Unsuccessful applicants for the R350 social relief of distress grant have the right to dispute their applications being declined.

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Eugene Johnson says the city has urged event organisers to postpone or cancel planned large gatherings ahead of the festive season due to a resurgence in Covid-19 infections.

A plea has gone out to President Cyril Ramaphosa in an open letter to "provide certainty" on interprovincial travel during the festive season after Omicron travel bans wrecked an anticipated foreign tourism boom for SA.

Minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele says recommendations for making the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory have not been tabled.

Children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 are eligible for their second Covid-19 vaccination, J&J booster shots will be available to all (not just health workers) within the next two weeks, and Pfizer boosters will be rolled out from early January for t...

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has thanked ANC councillors who visited her father, former president Jacob Zuma, at Nkandla and gifted him with a bull worth more than R16,000 this week.

Fifty-four mostly Central Americans were killed on Thursday when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of the worst accidents involving migrants who risk their lives to reach the United States.

Wealthy countries donating Covid-19 vaccines with a relatively short shelf life has been a "major problem" for the COVAX dose sharing programme, a senior official at the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.

Mobile applications have been fiercely involved in the fight against gender-based violence in SA.

Following his election in August, President Hakainde Hichilema vowed to step up the fight against graft and recover state assets allegedly stolen under the previous government, which also left Zambia a multi-billion dollar debt crisis that has forced...

US President Joe Biden made no concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call this week about a Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border, a senior US administration official said on Thursday.

Public works minister Patricia de Lille has distanced herself from a police housing controversy in Cape Town.

Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola is hosting a webinar to mark the 25th anniversary of the constitution being signed into law.

Hillary Clinton has for the first time publicly read the victory speech she would have given had she won the presidential election against former US President Donald Trump in 2016.

Sandile Cele's Christmas present to SA last year was a breakthrough that made him the first scientist to grow a live virus of Covid-19's Beta variant within two months of its discovery.

Emergency services responded to a fiery collision between a tanker and a truck that blocked the N1 highway on Friday outside Kroonstad in Free State.

The perjury trial against former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini is expected to resume at the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Friday.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed the approval of Pfizer booster shots, encouraging residents to get vaccinated amid the looming Covid-19 fourth wave in the province.

The perjury trial against former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini is expected to resume at the Johannesburg magistrate's court on Friday.

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"It seems that this year the Grinch can step aside as minister Patricia De Lille takes 'grinchness' to a whole new level," said DA MP Samantha Graham-Maré.

Seven out of 10 people being admitted to hospital during the fourth wave of Covid-19 are unvaccinated, health minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday.

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure is satisfied with preparations for the state memorial service of former president FW de Klerk and has warned against any disruptions.

The Covid-19 Omicron variant spread between two fully vaccinated travellers across the corridor of a Hong Kong quarantine hotel, underscoring why the mutated strain is unnerving health authorities.

COVID-19: Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla and his deputy Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo convene a virtual media briefing on government efforts in the fight against Covid-19 and the national vaccination rollout programme.

The WHO said children with mild or moderate disease can be considered for home care if the home setting is suitable for isolation and care of the child.

Ekurhuleni police intercepted two Quantum minibuses heading to the N12 on Thursday allegedly packed with counterfeit goods.

Standard Bank restored services to customers in nine countries who experienced difficulties logging into their digital banking accounts after an outage that lasted about five hours.

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Being prepared is the best way to navigate through the season of excesses, said Des Wilkinson, a clinical psychologist at Riverview Manor.