As families gather around Christmas trees and share presents, one thing will be missing for a family in Tsakane, Ekurhuleni – little Amahle Thabethe.

"A family feud cannot be ruled out," say police

Mervyn Laaks has been a mall Santa at Cavendish Square for three years. Things have changed as a result of the pandemic but he still wants to bring Christmas cheer.

Australia’s two most populous states reported a surge in Covid-19 infections, with New South Wales registering the most new cases in a 24-hour period since the start of the pandemic.

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While Sibongiseni Nondalana, 38, has a great story, hers is not one many South Africans get to tell.

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has urged South Africans to safeguard democracy, warning in his Christmas sermon that SA could turn into an authoritarian state.

There were 321 new hospital admissions in the past day, the NICD said, taking the total number of people admitted across SA to 9,129.

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has tested positive for Covid-19, his department said on Friday.

The University of the Western Cape was on Friday ordered to provide 44 students with alternative accommodation that affords shelter, privacy and amenities at least equivalent to that they previously had at the Hector Pieterson residence, with immedia...

Rammaka Mathopo and Jody Kollapen get the nod for the country's highest court.

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The Hawks have come to the rescue of a Limpopo businessman whom two men allegedly extorted money from after he “reportedly used the services of a prostitute”.

Five people have been killed and two critically injured in a head-on collision on the N1 south near Middelfontein in the Waterberg district in Limpopo on Friday.

The Hawks have come to the rescue of a Gauteng woman who was allegedly trafficked by a man she met on social media.

The department said all contacts must not be tested unless they develop symptoms.

The health department said on Friday it was confident the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine was safe and it would continue administering it throughout the country.

Two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy theories have sued the far-right One America News Network, its top executives, and former President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani for allegedly spreading lies about ...

An Indian court urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to suspend political rallies and election campaigns in poll-bound states amid the rising number of Omicron cases, a variant of Covid-19.

Police have given a KwaZulu-Natal farmer an early Christmas gift after they recovered 34 of his stolen sheep this week.

A Minnesota jury on Thursday found former police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop when she mistakenly fired her handgun instead of her Taser.

Maimane said the 30% pass rate was not enough to equip school-leaving pupils for the demands of the country's development.

Uganda on Thursday charged 15 people with offences including terrorism and aiding terrorism related to their alleged role in bombings in the country's capital and elsewhere in October and November that left at least nine people dead.

The Hawks swooped on a rhino horn consignment destined for China at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Thursday.

The office of the chief justice is set to launch an aspirant women judges programme in 2022.

“The law says nobody moves, nobody drinks, nobody gets drunk after midnight," said Cele.

On average, students carrying debt upon graduation owe more than R30,000 each.

The health department is implementing booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccines.

The opposition party committed to supporting the commission in its pursuit of justice as a friend of the court, and called on South Africans to do the same.

The SA Human Rights Commission (Sahrc) will be visiting two special schools in Limpopo early next year to find out why vacant posts have not been filled since 2015.