With summer finally here, beaches will be buzzing with activity – visitors will take a dip in the ocean or simply just stroll along the beach.

Ekurhuleni councillors are expected to elect a new mayor on Wednesday.

Two occupants of a vehicle that matched the description of a getaway car used in a Free State bottle store robbery have been arrested on firearms-related charges.

During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Correctional Services used Covid-19 funding meant for personal protective equipment, to buy flame-retardant mattresses.

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Andile Mbele has been sentenced to two life terms behind bars for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of nine-year-old Aqhama Tom in Hankey, in September 2020.

The police officer who handled the swabs and DNA samples during the investigation into the murder of 17-year-old Yonela Kopano has been accused of tampering with the evidence.

A circulating message claiming that people will get a R1 500 reward for capturing pit bulls or reporting households owning the breed, is nothing but a scam, the NSPCA and the Sizwe Kupelo Foundation have warned.

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The eThekwini municipality has reopened several beaches along the coast after the E. coli scare.

Kgathatso Tlhakudi laments that his suspension, which has lasted more than 60 days, violates his constitutional rights to dignity and trade, and threatens his job security and reputation.

A Cape Town man abandoned his bail application, opting to wait out his trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in prison.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has lamented the continued increase in gender-based violence and femicide incidents in the country despite concerted efforts by the state, civil society, and other interested parties to eradicate the scourge.

The South African Weather Service has issued a warning for disruptive rains, which could lead to flash flooding, in the Fezile Dabi and Thabo Mofutsanyana municipalities of the Free State.

Eight suspected members of an international drug ring appeared in the Bellville Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

The council programming committee sat on Tuesday morning to table the agenda for Thursday's extraordinary sitting of council.

The young girl said her family had to move house because other children made fun of her.

Prioritising hospital staff’s mental well-being. This is the key focus of the new Wellness Centre at Groote Schuur Hospital.

He went to collect food scraps for his dog and stumbled upon a deserted car, which he then took for a joyride, not knowing its dead owner's body was in the boot.

A man accused of murdering two patrolling police officers in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, last year, is changing lawyers, the Western Cape High Court has heard.