At least 15 people drowned at Cape Town beaches since September. Two of those deaths occurred over the past weekend when a heatwave in Cape Town saw thousands flocking to beaches.

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts has resolved that President Cyril Ramaphosa should appear before it over utterances contained in a leaked audio clip.

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Controversial Limpopo EFF councillor Anthony Matumba is to be sworn in as an MP. Matumba is alleged to be the person behind a fake Twitter account "@Tracy Zille", which was used to spread disparaging, racist and hateful comments.

The SIU found that in one of the agreements, Mlangeni Brothers Events CC was awarded a R24 million contract for the provision of 100 000 boxes of powdered and non-powdered gloves.

A municipal office in Johannesburg has been robbed and 20 computers damaged.

A man accused of murdering a Mthatha police officer has made a brief appearance in court. He is the third suspect to be arrested in connection with the murder.

South Africa has recorded 3 197 new confirmed Covid-19 infections and 23 new Covid-19-related deaths.

The US has become South Africa’s primary source market for tourists, overtaking the United Kingdom and Germany.

Members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, who met virtually on Tuesday, have resolved to write to President Cyril Ramaphosa to demand a written response concerning the utterances attributed to him in a leaked audio.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is concerned over Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane's continued attacks because of her findings against him.

The SIU's wide-ranging report into government spending linked to the Covid-19 pandemic was made public on Tuesday by President Cyril Ramaphosa's office.

The man convicted of killing Tshegofatso Pule confirmed to the Johannesburg High Court that there was more than one attempt on her life.

The body of a man reported missing by his family was found floating in the municipal pool they visited - two days after a search for him at the pool started.

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.

Limpopo police launched a 72-hour activation plan for a gang that brutally killed three people at Ga-Maila a Mapitsana.

The Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services recorded a total of 253 speeding offences and issued 6 641 fines between 17 and 23 January, amounting to more than R8 million.

A notorious KwaZulu-Natal hitman, who is an accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, has been jailed for life for six unrelated murders.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says an independent investigator is yet to be appointed to probe allegations of sexual misconduct against suspended Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz.

EFF leader Julius Malema has expressed strong concerns over last week's announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, would assume political responsibility for the State Security Agency.