Eastern Cape police have launched an investigation after a foetus was found at an East London beach.

A 71-year-old Eastern Cape traditional healer accused of sexually assaulting five boys and the compelled rape of a girl has appeared in court.

Taxi services are expected to resume after taxi associations agreed to a ceasefire.

Police made the arrests after the group allegedly robbed a grocery store in Main Road, Vredenburg.

Funeral parlours are starting to buckle under the strain in Gauteng, as deaths increase due to Covid-19.

Jacob Zuma is expected to hear the outcome of his application to have his arrest stayed, while Ace Magashule is expected to find out whether he has been successful in overturning his ANC suspension.

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To date, 378 403 people have been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, while 875 575 people have been vaccinated with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Cape Town's underprivileged graduate Isaac Mpofu has been allowed to obtain his SAIPA articles to qualify as a professional accountant.

The Japanese government has donated $109 572 (R1 569 849) to the Red Cross to alleviate the devastating impact of Covid-19 in South Africa.

The Department of Health said they had concluded allocating the final batch of medical graduates for in-service training following months of delays.

The police have melted 24 901 weapons in Vereeniging, half of which were voluntarily handed in during the 2019/20 and 2020/21 firearm amnesty periods.

A 28-year-old woman has allegedly confessed to murdering her one-month-old baby and dumping her body in a river in June.

Minibus taxis are expected to resume services across Cape Town on Friday after an agreement was reached between officials and taxi bosses.

Major-General Thokozani Mathonsi has said close to 300 vigilante-inspired murder cases were recorded by the police during the fourth quarter of the financial year.

While recent research found that over 71% of South Africans are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, government has indicated its concern with increasing reports of vaccine hesitancy.

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has opened a criminal case after the alleged theft of an SD card containing images of former president Jacob Zuma being processed at the Estcourt prison.

The controversial former messenger of axed health MEC Sindiswa Gomba and ANC Youth League member, Ayanda Matinise, appeared in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday for fraud, forgery and uttering.

Carl Niehaus was arrested by police outside the Estcourt Correctional Centre.

An Eastern Cape magistrate has come under fire after he imposed a R500 fine on a man who hit his 10-year-old niece in the head with a stick, leaving her in a wheelchair.