and a relative arrived describe their experience