Jolidee Matongo is set to become the new executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg.

More than 20 sites have been quarantined following a foot and mouth disease outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal.

A security guard was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Electron Road in the Springfield Park area, Durban, on Tuesday morning.

An Eastern Cape man has been arrested after the body of his girlfriend was allegedly found in his home.

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Drugs worth R1.4 million have been seized in two operations.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to bribe a Special Investigating Unit official in Mpumalanga.

Free State police have called for information to help apprehend those responsible for murdering five people, including a small child, on a farm on Saturday.

The Western Cape still showing most new Covid-19 cases, as Gauteng sees some relief.

Former president Jacob Zuma's supporters have cancelled a planned gathering at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court after news that the case would be postponed.

Former president Jacob Zuma's lawyers will give the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg evidence of the undisclosed medical issues that saw him admitted to hospital last week, and the leg of his case due for postponement.

A woman's body was found in Browns Farm, Cape Town, on Women's Day.

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.

One person was arrested after a vicious attack on a motorist in Erasmia in Tshwane.

The City of Jobannesburg is expected to elect a new mayor on Tuesday, following the death of Geoff Makhubo.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has lamented the "tragic phenomenon" of absentee fatherhood, and the economic hardship faced by women-headed households with no child support.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his gratitude towards the first phase of an innovative Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Private Sector Response Fund which has, to date, received around R141 million in pledges.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested after police found him in possession of heroin and Mandrax tablets on Sunday.

In commemoration of the 65th annual Women's Day, the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and persons with Disabilities says GBV and femicide remain a major concern in SA.

Former president Jacob Zuma's legal team intends to apply for his case to be postponed, as he is observed in hospital after admission last week.