The National Institute for Communicable Diseases is concerned at the growing number of human rabies cases reported over the past two months.

Protests against Shell's exploration plan along the Wild Coast are gaining momentum, with growing calls to boycott the multinational at the pumps.

The "first signs" of what could possibly be a Covid-19 fourth wave have been spotted in Gauteng.

Scientists are monitoring a new Covid-19 variant with an “extremely high number” of mutations that has been detected in SA, Botswana and Hong Kong.

The SA Human Rights Commission hearing into the violent riots and looting in July in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng continues on Thursday.

The direct impact of Covid-19 on SA companies' corporate social investment is shown by the increased support for food security and community development initiatives, says CSI consultancy Trialogue.

"Those who refuse to be vaccinated are advised to start restraining themselves by staying away from gatherings," says Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba.

Ramaphosa's comments come months after he admitted to the nation that the government was "poorly prepared" for the July unrest.

A short-term insurer says it has already received 41 claims, two of which are for damage to property (non-motor claims), as a result of the severe weather in parts of the Western Cape.

Though lockdown restrictions have eased, consumers are still wary of large crowds and many people have now become more comfortable with online shopping, says Nelisa Zulu, head of card and payments at Standard Bank.

Burkina Faso on Tuesday buried many of the 49 gendarmes killed in a recent strike on a security outpost, even as the government reported the killing of around 20 more military police and civilians in a separate attack.

The blast which occurred near the K4 junction in the heart of Mogadishu was so huge it collapsed the walls of nearby schools and also left cars mangled.

A new comic book details Tina Turner’s upbringing in Tennessee, her musical success, her struggles and her powerful resurgence.

The VictimsVoice app helps victims of abuse to discreetly document and store the kind of evidence needed to charge and prosecute an abuser or get a restraining order.

Minister of women, youth and persons with disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane launches the 16 Days of Activism Campaign.

“Predictors of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes among young women identified in this study are important in developing required interventions and policies to halt its continuous increase," researchers say.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is investigating a case of death as a result of police action after a constable allegedly shot a homeowner who allegedly attacked him with a spade.

The George municipality, while continuing to clear up the aftereffects of the flash flooding earlier this week, is cautioning residents of high winds and rain forecast from Thursday evening through to Friday.

Citizens aged 50 and above are rewarded with a R100 grocery voucher after taking their jab.

Five suspects have been arrested for allegedly being involved in illegal mining of sand near Maake, Limpopo.

Water pollution is a major headache, with most rivers in South Africa being polluted daily, mostly with raw sewage that flows unhindered from manholes, canals and pumping stations. This is according to an AfriForum survey.

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Sweden's first female prime minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, resigned on Wednesday after less than 12 hours in the top job after the Green Party quit their two-party coalition, stoking political uncertainty.

Three white men were convicted of murder on Wednesday for chasing and shooting Ahmaud Arbery

The NICD said on Wednesday that there were 1,018 new cases recorded in Gauteng in the past day. On Tuesday, there were 605.

Former president Jacob Zuma is “fine” and back at his Nkandla home after a routine visit to a Johannesburg hospital last week, his family said.

The Pretoria magistrate’s court heard on Wednesday that a visitor's access card, which was not booked out from security, was used to gain entry to the State Security Agency (SSA) offices on the night that R17m was stolen in 2015.

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Phoenix man Krishna Sagie Chetty made a fleeting appearance in the Verulam magistrate's court on Wednesday in connection with the torching of Kidstone Place flats in Phoenix earlier this month.

“We submit that in this case the courts should show caution before encroaching upon the terrain of the national executive in deference and respect to the hallowed principle of separation of powers,” said counsel for minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zum...