Judgment has been reserved in the sprawling battle over whether lawyer Barnabas Xulu should pay back R20 million in legal fees he says he rightfully earned from the Department of Fisheries..

Marius Smit was sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding a number of people through false advertising of vehicles on Facebook.

Walter Sisulu University and the North-West University have announced that they are at advanced stages of producing a new vaccine for the African continent which will address unequal access.

The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) ratification treaty with South Africa is a step in the right direction, but "means nothing so far", according to University of Johannesburg law professor Retselisitsoe Phooko.

South Africa has declared several diplomats persona non grata for engaging in the illegal sale of duty-free alcohol.

Police Minister Bheki Cele has pleaded with rival taxi associations to stop the violence following a growing number of deaths connected to disputes in KwaZulu-Natal.

Any complaints, queries or suggestions about content on News24 may be sent to our public editor George Claassen.

South Africa has recorded 8 021 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1 730 106.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application to have the impeachment rules for a Chapter 9 head declared unconstitutional and invalid started in the Western Cape High Court on Monday.

Pupils from Katlehong School for the Deaf in Gauteng took to the street to demonstrate their frustration over food served at the institution.

Gauteng police have appealed to the public to help them search for a man believed to have been involved in the killing of eight people in Zandspruit in May.

The ad hoc committee amending Section 25 of the Constitution met on Friday to continue its deliberations. The EFF did not participate.

Mpumalanga police are searching for a driver of a bakkie that ploughed into a school choir killing nine pupils and injuring others 56 years ago.

The Gauteng health department has granted Gift of the Givers Foundation permission to continue drilling for a borehole at Helen Joseph Hospital.

An investigating officer's reasons to oppose the bail of eight men accused of murder and attempted murder on Pampoenkraal farm outside eMkhondo, are "nonsensical" and "not valid”, court has heard.

The community of Harrismith-Intabazwe's continued protest action is in response to the government's failure to provide any feedback with regard to their issues.

The Gauteng Department of Education on Friday confirmed that there is a growing number of pupils testing positive for Covid-19.

In January a group of surfers protested in Durban against the beach ban imposed by the government as a measure against Covid-19.

Durban snake catcher, Nick Evans, found himself called out to a school in Clermont, near Durban, on Thursday to catch a Black Mamba, which had crawled into the roof space of a classroom.

Two people were arrested by KwaZulu-Natal police for masquerading as doctors and selling fake medical certificates for R50 each.