Gauteng police have launched an investigation after four dead bodies suspected to be illegal miners were found on the side of the road in Benoni on Tuesday night.

Mexican drug cartels appear to be shipping high-powered weapons to Colombia to purchase shipments of cocaine, a trade Colombian authorities say is fueling the deadly struggle between rival traffickers for control of the nation's drug routes.

KwaZulu-Natal paramedics had to carry a patient across a river and washed-away roads to an awaiting ambulance on Wednesday morning.

The city dismissed the poster as fake and malicious, saying it was not designed or sanctioned by it.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is visiting parts of KwaZulu-Natal that have been battered by torrential rains since last weekend.

Eskom group chief executive André de Ruyter is holding a virtual briefing to give an update on the challenges.

The South African National Defence Force briefs  the media about its role in SADC's mission in Mozambique.

Will we be hit with even more load-shedding in winter? Eskom says it is trying to ensure it is kept to a minimum but we could spend some evenings in the dark.

Biden has repeatedly called Putin a war criminal, but delivering a speech at an ethanol plant in Iowa earlier on Tuesday the US president escalated his rhetoric to accuse Russia of genocide.

Households across KwaZulu-Natal were without water on Wednesday after heavy rain in the province.

There was no wider political agreement between French President Emmanuel Macron, who is seeking re-election, and former conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy over his endorsement, Macron said on Wednesday.

The EFF said implementing power cuts in affected areas was "inhumane" and would "actively aid the trauma, dislocation and death of our people".

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised but defied calls to resign on Tuesday after being fined for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules by attending a gathering in his office to celebrate his birthday.

Philippine authorities on Wednesday struggled to distribute aid to tens of thousands of displaced people sheltering in evacuation centres after typhoon Megi triggered landslides in coastal provinces that left 56 dead and dozens missing.

Here is a brief look at the matter over the years, including its more than 20 postponements.

Alleged serial killer Themba Prince Willard Dube, who is accused of kidnapping and murdering seven women in Polokwane after promising them jobs, will appear in court on April 26, to obtain a high court trial date.

"We don’t know how long he will be in this situation. We call on South Africa to keep him in their prayers,” said Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi.

The Special Tribunal is expected to pass judgment in the application by the Special Investigating Unit whereby it seeks to join six other parties to the Digital Vibes case.

Widespread floods are wreaking havoc across the length and breadth of the province, from KwaDukuza in the north to Margate in the south.

Concerns around heart inflammation were raised last year after the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority approved the Pfizer vaccine for children aged between 12 and 17 years.

The extension of outages is required to preserve remaining emergency generation reserves in an attempt to limit the stage of load-shedding.

Police mounted an intense manhunt on Tuesday for a gunman who set off two smoke bombs and opened fire in a New York subway car, injuring more than 20 people in a morning rush-hour attack that prompted new calls to fight violence in the city's transit...

The labour court in Johannesburg will on Wednesday hear a case brought by 130 employees of the City of Johannesburg who are fighting to keep their jobs.

Ukraine updates.

Sexual victimisation of children with intellectual disabilities is a serious problem that requires urgent attention, according to a new study that delved into the issue in Gauteng.

A former advocate, Seth Nthai, appeared in the Johannesburg specialised commercial crimes court, sitting in the Palm Ridge magistrate's court, on Tuesday to face three counts of corruption.

Eskom on Tuesday announced that it was forced to extend load-shedding until Friday morning.

The Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld an appeal by the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) against a series of orders made by the Johannesburg high court last year, which effectively dismantled the system of self-regulation of advertising in S...

The trial of the suspects accused of the murder of corruption whistle-blower Babita Deokaran has been moved from the Johannesburg magistrate’s court to the high court, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Tuesday.

As some parts of Gauteng experienced sunlight and dry weather conditions on Tuesday, flood-stricken KwaZulu-Natal continued to experience downpours, with the SA Weather Service warning that disruptive rainfall would continue.