An illegal abalone dealer has been declared an undesirable person in SA after his conviction on a slew of charges.

Rooibos could be just the cup of tea to get people through the Covid-19 pandemic, according to biotechnologists at Cape Peninsula University of Technology .

A school principal who touched a pupil's buttocks and breasts in his office and two teachers who had improper relationships with a Grade 12 girl have been fired.

An Eastern Cape man has been arrested for allegedly falsely claiming R7m from the Road Accident Fund (RAF).

Investigators probing a helicopter crash into the Umgeni River in Durban say a bird strike was to blame.

The premier was addressing the media at a pop-up mobile vaccination site launched in Springs on Thursday as part of the province's effort to get more people vaccinated.

A gardener left in charge of a family's pets used their car for a drinking binge and killed three of his friends in a high-speed crash.

A possessive husband who was jailed for ramming his car into a group of people standing around a braai has failed in a high court bid for freedom.

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Higher education minister Blade Nzimande has expressed sadness at the brutal killing of Nosicelo Mtebeni, 23, a fourth-year LLB student at the University of Fort Hare.

It was never easy being gay or transgender in Afghanistan. Now it could be deadly, according to LGBT+ Afghans, whose fear of violence under the Taliban is driving a frantic bid to escape.

Thlomedi Ephraim Mfalapitsa, 67, a former Vlakplaas policeman, appeared in the high court in Johannesburg on Friday in connection with the deaths of three student activists in Krugersdorp nearly 40 years ago.

On the first day that over-18s were allowed to register and receive their Covid-19 vaccines, nearly 250,000 shots were administered across SA.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday Britain would work with the Taliban if necessary after the militants capture of Afghanistan, and defended his foreign minister who has come under fire for his handling of the situation.

Hurricane Grace gathered strength as it barreled towards Mexico's Gulf coast on Friday morning, threatening to lash the oil-producing state of Veracruz and central Mexico with strong winds and heavy rains.

The FBI has found scant evidence that the January 6 attack on the US Capitol was the result of an organised plot to overturn the presidential election result, according to four current and former law enforcement officials.

Almost a year after Jacoba "Jackie" Grobler, 80, was brutally murdered at her home in a retirement village in Polokwane, a 32-year-old man has appeared in the Polokwane magistrate's court in connection with her murder.

All the family of Sindisiwe Mnguni can do now is pick up the pieces.

The Ntuzuma regional court in eThekwini sentenced Tayib Galdari to an effective seven-year jail term after he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.

Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer has poked holes in parliament's claim that a pupil died in a minibus taxi crash outside its gates on Friday morning.

'As an investment banker, I know the best investments and will invest a large portion of my winnings and pay off all my debt,' says the lucky winner.

It's time to take control. We need to understand. We need to help each other. We need to beat this. We need to move forward, writes Dr Rinesh Chetty.

'The thugs involved in CITs will stop at nothing to get what they want, including killing police officers,' police minister Bheki Cele warned on Friday.

SA’s five teacher unions have written to basic education minister Angie Motshekga to express disappointment about not being consulted on her department’s 'decision' to scrap the holiday.

Major workers' unions are vehemently opposed to a proposal that workers pay up to 12% of their earnings towards a government-run national social security fund.

The SANDF is searching for a 'drunk' soldier who featured in a viral video.

Tropical storm Grace dumped heavy rain on Mexico's Caribbean coast but appeared to have spared tourist resorts serious damage as it moved across the Yucatan Peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico.

“My mom and dad are vaccinated, my grandparents are vaccinated, now it’s my turn," says first-year accounting student Nika Fourie, 18.

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Law enforcement officials need to do more to ensure the safety of everyone in the country, police minister Bheki Cele said on Friday while revealing the latest crime stats.