Convicted child killer Melvin Volkwyn has lodged an application to appeal his conviction, charging that the High Court had 'misdirected' in finding that he had murdered one-year-old Orderick Lucas.

It's D-day for the melodramatic former Tembisa cop Rosemary Ndlovu, who stands accused of orchestrating the murder of five relatives and her boyfriend, all allegedly in a bid to pocket insurance money.

Five men have been arrested in the Western Cape in connection with the illegal possession of more than 5 600 succulents.

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Western Cape residents have been warned of severe thunderstorms in the Karoo along with disruptive rainfall in surrounding areas.

North West police have launched a manhunt for the alleged hitman behind the murder of a 51-year-old man near Phokeng outside Rustenburg.

Qantas flights between South Africa and Australia will resume on 5 January 2022, earlier than expected.

The country recorded 520 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Thursday and 81 deaths, bringing the death toll to 88 835. To date, 11 346 972 people in South Africa are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Two people have died after a bus overturned on a road in Mpumalanga.

The investment bank has been named in criminal investigations over its alleged involvement in a number of the infamous German "cum-ex" tax scam transactions. The scheme is reported to be the largest tax fraud in history.

It is now too late to get your two doses of Pfizer in time for the start of South Africa's traditional peak travel season.

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.

Who will take the Cape Winelands, Central Karoo, Garden Route, Overberg and West Coast district municipalities?

Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki says the membership quality in the party has degenerated over the years, making it hard for people to maintain trust in the governing party.

EFF leader Julius Malema has told residents of Kayamandi in Stellenbosch the party would expropriate land in the Western Cape if it comes to power.

The family has not received any ransom demand after the abduction of the Moti brothers - Zia, 15, Alaan, 13, Zayyad, 11, and Zidan six.

The members of the Special Task Force, assisted by the Hawks Organised Crime Unit, received a tip-off about illegal mining activities taking place in Orkney.

The IEC says that, even if the Electoral Court finds it erred in omitting ActionSA’s name from municipal election ballot papers, the commission has no capacity to correct this at this late stage.

Participants from the DA, ANC and EFF at News24's Town Hall debate on Tshwane enthusiastically participated in a round of the blame game while discussing the Tshwane metro ahead of the municipal elections.

The Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg evacuated shoppers, tenants and staff members following a second bomb scare on Thursday.