The Hawks have swooped on a former Mpumalanga municipal manager for allegedly stealing from the public purse and snapping up a R900,000 Mercedes-Benz.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has secured his party’s backing to be its candidate in next year’s elections.

A police dive unit is pulling all the stops in the search for a 15-year-old girl who went missing in the sea off Llandudno, Cape Town, on Friday.

American rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, who was torn between his Bible-thumping upbringing and his desire to make hell-raising rock 'n' roll with hits such as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", has died at the age of 87.

Russia said on Friday it had drafted 300,000 people in a month and is ending its call-up of reservists to fight in Ukraine, a divisive move that led to tens of thousands of Russian men fleeing and brought the first sustained public protest against th...

A 58-year-old former acting municipal manager of the Kai ǃGarib municipality Johny Mckay appeared before the Upington magistrate’s court on Friday to face charges of contravening the Pension Funds Act.

A hammer-wielding man attacked US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband during a break-in at the couple's San Francisco home early on Friday, authorities said, in an assault that raised fears about political violence ahead of the November 8 midterm el...

Elon Musk has started to cut employees at Twitter.

The high court has handed heavy sentences to two men for the murder of a retired teacher during a robbery at a tavern in Thulamahashe in Mpumalanga.

The Bronkhorstspruit magistrate’s court on Friday sentenced a 57-year-old man to four life terms after convicting him of raping his girlfriend's two girls for a number of years.

Preparations are in full swing at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban ahead of the ceremonial handover of a certificate of recognition by the government to Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini on Saturday.

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Police minister Bheki Cele has allayed fears ahead of a busy weekend, with the country on high alert after a US embassy warning about possible terrorist attacks in Sandton.

The South African weather service has warned of disruptive rain on Friday afternoon that might lead to localised flooding in parts of the country from a storm stretching from Botswana to KwaZulu-Natal.

The Christmas shopping period is unlikely to bring relief to European retailers that sell anything from running shoes to handbags as the cost-of-living crisis squeezes consumers and shrinks disposable income.

A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment in the Pietermaritzburg high court for the murder of his girlfriend's boss in August.

Stage 2 load-shedding will again be implemented on Monday, but Eskom has announced a weekend reprieve with a suspension of enforced power cuts from midnight on Friday.

The Sandton City precinct held an evacuation drill on Friday morning.

Durban is expecting a R130m boost to the economy when more than 80,000 visitors head to the city for the ceremonial handover of the certificate of recognition to Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini on Saturday.

Billionaire Elon Musk became Twitter Inc's owner on Thursday, firing top executives and providing little clarity on how he will achieve his lofty ambitions for the social media platform. Here's what people are saying about the purchase.

"I have been a law-abiding citizen, paying my e-tolls. So in this situation do I get a refund? Otherwise I am going to court for my refund. Simple," said Mboweni.

About 53GW of new generation capacity, particularly from renewable energy sources including wind and solar, will be required for the period up to 2032 to ensure energy security in South Africa.

A Midvaal man has infuriated a community after accosting staff at a local eatery, allegedly uttering racial slurs, slapping a manager and threatening staff with a knife he took from the kitchen.

Elon Musk became Twitter Inc's owner on Thursday, firing top executives and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform.

Five men who allegedly pretended to be patrollers affiliated to the PRS taxi association to extort money from motorists picking up hitchhikers in Randburg are behind bars.

A climate activist glued his head to glass covering the world-famous 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' painting at a museum in The Hague on Thursday, though the artwork was not damaged, gallery staff said.

Two of the people accused of murdering Abongile Mafalala say there is no evidence linking them to the mob justice killing.

"If they [political parties] can't be in charge with a majority, they are happy to see these municipalities fall to the ANC," said Mashaba.

Protest action and a petition campaign have formed part of a fight by Ballito residents against the closure of overnight paediatric, neonatal and maternity facilities at the town’s private hospital.

Discovery Health took on the Road Accident Fund for its unilateral decision in August to illegally exclude medical scheme members from RAF payments — and won.