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Fine, cool to cold conditions are forecast across the country, ahead of a cold front expected to hit some parts from Friday, according to the South African Weather Service....
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Angie Motshekga said the department's priority is to ensure that soldiers are properly equipped....
They say all they want is justice for their child....
The Athlone Magistrate’s Court has provisionally withdrawn the case against siblings Wanda and Sindiswa Mbele, who are accused of orchestrating a life insurance scam that allegedly led to the murders...
Police in NC has refuted claims associate linked to Matlala works at Kuruman police station....
ANC calls on law enforcement to take immediate action against 'politically motivated killings.'...
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson confirmed that criminal charges are on the cards for those responsible for the George building collapse that claimed the lives of 34 constructi...
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has assigned three parliamentary committees to consider allegations that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has been colluding with criminal underworld players....
Khumalo and six other senior police officials were arrested last month....
Mbenenge is facing allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace levelled by Mengo....
A heartbroken wife is calling on authorities not to spare any resources to find her husband, who was swept off rocks near Rocky Bay, between Gordon’s Bay and the Steenbras River mouth, while fishing w...
A 16-year-old boy was shot dead and three people were wounded at a wendy house in Lower Crossroads, Philippi East, on Tuesday afternoon....
Masemola has conceded that Mkhwanazi's allegations are extremely worrying....
The initiate had been transferred from a hospital in Limpopo to Gauteng....
For many children in Cape Town’s suburb of Old Crossroads in Nyanga, the entry fee into a chess competition could feed their family for a month. But Imkhitha Joya, 14, has been invited to play in Alba...
The tribunal is probing allegations of sexual harassment against Judge President Selby Mbenenge....
Matlala has been moved to the C-Max section of the prison and is considered a high risk inmate....
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has shot back at KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s claims, insisting he doesn’t know controversial tenderpreneur Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala....
Tenderpreneur and awaiting trialist Vusi “Cat” Matlala was caught with a cellphone in his cell in Kgosi Mampuru prison over the weekend, according to the correctional services department....
This is contained in a statement released earlier by Mchunu....
Bonginkosi Khanyile faces charges including incitement to commit public violence...
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The top judge has spent the past two days denying allegations levelled against him....
It is the continuation of the bail application in the case....
Heavy rains and extreme cold have affected thousands of people in the city....
Police are investigating a murder after a 36-year-old man, believed to be a ward councillor, was shot and killed in Lusaka, Mamelodi....
Four law enforcement officials and two civilians facing charges of corruption were each granted R3 000 bail in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court....
Cosatu has joined calls for an urgent, independent commission of inquiry into the allegations....
South Africa said to be one of the most unsafe places in the world for women and children....
Feinstein says creating a well-balanced life allows you to show up for the things that nurture you....
These claims were made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on Sunday....
The seal apparently developed a taste for the fishing bait used by fishermen at Amanzimtoti....
The Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to three City of Tshwane officials accused of stealing a transformer valued at R7 million....
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The suspect led police to his flat where more drugs were confiscated....
The National Healthcare Professionals Association has called for urgent reforms....
The South African Weather Service has warned of damaging winds in the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal, while fine and cold conditions with isolated showers are expected in the Western Cape....
Dr Socikwa says mathematics has the potential to reduce unemployment and contribute to the economy....
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The Chlorine Dosing System will ensure water given to residents is safe for drinking....
City of Ekurhuleni has escalated the case to the police for further investigation....
Siyasanga Sifumba, was arrested in December 2024 for assaulting initiate with wooden stick....
JHB Public Safety MMC says some hair salons in Midrand are used as a front to sell drugs....
Supreme Court has referred back to the High Court the battle for the Bapedi kingship....
COGTA MEC Zolile Williams says the disaster relief is not enough to cater for all damages....
South Africa does not have enough psychologists and psychiatrists to meet the mental health needs of everyone in the country. One solution is to train community healthcare workers to provide some basi...
A fire ripped through the Dakota Informal Settlement in Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal, in the early hours of Tuesday, leaving hundreds of residents homeless....
News24’s investigation spanned months and exposed how tenderpreneur Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala steered a web of influence reaching the highest echelons of South African policing....
Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala lavished former police minister Bheki Cele with stays in an exclusive penthouse in a Pretoria hotel....
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi publicly declared that the SAPS has been infiltrated by underworld syndicates that control key cops. He accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of dis...
Amid shifting local reforms, a fragile GNU and a volatile global landscape, News24 will co-host a virtual seminar on Tuesday to delve deeper into South Africa’s possible futures and the strategic deci...
When Johan Kotze took a homeless man to watch the Springboks play in Cape Town, he didn’t know the kind gesture could reunite the man with his long-lost family....
It is alleged the blaze was sparked by some residents who had lit fire trying to keep warm....
The tribunal previously heard from Mengo that she received an image of Mbenenge's private parts....
This follows a series of incidents where officials investigating corruption have faced threats....
The tribunal probes allegations of sexual harassment against Judge President Selby Mbenenge....
The department confirmed plans to extend the validity period from five years to eight years....
Former mayor of Cape Town and anti-apartheid activist Theresa Solomon died on Monday at the age of 79 after a period of illness....
Police are investigating a video on social media which reportedly shows a group of people accusing an on-duty, uniformed North West police officer of being under the influence of alcohol....
The initiate had a history of epilepsy and was on medical treatment when he was taken to the school....
The settlement aims to alleviate the backlog of court cases....
Khanyile faces charges including incitement to commit public violence....
The City of Joburg has been cracking down on illegal occupations in hijacked buildings....
The illegal miners will also be charged with contravening immigration laws....
They found it to be true that there's racial profiling and racial action taken against black doctors...
Mengo has previously testified that the alleged advances were unwanted....
"It is incumbent on you to investigate in a true sense of the word, to interview people..."...
He says it is of utmost importance that President Cyril Ramaphosa deal with the situation speedily....
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Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi named Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in his allegations...
Morning fog is forecast for most parts but it will be fine and cold for most of the day, according to the South African Weather Service....
They say dancing has helped them shape their lives and stay away from negative influences....
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Kieswetter says SARS has a good working relationship with police....
Eight other initiates fled the school during the intervention and have not yet been located....
Hlabisa says municipalities who didn't account for previously allocated funds will not receive more....
Kieswetter says SARS has a good working relationship with police....
Following severe flooding in the Eastern Cape, the province is expected to receive a R504-million allocation of a R1.2-billion municipal disaster recovery grant....
"It is incredible that this little choir from SA is so well known and loved all over the world."...
Ian Cameron says there is an integrity deficit in the security and policing services....
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has registered a criminal investigation against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu following claims of political interference in work...
Almost 4 000 people have been left homeless after heavy flooding in Cape Town, with informal settlements among the hardest hit....
A 37-year-old fisherman has gone missing, disappearing underwater after a shark appeared to surface where the man was fishing at Mfazazana, near Hibberdene on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast....
Limpopo-based hip-hop artist, Samuel Boomfire Mbuyane, was sentenced to three life terms for repeatedly raping a nine-year-old boy in Driekop village....
Two police officers were among five people killed on Friday after a minibus taxi plunged down a 50m embankment on the N3, near Shongweni West, Durban....
Just a mere four hours after Western Cape top cops visited the crime scene where five people were shot dead the previous day, another two people were shot and killed on Friday night....
A R100 000 reward has been offered by the City of Cape Town to find those responsible to the mass shooting that left five dead and seven hospitalised in various incidents in Mitchells Plain on Thursda...
“Normal day-to-day policing at stations and other SAPS service points continues”, despite allegations that the police minister has been behind political interference in investigations, says national p...
A body has been found in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape during the search for missing Rhodes University student, Fulufhelo “Lekay” Munzhelele....
The police are investigating a case of murder after three men were gunned down at the Covid informal settlement in Mfuleni, Western Cape....
The top judge is accused of allegedly sexually harassing judges' Secretary, Andiswa Mengo....
Motsoaledi is expected to brief the media on the report after receiving it....
The National Prosecuting Authority says the state will oppose bail....
De Haas has accused the Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of being captured....
Judge President Selby Mbenenge case back in the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court....
Minister of Health receives an investigation report into allegations of racial discrimination....
The suspects were apprehended during a week-long Operation Shanela aimed at combating crime....
Godi says President Ramaphosa has not done much to deal with allegations of corruption in the police...
The Panel was setup in 2019 following reports some medical aid schemes in SA practice discrimination...