Police Minister Bheki Cele has been backed into a corner and could be forced to explain his conduct following a public outburst which resulted in the director of lobby group Action Society being forcibly removed from a public meeting.

Advocate Malesela Teffo represents four of the men accused of murdering former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa.

The body of a two-year-old boy has been found in a shallow grave in North West. He had been missing for more than a month.

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The fire, which broke out at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital on Tuesday night, was the fourth fire to hit hospitals in Gauteng this year.

Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka wrote to all the respondents in the matter, including Parliament, President Cyril Ramaphosa and the DA, as well as Mkhwebane, to inform them of the decision.

Visitors have been urged to use alternative routes and exercise caution as many roads in Mpumalanga remain closed.

The police have confiscated more than 440 000 poached abalone in the Western Cape poaching hot spot area of the Overberg over the past five years.

Mpumalanga police have arrested 15 taxi drivers in Mbombela for allegedly forcing truck drivers to blockade the N4 in protest against fuel price hikes.

By-elections contested in the Eastern and the Western Cape will be crucial for the Patriotic Alliance and ActionSA because both parties will be looking to prove they can maintain past electoral performances.

A Limpopo company found to have overcharged a local municipality by R76 million has lodged an application for leave to appeal directly in the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Teaching assistants in Mpumalanga say they are struggling to put food on the table and care for their families after not receiving their stipends for the past three months.

A surge in cable theft incidents has critically constrained railed coal supply to the Majuba Power Station.

A 37-year-old man was arrested on the N12 in Springs, on the East Rand, after being found in possession of drugs worth R12 million, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.

Action Society says it will be filing complaints against Police Minister Bheki Cele and police officers following a public outburst at a community safety event in Gugulethu, Cape Town, on Tuesday.

In a reversal of its chairperson's hardline stance, the ANC announced it would review its cadre deployment policy after the State Capture Commission found it unconstitutional and unlawful.

The DA wants Parliament to reconvene urgently to deal with load shedding, the increases in fuel prices and the Phala Phala scandal.

The body of a Durban woman was discovered in a public toilet in Inanda with a burnt face and multiple stab wounds.

Two Department of Home Affairs officials have been dismissed and four others suspended for identity-related fraud.