A group of residents will appear in the Umlazi magistrate's court on Thursday after they were arrested for looting.

The death toll of pupils who died in torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal stands at 17.

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An SA Revenue Service (Sars) compliance officer who allegedly solicited a R60,000 bribe to ensure a cargo container “complied with regulations” is now facing a corruption charge.

President Xi Jinping has said that China must stick to its strict "dynamic COVID clearance" policy while the global pandemic remains very serious, promising those enduring lockdowns that persistence will win out in the end.

Thembi Mthembu, the widow of former minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu, has died.

Russia said on Thursday the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated following an explosion that a Ukrainian official said was the result of a missile strike.

The immigration officer was arrested during a sting operation conducted by the department of home affairs.

The eThekwini municipality announced on Wednesday evening that nine of the 12 missing crocodiles had been recaptured with three still on the loose.

NGO Gift of the Givers chairperson and founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman released a statement on what the foundation is doing and where it is still in need of aid.

While Eskom says it is still on track to suspend load-shedding at 5am on Friday, it has warned of the possibility of load-shedding next week.

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Families of victims of the 2020 Beirut port blast are pressuring Lebanon's government to keep its silos as a memorial, arguing the move would be a powerful acknowledgement of suffering in a country still struggling to come to terms with years of war ...

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi tabled his resignation and that of his government on Wednesday, President Alassane Ouattara said during a cabinet meeting during which he accepted the resignation.

Godlwana said those affected will receive food vouchers valued between R700 and R1,200.

Authorities on Wednesday arrested the man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and shooting 10 passengers in a New York subway car, Mayor Eric Adams said, capping a manhunt that had renewed fears of violence in the city's transit system.

An extensive band of isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers is expected over much of the central interior on Good Friday, the SA Weather Service says.

The Mdlalose family suffered a devastating loss in the recent heavy rains in KwaZulu-Natal which resulted in floods, mudslides, building and bridge collapses and scores of vehicles and people being swept away.

Zimbabwe has become one of the first countries to convey condolences to SA after heavy rains left over 300 people dead in KwaZulu-Natal this week.

Elvis Nyathi, the Zimbabwean man who was brutally killed and then burnt by a mob in Diepsloot last week, will be given a state-funded funeral in his home country.

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A Western Cape prisoner who escaped  from the Malmesburg Correctional Facility only had a short taste of freedom being rearrested within hours after his escape.

Ukraine updates.

KwaZulu-Natal went from floods to fires on Wednesday as the devastating impact of one of the worst downpours in its history emerged and those affected vented their frustration by burning tyres on rain-soaked roads.

More than 300 people have lost their  lives in the KwaZulu-Natal flood disaster.

The former High Court of SA, Eastern Cape Division, Grahamstown, is now officially called the High Court of SA, Eastern Cape Division, Makhanda.

The heavy rains that have caused damage to property, flooding, sinkholes and landslides in parts of KwaZulu-Natal have prompted the national department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) to declare a provincial disaster.

The City of Cape Town on Wednesday issued the final race permit for the Two Oceans Marathon to go ahead this weekend, after a clear traffic plan for churches to hold their Easter services was devised.

As provincial authorities begin to count the cost of flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, aerial footage gives a picture of the extent of the destruction.