The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) says DA criticism that it proposed an electricity price increase without holding public hearings is "erroneous".

The 25-year-old computer system at the heart of the social grants system crashes more than 10 times a month.

Almost 330,000 people eligible for assistance during the first cycle of the social relief of distress (SRD) grant have yet to claim it.

Judging from the introductory video on his "Chilli Fans" YouTube channel, Vaughan Greene doesn't take his "chilli addiction" all that seriously.

The latest Ukraine live updates

A L’Oréal hair relaxer has been recalled after complaints from 22 consumers that it causes scalp irritation and hair breakage.

The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday condemned the vigilantism that led to the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot on Wednesday.

Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu, who was the sister of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini, has died, the royal family confirmed on Friday.

A 63-year-old North West woman who swindled potential home buyers out of R744,000 while pretending to be an estate agent was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison.

The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) and partially state-owned Telkom have smoked the peace pipe, after talks that led to Telkom dropping litigation over the spectrum auction.

Police minister Bheki Cele and home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi met Diepsloot community leaders on Friday.

US president Joe Biden is on Friday expected to celebrate the confirmation of his nominee for the Supreme Court, judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Allegations made by former SABC head of news Phathiswa Magopeni against the public broadcaster's chairperson Bongumusa Makhathini have been found to be unsubstantiated, the SABC board said on Friday.

The biggest locust plague SA has seen in 25 years could cause international havoc if the country runs out of money to combat it, warns entomologist Dr Roger Price.

The conjoined twins born at the Jane Furse Hospital in Limpopo are "clinically stable", the provincial department of health said on Friday.

A serial rapist from Khutsong near Carltonville, who was nabbed after the phone he had taken from one of his victims and sold to another person was traced back to him, was sentenced to eight life terms plus an additional 195 years behind bars.

It’s right and fair to pay debts to your credit providers, but when a debt has been written off by the company and bought for a song by a collector who has inflated it with interest and costs and demands payment for their own account, that’s a di...

After more than an hour of deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission announced it will not recommend KwaZulu-Natal deputy judge president Isaac Madondo for the position of judge president in the province.

A woman and a man have been arrested after an investigation into the sale of illicit medication in Cape Town.

A man who allegedly posed as a police officer with a stolen uniform has been arrested after being reported for allegedly targeting travellers at a Mpumalanga border post.

The suspect arrested in connection with the attack on renowned African artist Esther Mahlangu has been remanded pending a bail application on April 20.

The City of Tshwane has announced that rhino Pippa has given birth to a second calf at Rietvlei Nature Reserve.

A Durban church has erected a billboard along the busy M4 depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Mount Calvary.

More than half of 4-5 year olds (55%) are unable to do the learning tasks expected of children their age, with 28% of children falling far behind the expected standard.

Visa facilitation centres have not yet ramped up their operations sufficiently to accommodate the increase in bookings to European destinations in particular, a travel industry expert says.

As police investigate Diepsloot's latest spike in crime, NGOs say this is just the tip of the iceberg. The Zimbabwe community - victims too - say they are doing their part to assist law enforcement.

Members of the panel, however, were not convinced as they cited passages from a book the judge wrote in 2019

Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

For all the latest coverage on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Plunging prices for Russian crab have South Koreans flocking to seafood markets and restaurants but some consumers are questioning whether to boycott the imports on concerns the purchases indirectly support Russia's invasion of Ukraine.