Three people have appeared in court on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering after allegedly defrauding the Department of Education of more than R6.4 million.

Former state security minister Siyabonga Cwele has told the Zondo Commission that former intelligence heads Mo Shaik, Gibson Njenje, and Jeff Maqetuka would not have accepted an illegal instruction.

SA is tightening the screws on the crypto industry as digital currencies move to the mainstream, and in the wake of scandals amounting to billions of rands involving Africrypt, run by the now at large Cajee brothers, and MTI, whose CEO is also still ...

A team of police officers arrested two armed cousins who allegedly broke into the Tyefu police station in the Eastern Cape on Sunday and made off with several firearms, ammunition and computers.

A Durban medical doctor has been arrested for allegedly issuing professional driving permits.

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A Limpopo woman has been arrested for the alleged murder of her newborn baby, after having given birth in a public bathroom.

A 50% limit on accommodation establishments didn't last two days, and alcohol transport also caught some breaks.

Police have found cannabis oil and equipment worth an estimated R5 million during the operation.

South Africa recorded 13 347 new laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 infections on Tuesday and 226 deaths, bringing the official death toll to 60 264.

Several Cape teachers, who have taken the jab, are urging their sceptical colleagues to be vaccinated as a matter of urgency.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme needs to urgently find solutions and address issues that lead to frustrated students.

Norma Mngoma, the estranged wife of former finance minister Malusi Gigaba, told the Zondo Commission her husband told her never to reveal the truth about the dealings he had with the Guptas.

Western Cape MEC David Maynier called for the national government to provide support for businesses whose operations are limited or shut down by the adjusted Level 4 restrictions.

At least two civil society organisations have told an inquiry into whether the local government elections would be free and fair that the country could not afford a postponement of the upcoming poll.

The SA Weather Service has upgraded its storm warning for the interior regions of the Western Cape, while Cape Town has been warned of further rainfall.

Sipho Khumalo and Philemon Makwana are awaiting their sentence after being convicted of killing six people.

An Eastern Cape ANC member, nominated as a candidate in the upcoming local government elections, has been stabbed to death at a party meeting in the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality.

Seven soldiers accused of accepting bribes and facilitating the smuggling of a vehicle over the border into Zimbabwe are expected to apply for bail on Thursday.

The State Capture Inquiry welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment which sentenced former president Jacob Zuma to 15 months behind bars.