Three New York National Guard members were killed on Wednesday evening when a military helicopter they were in crashed in the town of Mendon, New York, while on a routine training mission, authorities said.

The Dutch government on Wednesday proposed the first nationwide curfew since World War 2 and a ban on flights from SA and the UK in its toughest moves yet to limit the spread of coronavirus in the Netherlands.

SA pharmaceutical company Biovac Institute has been contracted by the government to import, store and distribute coronavirus vaccines for front-line health-care workers, a letter from the National Treasury shows.

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who stands accused of perjury, on Thursday indicated through her lawyer that she wants to have the three charges against her withdrawn.

A 91-year-old pensioner has been evicted from a house she has lived in for more than a decade after it was allegedly sold for a second time to a senior ANC leader in her area without her knowledge.

"We must reject the culture in which facts themselves are manipulated and even manufactured."

A depiction of a man who in effect buckles to the pressure of his peers to fit in is disturbing, says the Advertising Regulatory Board - ordering a beer giant to immediately withdraw it.

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Thursday stepped into the dock of the Pretoria regional court.

'What have we done as black people in this country to be treated like this?' asked one user.

Bobby Shabangu is fluent in five languages and has been editing on the Wikipedia platform for eight years.

"Have a good life, we will see you soon."

Democrat Biden, 78,  became the oldest US president after he beat former president Donald Trump in the November 3 election to become the 46th president of the US.

Amid the scramble to secure a healthy supply of Covid-19 vaccines, the SA government has been accused of not acting fast enough. Deputy director-general of health Dr Anban Pillay, who has been directly involved in the vaccine procurement drive, addre...

SA will pay $5.25 per dose for Covid-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute of India (SII) — well above what others, including developed nations, are paying for the same shots, Business Day reported on Thursday.

SA wine, cider and spirits company Distell will soon be able to offer cannabidiol-infused drinks after taking a 20% stake in cannabis wellness business RETHINK.

A Port Elizabeth teenager and young child were shocked and sustained multiple burn wounds while flying kites near electricity cables at Windvogel, police confirmed.

Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the US on January 20, offering a message of unity and restoration to a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans.

The eThekwini municipality is not taking any chances, warning people to brace for possible heavy downpours as a result of a tropical storm which could make landfall in Mozambique on Thursday before moving into SA.

After taking the oath of office and a brief dash to shake some hands, Joe Biden made it safely to the White House in a barricaded city guarded by more than 25,000 troops and devoid of the hundreds of thousands of spectators who normally throng to the...

More than 165,000 people in the industry have lost their jobs since lockdowns started at the end of March.

China plans to impose strict Covid testing requirements during the Lunar New Year holiday season, when tens of millions of people are expected to travel, as it battles the worst wave of new infections since March 2020.

Gauteng-based athletes have endured months of struggle, seemingly without help from the provincial government. They say they are still waiting for Covid-19 relief funds they have applied for.

US President Joe Biden signed half a dozen executive orders on Wednesday to reverse several hardline immigration policies put in place by former President Donald Trump, though migration experts warn that it will take months or longer to unravel many ...

Eight people were arrested by police in Welkom on Wednesday for transportation of liquor, selling or dispensing of liquor and selling liquor in unregistered premises.

SA recorded 12,710 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, after two consecutive days of fewer than 10,000 new infections.

She will never share a mother and daughter bond. She will never get see her child smile, cry, or hear the words “mommy”. The closest Anishca Morris came to her newborn daughter Azariah was through pictures on her cellphone.

SA recorded 12,710 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, after two consecutive days of fewer than 10,000 new infections.

South Africans might be desperate to stop Covid-19 in its tracks, but this does not mean scientific rigour will be forfeited.

The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) says an investigation into the illicit sale of tobacco in SA by Tax Justice SA (TJSA) is blowing smoke up the noses of the public.

Biden, 78, became the oldest US president in history at a scaled-back ceremony in Washington that was largely stripped of its usual pomp and circumstance.