In 2021 an estimated 304 000 people in South Africa fell ill with tuberculosis and 56 000 died from the disease, according to new World Health Organisation figures.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a fellow passenger dead while they were on their way to Brickmakers Kloof in Gqeberha.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lefusi and Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga have offered words of encouragement to Nellmapius Secondary School's 357 matric pupils.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Imtiaz Fazel as the Inspector-General of Intelligence, following Parliament's approval, for a tensure of five years from Tuesday, 1 November.

A team of para surfers across the country is hoping to make waves at the World Championships in Pismo, California, in December.

As matric pupils across the country write their final exams, the South Africa Democratic Teachers’ Union noted that the class of 2022 has suffered greatly under the Covid-19 pandemic and now constant load shedding.

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More than 1 700 people have been arrested in tracing operations, roadblocks, hotspot raids and stop and search operations in Gauteng.

Johannesburg Pride chairperson Kaye Ally has described the event in Sandton as a success, adding that it has reinforced the right of the LGBTQIA+ community to exist.

The City of Cape Town will fork out R2.4 million to revamp the St James beachfront, including the iconic colourful beach bathing boxes.

An increase in candidates writing the National Senior Certificate examinations has allayed fears that significant numbers of pupils dropped out following the Covid-19 pandemic, says the Department of Basic Education.

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Construction on a specialist school in Cape Town has hit another delay, as the tender award process comes under legal review.

Seventeen Grade 12 pupils from Mpumalanga will sign their names into the province's history books when they sit for the Sign Language exam on 10 November.

Heidi Dempers, owner of Yum Baker, started her business as a side hustle during the Covid-19 lockdown. Today she supplies over 40 Checkers stores.

A Limpopo court has set aside the findings of the Kgatla Commission on who the rightful heir of the Radingwana traditional council is.

President Cyril Ramaphosa insists he has a good relationship with former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, despite the two publicly criticising his leadership.

Police in the Western Cape had their hands full this weekend after clamping down on a range of crime incidents in the province.

Allegations of rape and a shooting at a primary school disco in Gauteng have been denied by the provincial education department.

Gunmen opened fire on street vendors and bystanders, killing seven people and wounding four others, in Finetown, south of Johannesburg, on Saturday evening.