A man has been handed a suspended five-year sentence for his role in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal and was ordered to pay back more than R460 000.

Fed-up residents of Protea Glen in Soweto and Krugersdorp North are digging deeper into their pockets to safeguard power infrastructure against cable thieves.

President Cyril Ramaphosa should have only suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane after the Section 194 committee made a finding, her legal counsel, advocate Dali Mpofu, has argued.

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Four men have appeared in court for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a Mpumalanga man.

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said he was shocked and deeply saddened by the murders.

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The spokesperson for Gauteng police, Colonel Dimakatso Sello, said no one had been arrested in connection with the killings.

A man died at Mashamba Village, in Limpopo, after participating in a drinking competition for a cash prize of R200.

Former deputy president and National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has vowed to pour her extensive experience in politics - which spans more than 50 years - into reviving the ailing ANC Women's League.

One person was shot dead at Monaco Tavern in Mamelodi, Pretoria, in the early hours of Monday, Gauteng police said.

Two security guards were killed and two colleagues injured after their vehicle was ambushed in the Eastern Cape.

One of the men accused of murdering former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa failed in his bid to get the court to address his prison conditions.

An alleged hitman has been arrested and is expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday following the killing of Constable Ntombizodwa Prudence Masuku.

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has made several crucial decisions on how independent candidates would participate in general elections.

A task team probing the Department of Home Affairs has found a raft of irregularities with the issuing of permits and visas.

Advocate Malesela Teffo withdrew as counsel for four of the accused in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday.

Research by the Commission for Gender Equality has found while cases of gender-based violence are increasing across the country, there is also a concerning rate of criminal cases being withdrawn.

The chairperson of the tavern owners in Katlehong, Paul Molefe, said it was unusual for people to walk inside taverns and shoot at patrons.

Free State police say a minibus taxi driver who admitted to hitting an 18-year-old woman on the R82 in Viljoensdrift will not be charged with culpable homicide.