Seven of the injured are in critical condition and two are seriously injured, according to early reports from emergency services that attended the scene.

In KwaZulu-Natal, the number of virally suppressed people rose from 42% to 92% thanks to the insights artificial intelligence delivered in more than 18 months

Street art in all its glory – from massive commissions to ‘throw-ups’ by street gangs dodging police to show off their skills in prime positions – are scattered across Johannesburg.

The national department of health has warned of a possible measles outbreak, cautioning the risk remains high following decreased uptake of childhood vaccination during the Covid-19 pandemic.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged debt relief for African countries and more investment to help their economies recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and weather the impacts of the Ukraine war.

The military junta in Guinea said its transition back to civilian rule will probably take more than three years, a proposal likely to upset West Africa's political bloc that has called for a swift return to constitutional order.

Around 100 Ukrainian civilians were evacuated from the ruined Azovstal steelworks in the city of Mariupol on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after the United Nations confirmed a "safe passage operation" was in progress there.

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Official updates show 3,838 Covid-19 infections were detected in SA in the past 24 hours – lower than the figures reported last week.

New research suggests elevated stress during pregnancy may have negative consequences for your unborn baby’s brain development.

The sexual abuse took place after he was paroled for culpable homicide in connection with the killing of the child's mother.

Two young men have died after undergoing circumcision at different initiation schools in Mpumalanga.

A tyre burst foiled the attempted escape of five suspects who led police on a high-speed chase from Westbury to Florida, west of Johannesburg, at the weekend.

This increase represents a 21.5% positivity rate.

No firearm was found on the crime scene.

Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to thrive in the blood of people vaccinated against Covid-19.

News, facts, figures, interviews, views and analysis of the impact of the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape floods

Ukraine's shelling killed and injured its own civilians in the southern region of Kherson, Russia said on Sunday, after pounding southern and eastern areas with missile strikes, while some civilians got away from a steel plant in besieged Mariupol.

The British Foreign Office said on Sunday Russia is using a troll factory to spread disinformation about the war in Ukraine on social media and target politicians across a number of countries including Britain and South Africa.

Ukraine updates.

The eThekwini municipality has called for empty hotels and hijacked buildings owned by the state to be renovated and used to accommodate those displaced by the floods.

Police top management say there was nothing untoward about the dramatic arrest of the advocate representing Senzo Meyiwa’s alleged murderers inside the Pretoria high court on Thursday.

Dwindling memberships, inter-union rivalry and radical changes in the nature of work could render trade unions irrelevant, and Workers’ Day will allow them to reflect on their significance.

Northern Cape police recovered stolen cellphone tower batteries worth more than R480,000 on Friday.

A 35-year-old Intercape bus driver died in a Cape Town hospital on Thursday after being shot outside the company’s depot.

An Eastern Cape ANC bigwig accused of dipping into the Nelson Mandela funeral fund has failed to persuade the judge in his case to recuse herself.

A top Cape Town cop has been bust in a sting operation for allegedly escorting a drug trafficker who was actually a police intelligence agent.

Ukraine updates.

Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over shaky talks to end a war now in its third month as Russia pounded areas in the east of the country and U.S. lawmakers vowed a massive new weapons package for Kyiv.

A 31-year-old man from section A in Mamelodi East outside Pretoria on Friday appeared in the Mamelodi magistrate's court in connection with the attempted murder of an eight-year-old girl.