Three children have died and a woman has been injured when their vehicle plunged down Bainskloof Pass in the Western Cape.

Two people died when lightning struck a soccer field in Sheepmoor, Ermelo in Mpumalanga.

Poachers have turned to snare trapping, described as the cruellest trapping method, to capture animals in the Kruger National Park.

A Mozambican father and son have each been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for possession of rhino horns and shark fins.

Kannaland municipality mayor, Jeffrey Donson, was convicted in 2008 of raping a 15-year-old girl.

A joint sting operation led to the arrest of two individuals for allegedly dealing in protected animals.

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The City of Tshwane is seeking to recoup more than R1 billion in municipal services debt owed by government departments and embassies.

The EFF held a Siyabonga (Thank You) Rally in Tembisa but it was overshadowed by party leaders having to recant claims of internal discontent over how leader Julius Malema is running the organisation.

The Silvermine Dam was temporarily closed for visitors after the body of an unknown man was found floating on Saturday.

The Commission for Gender Equality has launched an investigation into the re-election of Kannaland mayor, Jeffrey Donson, who was in 2008 convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl.

Research from a Western Cape wine estate shows promise in efforts to eradicate the dreaded polyphagous shot hole borer beetle, which is threatening natural vegetation.

Jason Rohde has handed himself over to police in Stellenbosch to be taken back to prison after the High Court dismissed his application for a bail extension pending his Constitutional Court appeal.

Smaller parties say the DA is putting successful coalitions at risk after John Steenhuisen's announcement that the DA will put forward its own mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, instead of supporting ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba for mayor.

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.

E-hailing drivers in the Western Cape have called for a review of government regulations on commissions charged by e-hailing service providers.

South Africa has recorded 789 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths, bringing the confirmed death toll to 89 562.

Temba police station in Tshwane has overtaken the infamous Inanda police station in KwaZulu-Natal as the country's rape capital.

Two people have died in a crash involving three vehicles on the M1 highway in Johannesburg.

The first week of the SA Human Rights Commission investigation into July's unrest has ended with many fingers pointing at the failure of the police, as well as racial discrimination in Phoenix.