Former president Jacob Zuma gave a 50-minute speech on Thursday from his home in Nkandla, where he is serving the remainder of his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court.

A pet insurer was so moved by Kei's bravery when she took a bullet for her adopted family during a violent home invasion that they decided to foot her R60,000 medical bills.

The altercation happened after the 17-year-old grade 10 pupil who was on suspension for disciplinary issues was seen at school in Klerksdorp in the North West.

More than 550,00 young people have benefited from the stimulus package, more than 390,000 jobs have been created and more than 40,000 retained

The Cradock crime prevention unit confiscated 1.4 tons of abalone this week.

Gauteng police have warned residents in Randfontein on the West Rand to be extra vigilant following a spate of house robberies this week.

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The Nathaniel Julies murder trial will continue in the high court sitting in the Palm Ridge magistrate's court.

John Magutshwa has revealed how the accused in the murders of a teenage girl with albinism and her 13-month-old cousin steamed using muti before the killings.

Health minister Joe Phaahla said the electronic registration system would be open for this age group from Wednesday with vaccinations starting the same day.

Fifty kidnapped Ethiopian nationals were rescued on Thursday night after an intelligence operation led to a house in Zakariyya Park near Lenasia, Gauteng.

Employees at state-owned bus operator Autopax, who have not been paid their salaries, say they are uncertain of their future and that of the company which is in financial distress.

Kenyan police said on Thursday they had arrested the husband of distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-times World Championship bronze medallist who was found dead at her home.

A fake Chicken Licken account on Facebook has made the fast-food outlet clucking mad.

President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to restart by mid-November a program begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for US court hearings after a federal court deemed the termination of the ...

The trial came six years after Durst's apparent confession was aired in the HBO television documentary series "The Jinx," in which Durst, who was still wearing a live microphone after an interview, went into a bathroom and said to himself, "What the ...

The Pretoria doctor accused of murdering her three young daughters soon after moving to New Zealand intends to plead not guilty.

Dr Mohammed Variava, a nephrologist at the Netcare Pinehaven hospital, would normally call the families of his patients but with about 60 patients a day because of Covid-19, he now uses WhatsApp.

A soldier is set to appear in court on Friday after allegedly shooting and killing his partner in Malelana, Mpumalanga on Tuesday.

Police minister Gen Bheki Cele has expressed concern about people seen carrying high calibre weapons during the violence that took place in Gqeberha on Wednesday.

Hand sanitisers have become popular globally since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.

The SA Human Rights Commission said there have been “a few advertisements which have been indicative of racism and have evoked much criticism of the industry and their clients".

"South Africa is actually a movie scene, yazi. They should just move us to Hollywood because wow le country," wrote one user.

As a political party, the ANC is in a sorry state. Opposition parties are not really cutting it either. There is currently not a single party that can convince black South Africans that it is an alternative to the corrupt ANC, writes Vrye Weekblad.

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The co-author of a recent study, Prof Lucie Cluver, said statistics showed that “one in every 200 South African children has lost a primary caregiver” during the course of the pandemic.

Pretoria's “beach” will no longer have guests for the weekend after a meeting with homeowners voted in favour of preventing “loud” short-stay visitors who “bring in cooler boxes and party in the parking lot”.

SA recorded another day of fewer than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases, according to figures from the NICD on Thursday.