A former Limpopo prosecutor has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for corruption after he asked for R6 000 to make a reckless and negligent driving case go away.

The City of Johannesburg has warned that the lengthy outages cause by Stage 6 load shedding will put pressure on its ageing infrastructure.

The family of a three-month-old baby, who was among the group of congregants who were swept away in the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, is hopeful rescuers will recover her body.

ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe believes that even amid political scandals, such as the Nkandla and Phala Phala sagas, ANC leaders should protect the office of the ANC presidency from being weakened.

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Among a dozen types of bottled water tested, a quarter came back with results that show them to be unsafe for human consumption, says a team from the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.

Defend Our Democracy, as well as other civil society representatives, held a picket outside the Gauteng provincial legislature on Wednesday afternoon.

Johannesburg Emergency Medical Services have retrieved the bodies of 15 congregants who drowned in the Jukskei river during a baptism ceremony at the weekend.

Questions have surfaced over a US-sanctioned Russian commercial ship in Simon's Town, which is said to have docked there on Tuesday night.

The judge hearing a double murder case in the Western Cape High Court barely concealed his anger when he was sent a picture of a bottle of Allergex and a vague doctor's note by one of the accused who did not pitch.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and MECs visited the hospital, which has been plagued by issues of financial mismanagement and corruption.

The memorial service at the Civic Centre in Grassy Park was preceded by a parade in Belhar and a wreath-laying ceremony at the Grassy Park police station.

Amos Thulani Khumalo appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

The University of Cape Town announced that vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng was admitted to hospital and given time off from her duties.

The South African Weather Service issued extremely high fire danger warnings for the Khai-Ma,Hantam, Kareeberg, Dawid Kruiper, Tsantsabane, kai!garib and Tsantsabane local municipalities of the Northern Cape, as well as Matzikama in the Western Cape.

The corruption case against the suspended chief magistrate of Pretoria, Desmond Nair, was postponed for an external magistrate to be arranged to preside over the matter.

Seven people charged with the kidnapping of an eight-year-old Cape Town girl face additional serious charges following their arrest during a sting operation in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.

The Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism has added its voice to the Phala Phala scandal.

A Johannesburg man was arrested on Tuesday, hours after he allegedly killed his wife at their Emmarentia home.