Video footage shows the terrifying moments gunmen stormed into a Gauteng jewellery store during a robbery.

Political parties have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to keep South Africa under a Level 1 lockdown.

New Covid-19 infections continue to climb, with South Africa recording 2 858 new confirmed cases. Gauteng continues to record the highest number of new confirmed cases, with 2 308 cases.

A mansion built specifically for one of Cape Town's biggest department store tycoons is now on the market.

Several South Africans reached out to News24 to share their utter disappointment at not being able to travel abroad to see loved ones over the festive season, while others are desperately trying to find flights home.

Prisdent Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country to remain on Level 1, and called countries to lift 'unjustified' travel restrictions on SA. Read his full speech.

A 55-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a mentally challenged man in Krugersdorp.

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Yet another person has fallen to their death at Sandton City mall in an apparent suicide.

A police officer from the Eastern Cape has been arrested after he allegedly shot his girlfriend six times after she walked in on him with another woman.

Two men, aged 40 and 47, were arrested on Friday for possession and dealing in counterfeit cigarettes in Pietermaritzburg, KZN.

Police in Durban are investigating a case of murder after a ‘severely dismembered’ woman’s body was found in the bottom of a drain.

The South African National Parks (SANParks) says it expects international holidaymakers to cancel bookings en masse following travel bans to and from South Africa by most countries.

Scores of locals have written to News24, sharing their frustration and heartbreak at lost opportunities to spend time with loved ones abroad and even at potential loss of income.

South Africa is likely to remain on alert Level 1 with no changes to any restrictions.

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.

Three people, including a 12-year-old boy, have died after their Gqeberha home burnt down while they were sleeping, Eastern Cape police say.

The son of a Mozambican businessman who was snatched in Benoni last month has been found, Gauteng police say.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has received a plethora of pleas not to impose harsher lockdown restrictions.

Although not much is known about the new Omicron variant, a medical doctor says, unlike previous variants, patients she has treated have not had serious symptoms yet.