Several boating accidents along SA's coastline during the week of Christmas prompted the National Sea Rescue Institute to appeal to boaters and paddlers to use its emergency app which allows operations teams to track and monitor people out at sea.

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba is scheduled to provide details of the funeral arrangements at around 10.30am at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town.

SA recorded 5,604 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24-hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Sunday.

Princess Charlene of Monaco paid a brief but heartfelt tribute to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

The body of the late archbishop will lie in state at St George's Cathedral on Friday ahead of his funeral on Saturday

Desmond Tutu's spirit will live on inside all South Africans if we affirm the Archbishop Emeritus's believe that it is "only through justice that we may attain peace", President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.

Flags will fly at half-mast across SA and at diplomatic missions overseas following the death of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Sunday, with funeral details to come in the next few days.

Sunday night's address was expected to take place at around 9.40pm.

There were 5,604 new Covid-19 cases recorded across the country in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Sunday.

Pope Francis is "saddened" by the death of Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

US airlines called off hundreds of flights for the third day in a row on Sunday as surging Covid-19 infections due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

The daughter of the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has paid tribute to her dad for his tireless contribution to humanity.

One of Richard Branson's great pleasures was teaching Archbishop Desmond Tutu to swim.

Many people will remember Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu for his friendly demeanour, his self-deprecating humour and ability to light up any room. However Tutu's legacy also involves a strong sense of justice which he exercised tirelessly during th...

Three 14-year-old girls are among the new mothers who delivered babies in Limpopo hospitals on Christmas Day, prompting concern from the provincial health department.

The City of Cape Town will light up Table Mountain and the city hall in purple in honour of Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died on Sunday morning.

"Oh Lord," said the archbishop, as the Toyota Camry crammed its way into a gap in the traffic, on the early-morning pilgrimage from Bishopscourt to St George's Cathedral in the centre of town.

The Dalai Lama has written a letter of condolence to Archbishop’ Desmond Tutu's daughter, Rev Mpho Tutu, praising the archbishop for being a "true humanitarian" and a committed advocate for human rights.

A seven-day send-off is being organised for the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in Cape Town.

City of Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis has said the city will support the national government and Anglican Church with preparations for all services that will be held to honour Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who died on Sunday morning at the a...

A life-size poster of two SA icons of peace, former president Nelson Mandela and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu graced the hall of the Cape Town civic centre on Sunday for a media briefing following Tutu's death on Sunday morning.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was a beacon of light for the human rights movement in SA and globally, and his death is a huge loss, Amnesty International SA has said.

Rev Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town, says the legacy of the late beloved Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is moral strength, moral courage and clarity.

The Desmond Tutu Foundation is briefing the media on Sunday after the death of the archbishop.

The Tutu Family has thanked South Africans and the world who kept Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in their prayers, and whose love and respect for him fuelled his extraordinary body of work on earth.

The loss of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu is "immeasurable". So says Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang.

The world has lost an international crusader for peace and reconciliation, but for SA it is much more than that. The country has lost its conscience and the North Star that had guided the nation since the 1980s.

As Zimbabwe's economy woes continue to deepen, price increases have forced many Zimbabweans to forgo Christmas festivities.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu tirelessly fought against HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, poverty, racism, sexism and homophobia.

Known for his charisma and his love for peace and humanitarianism, Desmond Tutu's influence globally remains formidable.