A 26-year-old man was arrested after a viral video of him spinning a blue BMW M3 along the N3 next to Linksfield Avenue was circulated, the Gauteng traffic department said.

The former police officer accused of murdering and plotting to kill relatives for life insurance has been described as a "generous" gambler who often bought her colleagues lunch.

On a fateful Monday morning this week, Alicia Lamprecht’s seven-month-old baby was safely in his car seat just 1m away. Then every parent’s worst nightmare happened.

A pipeline illegally supplying water to an informal settlement in the area was removed on Tuesday by the city's water and sanitation department.

Egypt on Tuesday reopened to tourists the 4,700-year-old southern tomb of King Djoser at the pyramid of Saqqara after a 15-year renovation.

The murder trial of former police officer Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu is continuing in Palm Ridge magistrate's court on Wednesday.

The Biden administration formally asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block enforcement of a new Texas law that effectively bans almost all abortions in the state under a novel legal design that opponents say is intended to thwart court challenge.

Tropical Storm Nicholas moved slowly across the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, drenching Texas and Louisiana with torrential rain, flooding streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power.

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Guinea's new military rulers began consultations with political, religious and business leaders on Tuesday which they say will lead to the formation of a transitional government following the coup that ousted President Alpha Conde on September 5.

KwaZulu-Natal's co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) MEC Sipho Hlomuka is being impersonated on Facebook by alleged extortionists.

Tunisia's President Kais Saied said on Tuesday he would not do deals with those he described as "traitors", an apparent reference to the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, the biggest in the suspended parliament.

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has received his first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, the government said on Monday, after a six-month wait caused by his unwillingness to take the AstraZeneca shot.

A total of 114 of the 266 inmates who escaped from a Nigerian prison on Sunday have been recaptured, the prison service said on Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is self-isolating as a precaution after several members of his entourage fell ill with Covid-19, but is "absolutely" healthy and does not have the disease himself, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

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The basic education department announced on Wednesday morning that the matric examinations will start earlier than initially scheduled to accommodate the local government elections.

The owner of the Benoni preschool where a woman, 27, was attacked and burned by her partner, 40, said the woman’s daughter has not spoken since Monday’s incident.

According to preliminary information, two other vehicles were involved in the fatal accident, including a police vehicle.

A Medical Protection Society survey has shown that, nine in ten SA doctors believe healthcare professionals must be able to admit errors, apologise and learn from mistakes without fear of blame.

Police are searching for three armed men who allegedly robbed a Pietermaritzburg store on Monday and escaped with R980,000 worth of cellphones

Controversial Zimbabwean businessman and presidential adviser Kudakwashe Tagwirei has thrown cash behind the country’s two biggest football clubs.

Alleged killer cop Rosemary Ndlovu's newly found "celebrity" status at the high court sitting in Palm Ridge has been met with mixed reactions online.

When former police officer Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu took to the stand for the first time on Tuesday, Zanele Motha’s partner was sitting in the court gallery.

The National Treasury on Tuesday launched a registration portal that will collect data from small and medium businesses that need the funding.

Vitamin D deficiency has long been considered a risk factor for tuberculosis in adults as it impairs the immune response to the TB bug, but a new study by the University of Cape Town has found that low levels of the sunshine vitamin in children doesn...

According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, "the vaccine will not cause a positive Covid-19 test result".

The Hawks have arrested a Phoenix man who was found in possession of nine smart TVs suspected to be stolen.

A South African was on Tuesday jailed in Zimbabwe for trafficking drugs worth R600,000.

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