Prisons are more luxurious than the average South African household as they have consistent flowing water, flushing toilets, and no load shedding.
The five men accused of killing rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend, chef and businessman, Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, plan to appeal a court ruling which denied them bail on
A Corruption Watch survey report has found 81% of the people they interviewed believe the government is not doing enough to address corruption in the provision of basic services.
The family of a matric pupil who died during a classmate’s memorial service is still in shock.
A 29-year-old woman from Pretoria has been sentenced to an effective 10 years’ imprisonment after she murdered her two minor children because she said her husband was cheating on her
After years of water outages, Johannesburg Water is finally working to extend the ageing Commando System.
With two weeks left before South Africans head to the polls, DA leader John Steenhuisen told supporters not to lose steam and to push to convince every voter to support
Some University of Limpopo students expressed outrage and fear following the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old near the gates of the institution during the early hours of Sunday morning.
Buffalo City mayor Princess Faku has called on law enforcement to apprehend and prosecute those who orchestrated the shooting of Ntombikayise Tom, who served as the municipality’s MMC for corporate
The South African Weather Service has warned of a high risk of fires in at least three provinces.
A “reasonable, informed and objective person” would not jump to the conclusion the Electoral Commission of South Africa prejudged excluding uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma’s candidature for the election,
The accused in the decade old rape case of Gauteng businesswoman Andy Kawa, who was attacked in the dunes of the Gqeberha beachfront and gang-raped for 16 hours, was a
President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law.
Traffic officers at the Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality, in Ngcobo, say their department is dysfunctional.
A meeting by the portfolio committee on basic education to discuss proposed new legislation was at one point reduced to a shouting match after the chairperson had a fiery exchange
Western Cape High Court Judge Robert Henney on Wednesday blasted a Durban dog unit police officer for admitting to setting up the arrest of an asset manager upon request from
Former deputy president and speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete says 30 years is not enough time to solve social ills, end poverty, provide jobs, clean drinking water, or
President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law.
It’s been more than a week since the devastating collapse of the multi-storey apartment block at 75 Victoria Road, George left 33 people dead, 62 survivors, and 19 still unaccounted
The Durban Magistrate’s Court has denied bail for the men accused of killing rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend, chef and entrepreneur Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.
It is quiet at the scene of the collapsed building in George, with the number of casualties unchanged as workers focus on clearing debris.
The Durban Magistrate’s Court has denied bail for the men accused of killing rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his friend, chef and entrepreneur Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane.
A KwaZulu-Natal police officer, whose act of kindness made her an internet sensation after she was filmed looking after an abandoned child, attributed her actions to simple maternal instinct.
All eyes will be firmly on President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday when he finally signs the much-anticipated National Health Insurance Bill into law with a “very special” pen at the
Western Cape police, with the help of a local security company, arrested four armed suspects moments after they had robbed a jewellery store on Lady Grey Street in Paarl on
The family of the late Moses Mabhida said it was upset that the stalwart’s name was still being used in ANC election campaigns, despite the neglect experienced by his descendants.
The ANC is seeking to appeal a KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban ruling, which dismissed the governing party’s application to bar former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party from using
Israel could ask for an extension, or simply not appear, at the International Court of Justice, reports suggest, after it was given two days’ notice of a hearing – one
Finance MMC Dada Morero emphasised financial stability and infrastructure development in the 2024/25 budget year.
Israel could ask for an extension, or may simply not appear, reports suggest, after it was given two days’ notice of a hearing – one of them a key public
Several respected electoral reform proponents did not make the cut for a supposedly independent electoral reform panel, while all three people who supported the minority finding of a Ministerial Advisory
President Cyril Ramaphosa has slammed “well-to-do, rich people” who criticise his decision to sign into law the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill on Wednesday – 13 days before the May
The Gauteng education department is instituting disciplinary action against a teacher who allegedly told matric pupils he was taking them to a Career Day expo, but instead took them to
South African doctors and medical organisations News24 spoke to are strongly against the NHI Bill being implemented as it still has parts they feel should be amended. They predict the
As law enforcement geared up for South Africa’s general elections, Police Minister Bheki Cele said no one would be allowed to “mess around”.
The man who developed the pinging platform allegedly used for illegal tracking of targets by Nafiz Modack testified from the US on Tuesday about the capabilities of the technology, during
Tshwane firefighters on Tuesday morning discovered two badly decomposed bodies at the bottom of an elevator shaft in a government building as they were rescuing a man who had fallen
The City of Cape Town has taken a tough stance against criminals who abuse public housing rentals.
Eastern Cape farmers have welcomed the launch of the Livestock Identification and Traceability System to fight stock theft, but they are unconvinced that the tags alone would stop their animals
The leader of the EFF, Julius Malema, instructed young people in Mthatha to tell their parents and grandparents that Nelson Mandela was no longer in the ANC.
The DA-run Western Cape government has again appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa not to sign the controversial National Health Insurance Bill into law.
Despite several concerns about the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill remaining, the National Council of Provinces is expected to pass the bill without amending it.
A man claiming to be a member of the Fast Guns gang in Gauteng has been sentenced to two life imprisonment terms and a further 122 years for crimes including
Morning fog patches are expected in some regions, with isolated rain and thunderstorms forecast over the north-central and north-eastern parts of the country, according to the South African Weather Service.
The SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) will formally leave the oil-rich Cabo Delgado province in July, three years after being deployed and after fighting militants 67 times between August 2021
The Ndimande brothers – Siyabonga and Malusi – appeared before the principal magistrate, David Khumalo, in the Manzini District Court, in Eswatini, on Tuesday.
Atholl Mitchell, the consulting engineer who was overseeing the construction of the apartment block in George that collapsed a week ago, was under investigation by the Engineering Council of South
EFF Gauteng MPL and party provincial secretary Moshe Koma could face fraud charges for allegedly bunking sittings in the provincial legislature.
A Durban police officer testifying in the murder, extortion and racketeering trial of Nafiz Modack said he heard Modack’s “right hand” man refer to them as “Pablo and Gustavo” –
The SA Human Rights Commission intends to investigate the collapse of the construction site in George to establish if there were any human rights violations.
Around 5 000 election observers from 160 international and domestic organisations will be observing South Africa’s seventh democratic elections in two weeks time.
The long-awaited trial of two former apartheid police officers has hit another snag, as the two accused intend challenging some of the charges brought against them by the State.
All eyes will once again be on South Africa this week when it approaches International Court of Justice in The Hague in a bid to ensure emergency orders are imposed
Buffalo City community leader Leonard Ncumbese and a group of ratepayers are free to go ahead with their protest against maladministration at the municipality after the Buffalo City Metro Municipality
Johannesburg Finance MMC Dada Morero has announced a new R83.1-billion budget for the City on Tuesday.
A KwaZulu-Natal man who was sought in connection with a 2022 murder, has been shot dead during a struggle with one of the police officers who arrested him.
Bhekisisa’s online election manifestos analysis tool makes it easier to choose the party whose health policies will serve you best for at least the next five years. It cuts through
Nearly 15 days until South Africans vote, coalition governments in at least two provinces are almost inevitable; however, analysts and scholars have warned that political parties may not be ready.
The Western Cape High Court has ordered the beleaguered Knysna Municipality to restart the process of finding a new municipal manager – more than two years after it began searching
A second person is in custody in connection with the murder of an off-duty police officer in Delmas, Mpumalanga, after he handed himself over to police on Sunday.