The R80-million investment in robotic surgery technology has the potential to save the Western Cape health department millions, and also means that patients are able to bounce back faster after
The gruesome details surrounding the brutal death of Desiree Baartman were finally revealed in the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha.
There are no exceptional circumstances to warrant the release of the suspected hitmen charged with the February 2023 murder of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend, businessman Tebello “Tibz”
Gauteng traffic police distanced itself from a purported traffic officer, caught on dashcam footage, pulling over a truck which was then seemingly hijacked.
The Zululand District Municipality – led by Zulu kingdom prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi, who doubles as mayor and a political foe of the ANC-led government – faces “serious governance and
The move by the ANC to discipline its recalcitrant former president, Jacob Zuma, is futile and further fans the flames of victimhood he so relishes, writes Natasha Marrian.
Gauteng traffic police distanced itself from a purported traffic officer, caught on dashcam footage, pulling over a truck which was then seemingly hijacked.
Through his decision to form the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, former president Jacob Zuma has “written his own history”, his former deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe, said on Friday.
A fire that raged on the mountain above Kirstenbosch for several days since the weekend has largely been contained, but at least 60 firefighters will remain in the area for
The idea of being jailed left Johannesburg City manager Floyd Brink “dumbstruck” and his bid to have a warrant for his arrest stayed caused him “great stress”, he has said
A video clip of a Glenvista High School teacher and two pupils using a chair and a desk to attack each other in a classroom has gone viral.
Almost a third of new voters in the upcoming election are not interested in politics and half of them admit they know very little about South African politics, according to
An expert will be appointed to inspect the M1 bridge over Carr Street in Johannesburg after a fire broke out inside a cavity on the southbound side of the bridge.
Former high school teacher Johnny Baartman was sentenced to 25 years in prison in the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha on Friday, after admitting to beating his ex-wife to
The parents of Loyola Gwadiso, 8, and Khanide, one, speak of their agony after their two youngest children were shot multiple times in an apparent gang war in Gugulethu. They
President Cyril Ramaphosa has instructed the human settlements and public works ministers to investigate housing activists’ demands for land to be redistributed to communities, says Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya.
Matilda Gasela, the head of the Gauteng Department of Social Development, has left office under a cloud of corruption allegations dating back to her tenure as head of the Gauteng
The body of a woman has been recovered from the Knysna Lagoon after it was spotted by tourists holidaying in the coastal town.
The body of a Cape Town family’s teenage daughter was finally released to them on Thursday afternoon by the Forensic Pathologist Laboratory, more than a week after she was shot
Eastern Cape taxi operators have instructed the provincial government to increase the number of officials responsible for processing scholar transport programme invoices, warning of the risk of further economic collapse.
In Ace Magashule’s last days as Free State premier, one of his sons – and his corruption-accused PA’s cousin – were inexplicably given multimillion-rand Free State government bursaries to study
Thirty years ago, KwaDukuza was a beacon of hope and renewal. Kaveel Singh returned to his home town in March and was filled with a profound sense of loss when
Polling data suggests the ANC will get no more than 35% of the Western Cape vote, but the party’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is confident of victory in the province.
Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC is sticking to its internal processes in moving to discipline former party president Jacob Zuma.
Promising rugby player Kudzwai Dube appeared in the Kariega Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on a charge of attempted murder.
The cause of Wednesday’s fire that nearly “melted” a highway in Johannesburg came to light only through a later shootout between alleged cable thieves and City of Johannesburg security guards.
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg lambasted the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi for “failing” to facilitate six municipal by-elections.
The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging interior winds resulting in localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes over the eastern interior
The mother of one of the men arrested for the murder of a Kaizer Chiefs player admitted in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Thursday that her son was a “problem
A malnourished three-month-old crossbreed puppy has been given a new lease on life.
Ewa Walus, the daughter of convicted hitman Janusz Walus, says she regrets having aligned with right-wing groups to raise funds for her father’s court case.
Taxi operators wreaked havoc in East London on Thursday morning, threatening teachers and pupils and forcing schools to close due to non-payment for scholar transport.
Despite voter patterns showing that some people in KwaZulu-Natal vote along tribal lines, ANC Youth League president Collen Malatji says he is confident that the party will emerge victorious after
A Department of Home Affairs official is on trial after he allegedly sold passports to foreign nationals for up to R3 000 each.
Covid-19 scientist and Stellenbosch University researcher Professor Tulio de Oliveira has been recognised in the inaugural 2024 TIME100 Health list.
The State called for the men charged with the murders of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend, businessman Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, to remain behind bars, pending the finalisation of
Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda opened his State of the City Address with a joke, saying that he was a resilient man, “and the city manager is a resilient man”.
A message from a mystery sender to the cellphone of one of the six men implicated in the murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs instructed the accused to confess
Police had their hands full on Workers’ Day in Cape Town after two children, aged one and 8, and five adults were killed in separate shooting incidents.
The DA is not the ANC’s best choice for a coalition partner, says Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi.
A fire that has burnt on Table Mountain since the weekend has largely been contained, authorities say.
Eastern Cape police are on high alert as taxi operators blockade major roads in the province in protest against non-payment of their scholar transport invoices.
While the cause of the underground fire that broke out along the M1 in Johannesburg has not yet been determined, tools typically used to steal electricity cables were recovered at
Two men who were part of a mob justice attack that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old have been sentenced to life imprisonment, while another two were handed 18-year
While polls suggest that the EFF’s growth depends on making inroads in KwaZulu-Natal, party leader Julius Malema admits that penetrating the support base there is proving to be difficult.
A truck driver narrowly escaped death after a bullet whizzed right past him on the N1 highway between Johannesburg and Polokwane.
If the EFF gains control after the 29 May general elections, it will resolve water issues in Hammanskraal within three months.
Police in Limpopo have launched a manhunt for several suspects after two petrol stations were robbed in the small town of Dennilton.
News24 reporter Marvin Charles travelled back to his home town to see what had changed three decades after the dawn of democracy.
A teacher, who was fired from Curro Vanderbijlpark in Johannesburg in March 2023 for telling a pupil to stop laughing “like an idiot”, has described her dismissal as “utterly unfair”.
Western Cape firefighters have responded to more than 9 500 fires in the past five months.
News24 has appointed experienced journalist and investigative reporter Natasha Marrian as its new political editor.
South Africa has enjoyed 33 consecutive days without load shedding, offering businesses and households a much-needed opportunity to rebound.
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in some parts of the country, according to the South African Weather Service.
Although she was disappointed in herself after seeing her matric results, it didn’t stop young Kholeka Ndlovu from Umlazi, Durban, achieving her dream to work with animals. Today she owns
President Cyril Ramaphosa says more still needs to be done to reverse the scars of apartheid 30 years later.
Power has been cut in various parts of Johannesburg after an underground fire broke out along the M1.
A massive 220 hectares of veld were destroyed in the Skeleton Gorge fire in Table Mountain National Park that started over the weekend, according to South African National Parks.
Once a symbol of stagnation and exclusion, Howick has emerged as a vibrant example of South Africa’s progress 30 years after democracy. Alex Patrick revisits her hometown and discovers it’s
The number of workers’ strikes that took place in 2023 has decreased to 83, according to the Casual Workers Advice Office.