More than 200 nurses will stage a sit-in at the offices of the Department of Health in the North West on Monday, to demand their immediate employment at clinics and
Diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg, a funder of former president Jacob Zuma, on Thursday unveiled his plans for the upcoming elections, in which he will run as an independent candidate in
Eastern Cape police have arrested three suspected house robbers after they accidentally pressed a security panic button after entering a property in Mount Pleasant.
A former KPMG employee has appeared with two others in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in connection with the siphoning of bursary funds, valued at R16.5 million, from students pursuing
A South African-born doctor allegedly paid a hitman and his driver R20 000 after his ex-wife was gunned down on her way to work.
A question mark hangs over the existence of a motion of no confidence in Nelson Mandela Bay Gary van Niekerk.
Soaring temperatures could lead to extremely high fire danger conditions over the northern and central parts of the Northern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.
The Cape Independence Party lost its legal bid against the IEC to challenge why its name failed to appear on the final candidates’ list.
The DA says issues facing the Eastern Cape are “deeply saddening” and need immediate intervention.
The Cape Independence Party has lost its legal bid against the Electoral Commission of South Africa to challenge why its name failed to appear on the final candidates’ list.
Bongi Sithole-Moloi, KwaZulu-Natal’s MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, says the frequency of extreme weather conditions has necessitated a review of strategies aimed at responding to disasters.
The mayor of Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, said he was more optimistic than ever about the capital city’s future.
A man mentioned in former spy boss Arthur Fraser’s explosive affidavit about the theft of US$580 000 from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala ranch was sentenced to an effective 20
In its determination to get answers, the DA has tabled a motion for the establishment of an ad hoc joint committee to investigate claims that the salary of Secretary to
Service delivery protests have blocked several Johannesburg roads, including Eben Cuyler Drive, Mooki Street, and roads in Noordgesig, Orlando East, and Pennyville, leading to heavy traffic disruptions in the city.
Two men have been stoned to death in an alleged vigilante attack in Riba Cross, Burgersfort, after residents accused them of breaking into properties in the area.
Two extortionists who murdered seven people during a turf war in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, were given life sentences for each murder by the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.
A retired SA National Defence Force brigadier general has been arrested in connection with alleged irregularities relating to a R2-million tender for heat-resistant buffs and military goggles for soldiers undertaking
An independent law firm will investigate the death of two Daveyton Skills School pupils who drowned at a school camp in Centurion, according to the Gauteng education department.
The Wynberg Magistrate’s Court has granted alleged 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfield R250 000 bail, but he remains behind bars because his bid for bail in a separate case was
The former chief financial officer of Star Schools, an institution specialising in matric rewrites, has been released on R100 000 bail following her arrest for allegedly embezzling over R12.3 million.
Mere moments after mentioning “30 years” of democracy, ANC national executive committee member Parks Tau was booed by students from different political formations at a heated election debate held at
More than 6 000 pupils in the Free State are aged between 20 and 30, according to statistics seen by News24.
International Relations director-general Zane Dangor is puzzled by the UK’s “strange” claims about the possibility of a terrorist attack on South African soil.
More than 6 000 pupils in the Free State are aged between 20 and 30 years, according to statistics seen by News24.
Human Settlements Minister Mamoloko Kubayi and her provincial counterpart, Lebogang Maile, have handed title deeds to Dan Tloome Mega City residents. However, residents from neighbouring areas watched on in disbelief
The IFP-led Endumeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal had no capacity to prepare its own financial statements, so it outsourced this key function to an accounting firm.
International Relations director-general Zane Dangor is puzzled by the United Kingdom’s “strange” claims about the possibility of a terrorist attack on South African soil.
A group of men involved in a deadly ambush at a petrol station in Broederstroom, the North West, has yet to be arrested.
The trip was organised by a non-governmental organisation – Rising Stars Generation – at Rock Falls Adventure Ranch. Ninety learners were on the excursion.
Western Cape police are investigating the death of a police officer shot during a domestic violence dispute in Mamre.
Excited boys and girls lined up at the Khumbulani Health, Education and Resource Centre in Khayelitsha on Thursday to welcome a team of Media24 staffers who brought them much-needed donations
A team of detectives investigating fraud and corruption at the University of Fort Hare battled an accused’s facial recognition feature for 20 days to unlock a cellphone and access what
More than 17 000 police officers will ensure crime-free voting in political violence hotspot KwaZulu-Natal this election at a cost of R40 million, according to provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla
On Tuesday night, little Emilio Hutchinson, three, and his grandmother, Ellen Hutchinson, 52, were killed when they were shot by gunmen in the bedroom of their Gqeberha home. Also killed
The South African Weather Service predicted partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions for most of the country.
Out of desperation, the security women stripped naked, trying to get the Gauteng Department of Health to listen to their plight.
Homeless people occupying some of the incomplete and abandoned 173 houses in the Montrose housing project, in Randfontein, which had been earmarked for military veterans, could find themselves back on
Epworth Children’s Home in Johannesburg, a haven for displaced children for more than 100 years, is closing at the end of May.
A 42-year-old man stands accused of killing his 69-year-old mother in Tzaneen, Limpopo, with neighbours claiming he would demand her social grant money.
The DA-led government in the Western Cape has taken its first step towards putting the embattled Knysna municipality under administration.
University of Fort Hare service provider Terrence Joubert is alleged to have concealed information that his alleged accomplice, Isaac Plaatjies, had fake qualifications.
DA leader John Steenhuisen has threatened to report “manipulative” ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa to the Public Protector for allegedly using state resources to campaign for the May general elections.
Eastern Cape police have arrested a man and two alleged accomplices in connection with the attempted murder, assault and kidnapping of his 34-year-old wife from Durban last month.
Lu Xiao, the latest victim in a string of kidnappings in Nelson Mandela Bay, was rescued a week after his abduction from his retail store in Kariega.
Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen has described the mass murder of five people in Harare, Khayelitsha on Wednesday as “horrific” and says it shows the
Nafiz Modack’s lawyer rubbished a witness’s claim in the Western Cape High Court that he was promised R3 million to kill Cape Town lawyer William Booth.
Residents of Railton in Swellendam fear that protests could erupt yet again as nothing changed since they last protested against high electricity tariffs in August and September 2023.
Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution against state advocate Billy Downer and this writer has been removed from the roll, as the former president continues his campaign to challenge its invalidation in
Between 215 and 425 thousand people were using heroin daily across South Africa in 2020 (at the upper limit, this amounts to over 1% of the country’s entire adult population).
Mop-up operations are continuing in parts of KwaZulu-Natal after heavy rains battered the province’s South Coast, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Cape Winelands firefighters are battling a blaze that is burning out of control in Du Toit’s Kloof.
A heated exchange has erupted between the Patriotic Alliance and the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape.
Soon after Gauteng teacher Palesa Mofokeng, 33, was shot and killed on 5 April, a claim of R4 million was made to an insurance company, a source has told News24.
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says her ousted predecessor Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s demand for a R10 million gratuity “completely ignores the financial wreckage” she caused to the watchdog body.
Senior City of Tshwane employees accused of flouting processes to award the Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant tender to companies linked to controversial businessman Edwin Sodi were found not guilty on
Johannesburg is staring a full-blown crisis in the face as the collapse of the city’s water and sanitation grid looks imminent, with concerns authorities do not have the R64 billion
A Free State traffic officer has been sentenced to five years in prison on two counts of corruption.
The trial of Nafiz Modack and 14 others for allegedly being part of a sprawling and murderous racketeering enterprise resumed in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday.
Dawood Lagardien faces possible jail time and a R500 000 fine if he is found guilty of the charges of hate speech, harassment and discrimination.