A doctor's race and the language they speak can play a role in the kind of care they provide – depending on their patient's race and language.

The family of Cape Town resident Gus Thompson is appealing to the public for any information that could help in the search for the 70-year-old, who went missing last Thursday.

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Seven people have been arrested in connection with a robbery in the Ladysmith CBD, where a business owner and security guard were held hostage.

Six family members of Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga have died in a road accident.

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Police have launched a manhunt for a gang of robbers following a cash-in-transit heist on the R500 in Heidelberg, Gauteng.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane merely had "chitchat" and "exchanged pleasantries" with former state security minister David Mahlobo before a meeting between the Public Protector and State Security Agency, her counsel, advocate, Dali Mpofu, said.

As with the Covid-19 national state of disaster, minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma can extend the flood disaster declaration by one month at a time, and has now done so.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation set this year's theme for Mandela Day as "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are".

Even though he had been sick for a long time, even though he had lived a long and fruitful life, it was still a shock to learn that the great poet, journalist and social activist, Omaruddin ‘Don’ Mattera, had passed away.

A family spokesperson, Joseph Cotty, told News24 Mattera would be buried according to Muslim rites.

Bishop Stephen Zondo allegedly raped a 23-year-old woman and then said one of her family members would die if she told anyone, while also promising to give her R75 000 for her silence.

A group of men linked to a series of killings and robberies in Alexandra made their first appearance in court on Monday.

Housing activists are accusing the City of Cape Town of delaying the delivery of affordable housing in the inner city.

In February, Russia invaded Ukraine, which sparked global condemnation and led to Western countries imposing sanctions on Russia.

A former senior investigator at the Public Protector dropped bombshell after bombshell about the conduct of Busisiwe Mkhwebane in the investigations into the SA Reserve Bank and Vrede dairy farm.

With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, there were heaps of uncertainty.

Two men accused of murdering seven people on a farm in Kestell in the Free State allegedly confessed to the crimes and pointed out certain things to the police, the Kestell Magistrate's Court has heard.

Police Minister Bheki Cele has arrived for a community meeting in Khayelitsha to the tune of "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, played by the police band.