Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse has served court papers on Speaker Colleen Makhubele, the City, and members of the programming committee to halt Friday's extraordinary sitting of the council.

An Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of murder and attempted murder has said his health will be compromised if he should be denied bail and remain in custody.

A Cape Town woman was snatched in two minutes, with traffic whizzing past in the distance as her kidnappers bundled her into a car.

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The ship carrying much-needed jet fuel has been delayed by a further 12 hours due to continued bad weather.

The EFF has described the judgment of the Randburg Magistrate's Court acquitting Julius Malema and Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi on a charge of assault as 'sensible and correct'.

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US Customs and Border Protection says it found fentanyl and a small amount of cocaine in a package labelled as water purification chemicals.

The Gauteng education department is mourning the death of a Grade 6 pupil from Mphe-Thuto Primary School who died in a bus accident on Thursday.

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Following an elective congress that laid bare the fractures between the tripartite alliance, re-elected Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi intensified the situation by warning the ANC that workers’ patience with the party was running thin.

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has warned that the devastating effects of load shedding could lead to negative economic returns, especially in the mining sector.

President Cyril Ramaphosa committed to the National Assembly he would implement the Zondo Commission's recommendations, despite him stating in court papers the commission's recommendations are "not binding".

Three former Nelson Mandela Bay DA councillors will spend the night in jail alongside ANC regional secretary Luyolo Nqakula after being accused of taking R100 000 each from Nqakula to help the ANC oust DA mayor Athol Trollip on Freedom Day in 2018.

Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse has called on residents of the city to join the #HandsOffJoburg campaign to keep her in office.

ActionSA's Herman Mashaba has also been lambasted, but he shot back saying the accusations were 'ridiculous'.

Two of the seven Ekurhuleni metro officers accused of murder and attempted murder believe the state has a weak case against them.

The short-sightedness of relying on a single morphine powder supplier for South Africa's healthcare facilities has been pinpointed as the cause of a devastating disruption in the supply of liquid morphine that has left some terminally ill patients su...

You cannot teach a child on an empty stomach; that is what a Gugulethu primary school is practising by ensuring that there is food for their learners.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied allegation of money laundering in the Phala Phala matter, reiterating the money was the proceeds of game farming.