Former train driver Simbongile Qabaka refused to allow a debilitating stroke he suffered in 2018 to derail his plans of completing his first university degree.
Thirteen officials in Master of the High Court offices in three provinces are on precautionary suspension amid a Special Investigating Unit probe into allegations of maladministration.
A developer who abandoned a project that was part of the R11 billion Montrose Mega City in Randfontein, West Rand, will need to provide answers for his actions.
The National Prosecuting Authority is going ahead with inquests into 10 killings in two incidents that occurred in the Eastern Cape in 1993.
An Eastern Cape teenager was among the University of Fort Hare’s youngest graduates who were capped at the autumn ceremony in Alice on Friday.
In a clear message to those daring to challenge the ANC, party president Cyril Ramaphosa says its election campaign is now “energised and turbocharged”.
The Limpopo Department of Education has conceded that it missed its deadline for the replacement of all dangerous pit toilets in schools, citing budget cuts as the main impediment.
Load shedding, rising electricity tariffs and financing solutions could see rooftop solar PV installations double by the end of 2030, according to a new market intelligence report.
The Constitutional Court rejected claims Jacob Zuma had been denied his appeal rights after it sentenced him to 15 months in jail for contempt – but, in a ruling that
It was a big week for two groups of men (and one woman) on trial in the Western Cape High Court, each charged with crimes that resulted in a devastating
After entering the political fray just four months ago, the MK Party is growing exponentially and polling at 8.4%, the latest Ipsos poll states.
Brandon Kruger, who has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend 16 times, has asked the court to hold an enquiry into his fitness to stand trial.
The Gauteng Department of Health has welcomed the conviction of a man who robbed, kidnapped, and hijacked an Emergency Medical Services crew.
A prominent leader of the DA caucus in Johannesburg has found herself at the centre of a controversial billing disagreement with City Power, which she believes is politically motivated.
Education MEC Matome Chiloane visited the families of Siphamandla Peterson and Sibusiso Sibiya on Friday to introduce Seanego Attorneys.
The South African Weather Service has issued multiple warnings, including for the potential of strong winds that may reach gale force over the south-west coast of the Western Cape.
The Department of Water and Sanitation has reiterated end users will not be affected during the planned closure of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Tunnel for six months in October
The president of the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa, explained what he meant in a leaked audio recording, in which he was heard saying the ANC must deal with negative media reporting.
The prosecutor in the case against Gqeberha businessman Arnold Terblanche was berated at length by the defence in the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha on Friday.
Aspects of AmaZulu Prince Mbonisi’s application to have state support of his nephew, King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, halted, pending the contest for the throne, have been deemed inappropriate to be heard
It was an emotional and sombre moment for the community of Diphini Village in East London on Friday morning as they buried little Unecebo Mboteni, three, who drowned in a
The Litterboom Project operates on eight rivers in KwaZulu-Natal and two in Cape Town. It removes roughly 1.5 tonnes of waste per clean-up.
South Africa’s energy crisis formed a golden thread through several concerns international human rights watchdog Amnesty International raised about the country in its latest report on the global state of
The DA plans to put in place job seekers’ grants and do away with the R350 monthly social relief of distress grant if it is put in power – but
Angry security guards who have been protesting outside the offices of the Gauteng Department of Health following the termination of their month-to-month contracts, say they will continue the fight to
The DA plans to put in place job seekers’ grants and do away with the R350 monthly social relief of distress grant if it is put in power – but
Two homes have been destroyed and four damaged at a Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility staff housing precinct in Pretoria.
A Cape Town woman’s successful court bid to have her husband involuntarily sent to a drug rehabilitation facility has been set aside in the Western Cape High Court because he
The suspects who allegedly kidnapped a retired Austrian businessman from Johannesburg Botanical Gardens in February, holding him captive for 50 days, have been arrested.
While the ANC has several corruption-accused leaders high up on its parliamentary lists, it claims to have no tolerance for corruption, which it believes is anti-poor and anti-working class.
One of the four defendants on trial for the gruesome murders of Dan Brand, his wife, Breggie, and their daughter Elzabie on 26 July 2020 on a smallholding outside Hartswater,
A former Hawks officer, whose father was murdered outside his home in Melkbosstrand, says he forgives the hitman who killed his father, in an assassination that Nafiz Modack is on
The president of the IFP, Velinkosini Hlabisa, vowed to “remove the political party which destroyed everything”, and to not betray voters by entering into a coalition agreement with the ANC.
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba cautioned DA leader John Steenhuisen to respect the Constitution and let voters decide who should govern.
The battle for control of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal after 29 May is hotting up as two former presidents campaign on opposite sides.
Families of the victims of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy said they have been vindicated by the outcomes of an investigative report into the incident by the South African Human Rights
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba cautioned DA leader John Steenhuisen to respect the Constitution and let voters decide who should govern.
The battle for control of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal after 29 May is hotting up as two former presidents campaigned on opposite sides.
A former Hawks officer, whose father was murdered outside his home in Melkbosstrand, suspects the hit was linked to his investigation of Cape Town businessman Nafiz Modack in a case
The president of the IFP, Velinkosini Hlabisa, vowed to “remove the political party which destroyed everything”, and to not betray voters by entering into a coalition agreement with the ANC.
The Tshwane South College in Pretoria has been accused of flouting its supply chain management policy after awarding a R5.8 million contract to an existing service provider instead of putting
The SCA reinstated the rape conviction of Loyiso Coko. He was initially found guilty in the Makhanda Regional Court in September 2020, which was then overturned by the high court.
The ANC is continuing its court battle to keep its leader’s role in cadre deployment during the state capture era secret, despite getting a drubbing in court at every turn.
The family of a three-year-old boy who drowned in a pit toilet in Mdantsane, the Eastern Cape, has lambasted the management of the Little Champions Day Care Centre, labelling them
The IFP-led Zululand District Municipality has told News24 that it won’t doing media interviews about the appointment of AmaZulu king praise-singer Buzetsheni Mdletshe as a “senior arts and culture coordinator”.
The EFF’s posters, election material and major rallies have all been bankrolled with a R60 million Standard Bank loan.
Due to extensive bickering and jeering among political parties in the City of Tshwane council, it took almost five hours to simply adopt minutes of previous meetings, convey condolences and
Men, children and women of all ages were excited to see the former president walk about in the mall and briefly interact with businesses and shoppers.
The aunt of a woman who was killed by her husband had a tense exchange with his girlfriend after he was sentenced in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
Scattered to isolated rain and thunderstorms are expected to hit most provinces across the country, according to the South African Weather Service.
Another double murder has rocked Westbury after a couple was gunned down in front of their two young children.
The Referendum Party raised the ire of the ANC this week when it blocked the R62 between the Eastern Cape and Western Cape when it launched its election manifesto.
More than a thousand residents of notorious, gang-invested Helenvale, in Gqeberha, marched through the streets with the chairperson of the DA Federal Council, Helen Zille, on Thursday to demand justice
The health department says South Africa is on course to “eliminate” malaria by 2028, despite recording almost 9 800 cases last year.
The son of security company boss Andre Naude has testified in the Western Cape High Court that someone shot at his bedroom window at his father’s house.
The SA Local Government Association (Salga) in KwaZulu-Natal-Natal says provincial government departments owe municipalities a whopping R3.8 billion for unpaid water and electricity.
A man has been shot dead in a vehicle in Lansdowne, Cape Town, and the community policing forum says residents are living in fear.
After years of uncertainty over the credibility of the University of Fort Hare’s speech and language therapy qualification, a group of 13 students finally graduated from the programme on Wednesday
Terrible feedback, echo on the line, and poor network connection marred the City of Johannesburg’s 20th ordinary council meeting which took place online on Thursday morning.
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced businessman Musa Ntsibande to 12 years’ imprisonment for the murder of his wife, Hlengiwe Msimango.