A two-month-old baby is lucky to be alive after “escaping” a shack fire that claimed his 31-year-old mother’s life.

The months-long dispute between the City of Cape Town and minibus taxi operators over impounded taxis reached boiling point when angry protesters took to the streets of Hout Bay, causing massive destruction as they went along.

The Skukuza Regional Court has sentenced a 40-year-old man to an effective 17 years' imprisonment in a Kruger National Park rhino poaching case that dates back to 2018.

A 23-year-old Cape Town man was arrested on Thursday in connection with 'sickening' video footage that emerged on social media of a man having sex with a dog.

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Mpumalanga police are searching for the murderers of an 80-year-old Delmas farmer who was killed during an alleged robbery.

The construction of houses in Gugulethu suffered a devastating blow last week when the Luyolo construction site was abruptly shut down.

Gauteng police have arrested an alleged accomplice of suspected Johannesburg kidnapping kingpin Faizal Charloos in Lenasia.

An Israeli fugitive, described as the country's "most wanted gang leader", has been arrested during an operation by the South African Police Service and Interpol in Bryanston, Johannesburg.

The Hawks in the Free State have raided the offices of the Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation and seized documents over allegations relating to the controversial multimillion-rand Macufe Festival tender.

There has been a surge in the theft of lithium batteries in Botswana as demand for alternative power sources for home and industrial use increases across southern Africa.

'For those who are not vaccinated, the message is clear: You are susceptible to getting infected. If you have risk factors, like comorbidities, you can still fall very, very ill and die from omicron,' warns doctor.

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Although the Tambo Memorial Hospital in Boksburg, Gauteng, had been declared "unfit for human habitation" and "an occupational hazard" in 2017, patients and healthcare workers are continuing to receive and provide health services under unusually diff...

Rural villages in the Eastern Cape are getting their drinking water from the air, thanks to solar-powered hydropanels.

Plans to develop 1 233 housing units on farm land of Altydgedacht wine estate have been met with shock by residents and Durbanville Heritage Society.

Just as the community geared up for their monthly full-moon dip at Small Bay Beach in Bloubergstrand last week, an alert on a possible sewage spill halted the festivities.

The independent panel's report was due on Thursday - but, on Wednesday, the Speaker granted the panel until 30 November to complete its work.

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu's decision not to appear before Parliament despite being issued a summons could land her in hot water.

Avis confirmed the collection of its vehicles, saying: "This is due to the expiry of a full maintenance lease agreement that terminated on 31 October. Notice was provided to the City as per the agreement."