According to Sassa, among other reasons, payment delays were due to beneficiaries repeatedly changing their bank details.

More than a dozen school pupils were injured in a minibus taxi accident on the M19 near Reservoir Hills, Durban, at about 7am on Friday.

The murder trial of former Bafana Bafana soccer player Senzo Meyiwa continues in the Pretoria high court on Friday.

The European Union said on Thursday it would provide additional support to an African military mission in Mozambique, as Islamist attacks threaten gas projects meant to reduce the bloc's reliance on Russian energy.

The Public Utility Transport Corporation is expected to resume operations on Monday after the wildcat strike which saw services disrupted and commuters stranded.

Britain's King Charles will address a nation in mourning on Friday following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, the only monarch most Britons ever knew.

Gambia's government is investigating whether the deaths of dozens of young children from kidney failure in recent months are linked to paracetamol syrup, the head of the country's health service said on Thursday.

Cape Town is one step closer to having its central railway line up and running again after people living on the tracks in Langa agreed to move.

Former public protector Thuli Madonsela says it is essential for countries to work together to eradicate corruption.

Hours after the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II had died, the EFF on Thursday issued a statement saying the party was not among those mourning the British royal.

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) rejects what it calls a devastating proposal by the government to replace the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant with a jobseeker or caregiver grant.

The “Spring Cleaning” initiative was also joined by mayor Mxolisi Kaunda, deputy mayor Phumlani Mavundla and artists from Afrotainment led by owner Mthokozi “DJ Tira” Khathi and volunteers.

It was not clear what Malema's tweet was in reference to, but many on social media speculated it may have been related to news of the queen's death and his political rivals.

Testimony from the second state witness in the murder trial of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa, Sgt Mlungisi Mthethwa, highlighted more discrepancies in the high-profile case in  the Pretoria high court on Thursday.

Sgt Mlungisi Mthethwa, the second witness to testify in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, was expected to return to the stand on Friday.

Limpopo police officers aligned to the search and rescue unit have recovered the body of a farmworker who drowned after his canoe was capsized by a crocodile at the Thiergaten farm dam.

Lindsay Myeni has 10 days to appeal or face being banned from the country for five years

Municipal IQ says it has seen an uptick in disgruntled people taking their grievances to the streets, an ominous sign of things to come

The president’s address to them follows the auditor-general’s report on the dismal state of municipalities

In a letter co-signed by other organisations, Lawyers for Human Right says MEC’s ‘disrespectful comments’ were not consistent with the code of ethics

A repeat offender who went on a shooting spree by killing four patrons and a cashier at a tavern in  Mankutshana near Port Shepstone was sentenced to five life terms by the high court sitting in Scottsburg on Thursday.

The Royal Commonwealth Society said it was saddened to learn of the passing of its patron, Queen Elizabeth II.

New king shares statement on queen just hours after her death was announced.

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch,  has died, the BBC announced on Thursday.

Akim Phathisani Masuku, who is currently serving a 25 year prison term for robbery since 2017, will now also face a charge of killing a policeman in  Ivory Park, Gauteng, in 2016.

South Africans have contributed to the millions of tributes from around the world for the late British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday.

With the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, Prince Charles has finally become king of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, ending a wait of more than 70 years - the longest by an heir in British history.

She was Britain's longest-reigning sovereign and, at 96, the world's oldest monarch.

Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday.

Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday aged 96, was praised for her devotion to duty, but her reign was often overshadowed by scandals involving her extended family.