Two German nationals have been arrested near Askham, in the Northern Cape, for catching endangered reptiles including armadillo lizards with the intention of selling them illegally, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has said.

A former project manager in the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has been found guilty of fraud in the Gqeberha Regional Court.

An armed gang have stormed a Limpopo police station and held officers at gunpoint before making off with firearms and ammunition.

The George municipality has appealed to residents to stay at home if they can, due to heavy rain and extensive flooding.

The South African-born tour guide, who was killed in a Hamas attack in Israel, has been described by his fiancée as a gentle man who treated everyone with love and respect.

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Gauteng has recorded almost 550 new Covid-19 infections in a 24-hour period – nearly 80% of all new cases in South Africa.

Abalone worth more than R1 million has been confiscated after an explosion at a house in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape police say.

AmaBhungane, one of the parties in the case involving former President Jacob Zuma's tax information, tackles five misconceptions about an important and carefully balanced judgment

A man, who threatened a young student with a knife in the Cape Town CBD and stole her belongings in 2018, has successfully appealed his 15-year sentence.

The ANC announced its mayoral candidates on Sunday evening after a national executive committee meeting.

The ANC disrupted the meeting after the party refused to allow the current municipal manager to oversee the proceedings.

A South African man was killed during an attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, in Jerusalem's Old City.

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.

North West police have launched a manhunt for a group who bombed and robbed a G4S cash van and fled off with an undisclosed amount of money.

The MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey is the culmination of three year's work and a thousand telescope hours.

Former president FW de Klerk will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at an undisclosed location on Sunday.

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.

Past and present Gauteng health department officials subpoenaed to testify at the Life Esidimeni inquest are represented by three law firms paid for by the provincial government.