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For the bereaved families to get closure and justice, the court needs to get into the meat of what happened when patients were transferred from Life Esidimeni into unprepared NGOs.

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According to Zwelinzima Vavi, the picket is to "expose" President Cyril Ramaphosa for not fulfilling promises such as creating jobs for the youth.

Wheat is wilting, and cities are planning to ration water, as stretches of North Africa’s grain belt suffer the worst drought in 30 years.

Exercises take place amid tensions with the West over Russian military buildup near Ukraine.

"What happened today at Tembisa hospital is unforgivable. We've reached a new low as a country," said one user

Zanzibar is touting a $2-billion plan to entice shipping, explore for oil and process seaweed as it seeks to expand beyond tourism that makes up more than a quarter of its economy.

The inquest into the deaths of 144 Life Esidimeni psychiatric patients continues.

Seven former senior officials of Tongaat Hulett are to appear in the Durban specialised commercial crimes court on Thursday in a R1.5bn fraud case.

A panel of expert advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet on Thursday to discuss whether a lung cancer therapy that has been studied only in China should be approved in the US, and whether trial results are applicable to the US popu...

Nursing union Denosa wants a policeman who allegedly shot dead his partner before turning the gun on himself at Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni to face the full might of the law.

Vaccination rates are rising sharply among the elderly in Hong Kong, lifting from a relatively low base as an Omicron-fuelled spike in new Covid-19 cases and looming vaccine passes pierce long-standing inoculation complacency among the demographic.

Mzwanele Manyi said the calls to remove Mpofu were "confirmation" that he is not a "house Negro".

Cellphone giant unhappy it has to review compensation for inventor of the service.

The number of rhinos killed by poachers in SA, which has the world’s biggest population of the animals, climbed for the first time in seven years in 2021 as curbs on movement related to the coronavirus pandemic eased.

The World Health Organization says alcohol-based sanitisers can be used in religions where alcohol is prohibited

Documents show how a biotech giant aimed to exploit regulatory framework and shipping-container setup to send vaccines from Africa to Europe.

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A suspected illegal miner was killed during a shootout with police while 11 others were arrested in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Wednesday.

The streets around city hall in Cape Town were abuzz with activity on Wednesday as final preparations were put in place and last-minute dry runs completed ahead of the 2022 Sona.

“The city’s debtors’ book is standing at over R17bn. This figure includes R1.3bn owed by government departments and embassies, R4bn owed by businesses within Tshwane, and R8bn by residential customers,” said Tshwane mayor Randall Williams.

Gauteng accounted for 1,249 of SA's 3,628 Covid-19 cases identified in the past 24 hours, National Institute for Communicable Diseases data showed on Wednesday.

Former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini will find out on March 9 whether she is guilty of perjury.

In a 60-second act of kindness, renowned SA singer Zolani Mahola — now known under the stage name "The One Who Sings" — has moved many people with a video message she sent to an SA woman in the UK battling a terminal illness.

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Alleged serial killer Wellington Kachidza appeared in the North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday where his legal representative indicated that he intended to plead guilty to some charges.

The “shoot the Boer” court case against EFF members continued on Wednesday morning.

Former cop Sizwe Buthelezi has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for a 2018 incident in which he was found in possession of an unlicensed firearm and rhino horns.

The body of a woman was discovered by a search and rescue team in the Olifantspruit in Tshwane on Wednesday.