The National Assembly sprinkler valve was not serviced since 2017 and was closed at the time of the fire that ravaged Parliament over the weekend, a City of Cape Town report has established.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing a case in which a police officer shot a mental healthcare patient in his hand in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal.

The health department has added 500 Covid-19 deaths to South Africa's confirmed death toll after auditing provincial excess death backlogs. This as 45 new deaths happened in the last 24-hour cycle.

A undernourished dog that has been rescued from the roof of Stellenbosch University’s engineering faculty building will be the recipient of the dean's goodwill.

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Fully vaccinated individuals have 3.8 times lower risk of dying of the Omicron variant than non-vaccinated individuals, according to data by the Western Cape Department of Health.

An 18-year old pupil accused of killing his 15-year old girlfriend had his bail hearing postponed to next week after closing arguments in the Thohoyandou Magistrate's Court in Limpopo.

Four people have been killed, and one has been rushed to hospital following a shooting on Thursday in Johnson Street, Zwide.

The Robben Island prison cell key of former president Nelson Mandela and his other belongings will be returned to South Africa. The US-based Guernsey's Auction House has taken the decision to suspend its intention to auction the key.

Eastern Cape police have arrested six suspects for allegedly extorting money from business owners in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.

The City of Tshwane says that it has assisted 245 families that have been severely affected by heavy rains in December in Hammanskraal.

The City of Cape Town has reassured residents who have detected an earthy flavour to their tap water that it remains safe to drink.

Architta the sniffer dog, attached to the K9 Unit Provincial Extortion Task Team, helped detect a explosive device in Hout Bay.

The mutilated body of a man, found in the Roodeplaat Dam in Pretoria more than a week ago, has been identified as that of Zeyn Khan.

When schools reopen next week, Tirelong Secondary School near Rustenburg will not be fit for occupation.

Advocacy group Corruption Watch says after years of evidence at the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture, the public has the right to be part of the process that monitors the implementation of the commission report's recommendations.

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.

Mpumalanga police have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of an attempted hijacking near Kruger National Park.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was whisked away by presidential protection unit agents from the Lilian Ngoyi memorial lecture hosted by the ANC Women's League at the Lebowakgomo Civic Centre.

Firefighters have withdrawn from Parliament and affected buildings were handed over to the Hawks, Parliament says.