While institutions of higher learning debate mandatory vaccination, university and college students could be required to produce a negative Covid-19 test before attending in-person classes, Higher Health has said.

Two more people have been arrested after a foiled robbery in central Johannesburg. The arrests bring the number of people in custody to four.

Two people have been arrested following a robbery and shootout with police officers in Ekurhuleni.

Black workers at the Mississippi farm say the South Africans were paid more than they were, as they faced racial slurs.

The proliferation of Covid-19 variants in Africa, partly attributed to the low rates of vaccination, could lead to vaccine-evading mutations that complicate attempts to end the pandemic, a group of 112 African and 25 international organizations said.

Two prisoners, who escaped from Leeukop Prison, have been arrested after they allegedly kidnapped a four-month-old baby during a house robbery in Fourways, Johannesburg.

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South Africa has recorded 6 270 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and 175 deaths.

Only the Steenbras Upper dam is not technically full to the brim, but other than that, Cape Town is out of water storage.

It is concerning that only three out of more than 500 registered political parties declared their finances, say interest groups.

Covid-19 cases in the Western Cape have shown a continued decrease, but the province still has a long way to go before it exits the third wave of infections, health officials say.

A KwaZulu-Natal soccer fan has got over his fear for needles after the South African Football Association offered free Bafana Bafana tickets to fully vaccinated fans.

A 23-year-old Gauteng man has presumably drowned at Camps Bay Beach in Cape Town.

Investment firms, security companies and the ultra-rich have all been pumping money into South Africa's biggest political parties.

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 Western Cape government is engaging senior counsel, academics and other stakeholders about exploring the powers of provinces regarding policing in the country.

A man has been given a life sentence for raping a Free State woman, slitting her throat and leaving her for dead in a bush.

The purpose of the visit is to ensure the provincial human settlements department is back on track with regard to the delivery of houses, and in meeting its 2021/2022 targets.

Dr Richard Lebethe has described how an NGO in Pretoria did not have food to feed mental healthcare patients and was threatening to shut itself down over the non-payment of services.

Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille has visited an integrated human settlements development in Maitland, Cape Town.