Recent violence in schools has further highlighted the need for the education sector to address this challenge.

ANC Youth League fundraiser Thuthukile Zuma called for finance minister Enoch Godongwana to step aside amid sexual assault allegations.

The World Health Organisation's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has suggested that racism is behind a lack of international attention being paid to the plight of civilians in Ethiopia's war-shattered Tigray region.

From an Albert Einstein humanoid to medical service robots, China showcased its advanced robotic technology at the World Robot Conference.

The department of correctional services on Friday confirmed the release of Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie from prison.

A Pietermaritzburg grade 7 pupil is a walking dictionary. Siphokazi Dlamini's ability to spell words presented to her is taking her to Dubai next month to compete in the international spelling bee competition.

Police should think twice before making fraudulent claims. This was a hard lesson to learn for a former cop slapped with a R10,000 fine for R4,000 fraud committed in the Northern Cape.

The United States is studying the case of women's rights activist Salma al-Shehab, who was sentenced to 34 years in prison in Saudi Arabia, the state department said on Wednesday.

Israel closed seven Palestinian organisations it accuses of channelling aid to militant groups on Thursday, drawing condemnation from the United Nations, which said the closures appeared "totally arbitrary".

Six-year-old Shahnawaz Asghar, who was kidnapped at gunpoint outside his Cape Town home on Thursday, has been found safe and unharmed.

Mexican officials on Thursday called the 2014 disappearance of 43 students a state crime that was covered up by the government, in another damning assessment of the previous administration's actions regarding one of Mexico's worst human rights atroci...

The North West department of education on Friday confirmed five pupils from the Vyfhoek Primary School died after a truck ploughed into their school in Potchefstroom.

Days before Prince Misuzulu kaZwelithini is expected to take the final steps toward the Zulu throne, his uncles have come out saying they support another family member’s claim to the kingship.

Health minister Joe Phaahla is on Friday giving an update on monkeypox in SA.

The US said on Thursday it will boost its supply of monkeypox vaccine by making available an extra 1.8-million doses of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos shot, as the number of reported cases in the country rose above 13,500.

The man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges on Thursday and was held without bail.

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed he has finally been informed by police that he is being investigated for sexual assault.

While many found the heart-warming moment hilarious, others said it was a warning shot to those who have laid claim to the Zulu crown.

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A bookkeeper who stole just over R11m from the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) has been sentenced to an effective jail term of 20 years.

‘Delays on this matter impact one party only — and that’s me,’ says Nkosana Makate

SAPS senior management continues to let families down with unnecessary obstacles and refusals to pay legal fees

MMC Michael Sun goes all out to confront Joburg’s Jukskei River dumping challenge

The singer describes his new project that emerged from his Covid coping mechanism

The Thulsie twins, who were convicted on terrorism-related charges, have been released on parole

Two days before the coronation of Prince Misuzulu ka Zwelithini as Zulu monarch on Saturday, Prince Mathubesizwe Zulu – the brother of the late king Zwelithini - announced that Prince Buzabazi ka Zwelithini has been chosen by the late king's siblin...

Women are not a ‘commodity’ to be bought with booze, minister tells youth

Johannesburg emergency services recovered two bodies from a stormwater drain in Bryanston on Thursday, while one person was rescued.

AfriForum's private prosecution unit says it was surprised to learn the case against Gauteng provincial legislature deputy speaker Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela had been set down for trial on Thursday at the Joburg magistrate’s court.

Joburg metro police department employees affiliated to the SA Municipal Workers' Union and Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union on Thursday closed the M2 in central Johannesburg.