A flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) has dodged death thanks to the medical assistance it received after being bitten by a dog in Dinokeng, Pretoria.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is investigating a case of culpable homicide after the discovery by a police officer of an unknown man's body parts on the side of a road in Limpopo.

In SA, the flat performance of private and public sector investment remains of special concern, as it is upon this that future growth mainly rests.

Judge Gerald Bloem on Tuesday morning interdicted Shell from continuing with the survey which started on December 2.

The Anglican Diocese in the Free State is hosting a special service to remember the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.

A sea search is in progress and aircraft flying in the area have been requested to keep a lookout for a fisherman who fell overboard a charter fishing vessel offshore of the Krom River Mouth in the Eastern Cape.

China will take "drastic measures" if Taiwan makes moves towards independence, a Beijing official warned on Wednesday, adding that Taiwan's provocations and outside meddling could intensify next year.

The George municipality has pleaded with residents and visitors on Wednesday to use water sparingly after three major pipe bursts over 24 hours throttled supply in the Western Cape city.

Hundreds of Hong Kong national security police raided the office of online pro-democracy media outlet Stand News on Wednesday

A hotel clerk gravely wounded in a Denver-area shooting spree died on Tuesday, bringing to five the number of people killed in Monday night's rampage by a gunman, who was slain by police, authorities said.

New Zealand said on Wednesday that a person who tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 had briefly been active in the community in Auckland.

Botswana's heavy metal bands are finding new opportunities online.

Five donkeys marooned on an Orange River island near Upington were saved by quick-thinking watchers who built a raft from decking and barrels to transport them across rising floodwaters.

Veterinarians around the world have won the internet with humour for reassuring children about the nutrition of Santa’s reindeers nutrition following Christmas celebrations.

SA has recalled rules that no longer required people without Covid-19 symptoms to isolate or test if they have been in contact with a positive case, government announced on Tuesday, saying an amended circular will be reissued.

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Health experts have highlighted the risk of Covid-19 spreading when using a fan in enclosed spaces.

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There were 7,216 Covid-19 cases recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Tuesday.

The high court in Johannesburg has dismissed an urgent application by Jacqueline "Mama Jackie" Mpambani demanding that rape claims against her son be removed from social media.

Nontombi Naomi Tutu recalls the day her father stepped in to save a young man from being burnt alive by an angry mob as one of her proudest memories.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu was "very clear on his wishes for his funeral" and wanted "no ostentatiousness or lavish spending", his trust says.

Prayer gatherings, festivals, parties and events to usher in the new year appear to be muted this year.

The case against a 52-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing seven members of his family on Christmas Day has been postponed to January next year.

KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating two cases of murder and arson after a Verulam community allegedly hunted down a man — thought to be responsible for a fire that claimed the life of a six-year-old boy — and set him alight.

Malaysia has lifted a travel ban on eight southern African countries that had been among the first to report the Omicron variant of the coronvirus, citing the greater spread of the variant worldwide.

Johannesburg's metro police department has launched an internal investigation after thieves allegedly stole a marked patrol car from under the noses of officers in Soweto.

Paramedics are on the scene of a multi-vehicle collision near KwaZulu-Natal's Mariannhill toll plaza in which a young child was killed.

Shell has been ordered to immediately halt its seismic survey in the ocean off the Wild Coast.

One sluice gate was opened at the 107% full Vaal Dam on Tuesday to release water after heavy rain over the past two weeks in catchment areas supporting the Integrated Vaal River System and the Orange River.