Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Health says it is concerned about infrastructural problems and the shortage of critical staff posts at several hospitals in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

At least 42 cats have been killed in Manenberg, Cape Town, recently. The owner of two dogs seen attacking cats was taken in for questioning, but was released later.

Possibilities of a meteor having reached Earth have not been ruled out.

Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha backed his Health MEC's approach in lobbying those who sell alcohol to consider turning away unvaccinated customers.

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The country is reeling in shock following the brutal murder of 23-year-old University of Fort Hare student, Nosicelo Mtebeni.

In May, the school shot to prominence when a video of the school principal, Dorothy Mabaso, being carried out of her office while still seated, went viral.

The Special Investigative Unit has been granted an order to freeze former North West Department of Public Works head of department Pakiso Mothupi's pension.

Minister Bheki Cele has praised the police for the 'beautiful job' during the recent unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

The six men arrested in a R400-million cocaine bust, are allegedly part of an international syndicate that is also being investigated by the FBI and Australia Federal Police.

ANC Women's League president and former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to hospital for treatment.

Ongoing brutality against women in the country is a stark reminder that the fight against gender-based violence and femicide is nowhere near the end, the government says.

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 tragic incident, which resulted in mental health patients losing their lives and some going missing, continues to haunt the provincial government.

The Western Cape government is advising Cape Town pet owners to be on the lookout for rabies, after laboratory results confirmed it in two Khayelitsha dogs.

Tributes poured in for Gauteng government corruption-buster Babita Deokaran, who was gunned down outside her home on Monday.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa said the online system closed at 21:34, but that it did not allow political parties to make candidate submissions after the 21:00 deadline.

Women's month is not a cause to celebrate because South Africa is continuing to see the gruesome murder of women.

Land occupations on state-owned properties in Cape Town have seen a consistent decline in incidents over the past three weeks.

News24, using advice from experts sets the record straight on some of the most prominent myths about coronavirus vaccines.