What are you expecting under the Christmas tree?

The gang of 12 rammed a Mercedes-Benz into a G4S van at about 6.45pm on Wednesday, shortly after it left the Silverstar Casino.

The SA Medical Research Council’s wastewater surveillance team has seen a decline in concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 RNA fragments in the majority of wastewater treatment plants.

The United States on Wednesday authorised Pfizer Inc's antiviral Covid-19 pill for people ages 12 and older at risk of severe illness, the first oral and at-home treatment as well as a new tool against the fast-spreading Omicron variant.

KwaZulu-Natal has been warned to brace for more heavy rain and possible mudslides on Thursday, as mop-up operations begin in areas hard-hit by Wednesday's thunderstorm.

Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim gives a recollection of SA's scientific milestones in four decades working to fight the HIV virus.

Emer-G-Med paramedics were called out for an unusual emergency on Wednesday.

The toll of young initiates who have lost their lives in the Eastern Cape in the summer initiation season has risen to 34.

The CRL Rights Commission had an urgent media briefing regarding the outcomes of meetings with Eastern Cape provincial leadership, Cogta and the provincial house of traditional leaders.

The Western Cape has spent close to R100m in its protracted fight against land invasions, MEC for human settlements Tertuis Simmers said on Thursday.

The N3 Toll Concesssion has expressed concern about the "alarming number" of serious crashes between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal since the start of the festive season.

Former president Jacob Zuma is still the most talked about South African on social media.

The Commission for Gender Equality has welcomed the announcement by the department of basic education that schools will be compelled to open cases with the police when underaged pupils are impregnated.

The driver of a red Range Rover who was seen in a viral social media video driving recklessly has been arrested, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said.

The admission of patients to the continent’s largest field hospital reduced the predicted duration of hospital stay by 50%, reducing pressure at other acute-care hospitals in the region, according to UCT researchers.

While many have developed persistent Covid-19 symptoms long after getting the virus, a condition known as "long Covid", the World Health Organisation says it is not contagious.

A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavours, another step towards creating a multi-sensory viewing experience.

Police in Hluhluwe, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday arrested armed suspects who attempted to escape through the roof after robbing a store.

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China’s reaffirmation of a long-term goal to be almost entirely self-sufficient in pork production means it will keep scooping up global grain supplies to feed the world’s largest pig herd.

Japan's government is not considering an immediate change to current Covid-19 restrictions, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Thursday.

Elon Musk sold a further $928.6m (R14.59bn) of Tesla Inc shares, moving closer to his target of reducing his stake in the electric-auto maker by 10%.

An intelligence-driven operation led to the discovery of a drug laboratory and the arrest of two suspects in Kameeldrift, Tshwane, on Wednesday, Gauteng police said.

Sacked Western Cape head of detectives Jeremy Vearey’s conduct was irresponsible, reckless, disrespectful and damaging and he demonstrated a culture of impunity, police minister Bheki Cele says.

KZN recorded 5,411 and the Western Cape 4,609 of the 21,099 new Covid-19 cases - compared with 3,807 recorded in Gauteng.

Sipho Pityana, former lead independent director of Absa, has initiated legal action against Absa, saying that his removal from the board of directors last month was punishment for challenging the Prudential Authority.

The court stayed Seruwe’s order of reinstatement pending the outcome of an application by Daybreak Farms to review and set aside the arbitration award.

Virtual schools have been operating unregistered for several years as there is no policy guidance on the procedure for the establishment and registration of such institutions.

Government is yet to determine the cause of the widespread seal die-off that extends from at least Lambert's Bay on the West Coast to Hermanus in the southern Cape.

'My son always tells his friends in hospital that they need to stay strong and keep on fighting, and that they are stronger than cancer.'