A trial date has been set in the case of suspended Mpumalanga human settlements department head Kebone Masange and former acting Director of Public Prosecutions in Mpumalanga, Matric Luphondo.

The Free State Department of Health “is alarmed by the rapid rise” of Covid-19 cases in the Mangaung, Lejweleputswa, Fezile Dabi, Thabo Mofutsanyana and Xhariep municipalities.

The case of two men who allegedly tried to sell a lion's head has been postponed for a week.

South Africa withdrew a circular that prompted banks to threaten to close the accounts of a category of Zimbabwean immigrants who have a permit to live and work in the country from 1 January next year.

South Africa has recorded 13 992 new Covid-19 cases and 11 new deaths.

More than 600 homes have been damaged by a tornado in Alice in the Eastern Cape.

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Eighty-seven newly graduated traffic officers have been deployed in the Western Cape over the festive season, the provincial government says.

The upcoming Cape Town Minstrel Carnival hosted by the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association, has again been cancelled, this time due to the worrying effects of the Covid-19 fourth wave.

Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has been named the chairperson of the National Planning Commission for the next five years.

Police have launched an investigation after a video circulating on social media showed a woman, who was involved in a domestic violence incident, claiming that she received no assistance from Mamelodi officers.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is in "good spirits" and only has "mild symptoms", after testing positive for Covid-19, says Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele.

The Competition Commission has confirmed it has concluded a settlement agreement with the third largest laboratory Pathcare to reduce its Covid-19 PCR tests prices with immediate effect.

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.

A nine-year-old Eastern Cape schoolgirl’s extraordinary singing talent has made her an overnight internet sensation after a video of her performing Franz Schubert’s classic Ave Maria song went viral on social media.

In a bid to protect wildlife a specilised unit by Paramount K9 Solutions, a subsidiary of global aerospace and technology company, has delivered specialist canines and handler training to SANParks’ Table Mountain National Park.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has given in to the demands of small fishers and increased the crayfish quota for the 2021-22 season. But for the next two years, the quota will be cut again.

China has offered 300 000 free Covid vaccine doses to South Africa’s military as part of Beijing’s soft-power push for global influence. The military deny knowledge of the offer, but their own documents reveal recent discussions among high-rankin...

Capetonians have been warned to be cautious when swimming in the ocean, after several shark sightings.

The permanent Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition has been officially opened at the Cape Town City Hall.