The IPID is investigating allegations that a KwaZulu-Natal woman was assaulted by police for failing to wear a face mask. The alleged assault left her with severe head injuries and perforated eardrums.

An approved Department of Basic Education policy provides detailed guidelines of the procedure for handling a pupil's pregnancy which includes upholding a child's right to education.

The board of the National Library of South Africa will investigate allegations that its company secretary tried to raise his salary fraudulently and that the CEO shielded him while the whistleblower had been suspended pending a disciplinary hearing.

A head-on collision between two sedans on the R42 between Delmas and Bronkhorstspruit has left four people dead and two injured.

The Department of Correctional Services has denied the claimed made by self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri that he was poisoned while in custody.

Hawks officers have arrested a couple – a 35-year-old woman and 48-year-old man – in Cape Town after a R1.4 million drug bust.

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Despite a delayed start to the rainy season, southern Africa and parts of central Africa are set to receive normal to above-normal rains, the Food Security Early Warning system says.

New daily Covid-19 infections have almost doubled within 24 hours, on the back of a new variant being identified in the country.

The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit will lapse at the end of the year and their holders will then need to apply for different kinds of visas to stay or will be deported after a 12-month period.

British Airways is cancelling flights to and from South Africa following a travel ban announced by the UK government on Thursday evening.

Scientists in South Africa are working hard to understand the impact of the new Covid-19 variant's mutations on the behaviour of the virus.

Only four African countries - South Africa, Ghana, Senegal and the island of Cabo Verde - are rated highly in this year's Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance's governance ratings.

"Reasonable" access to male and female condoms will be made available to pupils aged 12-years-old and above depending on the level of inquiry or need.

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.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is determined to address the challenges faced by military veterans.

ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula has confirmed there were calls from within the party for members of its national executive committee to resign following a dismal showing at the municipal elections and taxing coalition negotiations.

Nafiz Modack's brother Yaseen, who missed a court appearance because he was in hospital, returned to court on Thursday in an alleged tax fraud matter.

The Hawks' Serious Corruption Investigation team have arrested a 45-year-old woman at her estate home in Midrand for her alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering to the value of R16.3 million.

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