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In just four days, the stream gushing down Morris Avenue in Johannesburg became a river and then a dam....
In just four days, the stream gushing down Morris Avenue in Johannesburg became a river and then a dam....
SA Air Force pilots and crews are now struggling to make minimum flying hours to keep them sufficiently current and retain their flying licences....
Former ambassador to Argentina Tony Leon says he is not going to apply his mind to an offer that has not been made....
An employee from the City of Tshwane's Finance Department was suspended on Tuesday after internal investigations found that he and two of his colleagues may have been involved in fraud involving more...
Livestock owners are being urged to remove animals from affected pastures upon detection of armyworm...
He was found guilty of five counts of rape dating back to 2019....
This grungy tune became local alternative group Indie Dog Band's most-streamed hit within days and all it took was cheating, a QR code and a little creativity....
Police raided the premises where they found the illegal machines....
The Eastern Cape government is not bankrupt, but it is battling to collect enough revenue which is crucial for funding its programmes, Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko said on Tuesday....
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will withdraw the gazetted regulations prohibiting the sale, importation, and manufacture of food products containing cannabis and hemp....
The Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial took another dramatic turn on Tuesday as State witness Lourentia "Renz" Lombaard told the court about her friendship with the missing girl's mother, Racquel "Kelly"...
This is the first nuclear research reactor on the African continent, commissioned in 1965....
A 63-year pensioner from Gugulethu is yet to enjoy a penny of his social grant....
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the Northern Cape, North West and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service....
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US Congress has nominated Brent Bozell III to replace Reuben Brigety as ambassador in Pretoria, South Africa....
The wheels of the OR Tambo District Municipality have fallen off, with the municipality fighting its employees to claw back R11 million incorrectly paid as danger pay....
A Gqeberha father who exploited his twin daughters when they were eight years old by taking and distributing nude pictures of them online will spend 10 years behind bars, the Gqeberha Regional Court r...
Hundreds of taxi operators in East London took to the streets on Monday morning to protest the arrest of their leader, Gabs Mtshala, who they claim was being targeted by police....
Suspects linked to Soshanguve are expected to appear in court on Wednesday....
More stringent requirements could be on the cards for litigants wanting to have their civil cases heard in the Gauteng High Court....
The initiative aims to curb corruption through collaboration with stakeholders....
Hugo Ferreira severely beat his eight-day-old daughter, who later died from her injuries, because she was crying and then decided to rape her "to give her something to cry about"....
Stats SA says the total number of formal sector jobs has increased by 12 000....
The families of six dead Soshanguve community patrollers - who were shot, stoned and set alight - say they are living in fear of the attackers....
Gruesome and brutal - this is how a KwaZulu-Natal High Court judge in Durban described the murder of a woman by the father of her 5-year-old son in full view of shoppers at the Gateway Theatre of Shop...
KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Francois Rodgers says the province will finally have some leeway in ensuring the budget improves service delivery and ensures financial stability, as it won't be hamstrung by...
He shouted "Pemmy must go!" But now MK Party MP Visvin Reddy must go to Parliament's powers and privileges committee, which has the power to sanction MPs for their conduct....
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the cutting of USAID to South Africa has been a wake-up call....
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber is taking on corrupt officials who abuse the department's systems....
More than 32 000 hectares of Western Cape land were burned during the latest fire season, CapeNature has revealed....
Right-wing lobby group AfriForum has released a "documentary" on YouTube in an attempt to clarify what it calls "the facts" about "threats to private property rights in South Africa and racially discr...
Former ANC MP Pule Mabe has roped in prominent attorney Zola Majavu to defend him in his graft case....
Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests acted "underhandedly" and "unlawfully" when it adopted a new code of conduct without any public participation, says #UniteBehind director...
ActionSA announced on Tuesday that it would not support the Budget....
A 38-year-old woman has been arrested in Durban in connection with an ongoing human trafficking case currently before the Cape Town courts....
Former Pretoria teacher and principal Martin Kotze, accused of sexually grooming young boys and sending them explicit videos and pictures of himself, has died by suicide....
One of the defence lawyers in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial put it to the State's key witness, Lourentia "Renz" Lombaard, that Lombaard had implicated her client because she was angry at him....
President Cyril Ramaphosa has asserted his authority, stating he doesn't need input from his government or national unity partners to select a replacement for Ebrahim Rasool, the ousted ambassador to...
A 25-year-old woman is set to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Tuesday afternoon after being found in possession of ecstasy soon after a man believed to be her partner was gunned down in...
Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber says South Africa is still struggling with corruption....
Lombaard explains what happened to the money once the sangoma had paid the accused for Joshlin....
The Economic Freedom Fights won’t back a motion to remove Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, despite acknowledging the same concerns raised by opposition parties about his leadership <div class="woocom...
Police have warned residents of KwaMashu against criminals impersonating police officers....
Mchunu has called for cooperation amongst various stakeholders in the fight against crime....
Six people have died after a shootout a Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve....
This time around the matter was postponed following a request from the defence teams....
The strike affected scholar transport mostly as roads were blocked....
It has also accused government of failure to secure the borders and uphold laws of the country....
Police Minister visits Soshanguve where five patrollers were gunned down on Saturday morning....
The cross-examination of a key state witness in the Joshlin Smith trial continues....
The SAIRR has launched a public petition in support of the #NoMoreRaceLaws Bill....
City Power is exploring alternative energy sources to meet the needs of residents....
Three people were injured in the crash which happened on Sunday....
New 12-day cycle meal plan for inmates adheres to Health standards: Portfolio Committee...
The state's key witness in the Joshlin Smith trial, Lourentia Lombaard has been cross-examined....
Public sector workers are demanding a speedy resolution to the current budget standoff....
Mashatile delivered the keynote address at a World TB Day commemorative day....
City Power says it is expanding its electricity network in Johannesburg's Informal Settlements....
Teacher union in the Northern Cape says it's not optimistic about the budget speech....
New drone technology, which is the first of its kind in Africa, launched in Humansdorp....
Santaco in Durban has expressed frustration with eThekwini's handling of the GO! Durban project....
New drone technology, which is the first of its kind in Africa, launched in Humansdorp....
Hard drives seized from Darren Wilken, an accused in child pornography case, 39 tera-bytes of data....
192 political parties have until the end of business today to make their submissions to IEC....
Minister Motsoaledi says Tuberculosis kills ten people every hour in the South Africa....
FS Human Settlements Department will forfeit about R50 million after failing to spend the funds....
Deputy President Paul Mashatile leads World TB Day commemoration on the KZN South Coast....
Officers who arrived on the scene found the suspect's naked body on the ground with burn wounds....
Lombaard is adamant that she is telling the truth about Appollis and Smith....
Gauteng police have arrested six suspects targeting places of worship....
This after two officers were arrested for their alleged involvement in a hijacking....
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has condemned the killing local community patrollers at Marry Me....
The day highlights the urgency of eradicating TB, the world's deadliest infectious disease....
The trial of a couple charged with child porn begins at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court....
The cross-examination of key witness, Lourentia Lombaard under way in Joshlin Smith's trial....
Seven other people were wounded and are receiving medical treatment....
Nkowankowa township residents in Limpopo protest over power and water outages....
Wilken and Moodley face multiple charges including 24 counts of money laundering....
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Trump's post contains screengrabs of Elon Musk's earlier post about the EFF....
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has done a sharp about-turn on her decision to drop a Constitutional Court case against a celebrity artist accused of dodgy dealings in precious...
The SAAF is unable to perform any combat operations due to the grounding of more than 330 planes for lack of money for spares....
Former South African ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool says the country should mend its relationship with the US amid growing tensions....
The national Health Department says that the controversial National Health Insurance Act will not affect how provinces will run state-owned hospitals....
With rugby season having kicked off this year, Eastern Cape schools are gearing up for the Grey Rugby Festival this week - and among them is a 15-year-old from humble beginnings who wants to follow in...
The HPAI version of birdflu is believed to have spread around the world since 2021....
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cradle of Humankind is home to rich biodiversity....
Violent crime in Soshanguve is so out of hand that the community have decided to take policing into their own hands. However, though armed with good intentions, the mushrooming community protection gr...
Lombaard broke down in tears last Wednesday leading to an early court adjournment....
According to SAPS, Nelson Mandela Bay holds the fifth-highest murder rate in the Eastern Cape....
After spending years in captivity, Yoda and Ysis are experiencing the joy of having a 'home'....
The South African Weather Service has forecast morning foggy conditions for parts of Eastern Cape, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and Northern Cape....
On Sunday, Kusile's Unit 6 added 800MW to the grid for the first time, a new milestone for Eskom, following recent load shedding....
eThekwini says R9.3 billion will be put aside over the next 3 years to implement the strategy....
Andrew Mehlape allegedly stabbed 14-year-old Rebotile Moloto multiple times two weeks ago....
Kusile's final unit for the first time on Sunday added 800 MW to the grid, a new milestone for Eskom, following recent load shedding....
The Premier says police have declared to hunt the perpetrators within the next 72 hours....
More than 30 000 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters gathered at the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Stadium in Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday, to celebrate the party's golden jubilee....
The persistent rain in the eThekwini metro caused extensive damage to 1 452 private properties, cost the City R1.5 billion, and affected nearly 6 000 people....