George is left with less than two days' drinking water following three major pipe bursts, and repairs are expected to take at least 36 hours, the municipality says.

A KwaZulu-Natal man has been murdered in a mob attack after being accused of killing a child in a fire.

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A 3-year-old child has been killed in a road accident in Pretoria.

A 47-year-old constable has been murdered, while a 52-year-old captain has been killed in a car accident. Both incidents happened in the Eastern Cape.

South Africa has recorded 7 216 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 25 new deaths, bringing the confirmed death toll to 90 854.

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.

The late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will lie in state from Thursday, instead of only Friday as initially announced by his family.

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The first day of mediation talks between the University of the Western Cape and disgruntled students kicked off on Tuesday.

The South Gauteng High Court ruled that the defamation case brought by Jub Jub's mother, Ithuteng 'Mama Jackie' Mpambani, against two media personalities should not be heard on an urgent basis.

Nontombi Naomi Tutu recalls the day her father stepped in to save a young man from being burned alive.

A seal was rescued after enduring pain for about three weeks due to lodged fishhooks.

South Africa's funeral directors are encouraging people to get vaccinated.

A three-year-old has been killed, and her brother left injured after a horrific car crash on the N3 outside Durban on Tuesday.

South Africa's largest dam, the Gariep Dam, on the banks of the Orange River, is at 111% full.

Members of the Western Cape Extortion Task Team zoomed in on organised crime groupings, extortion and illegal liquor outlets in the Nyanga Cluster.

A forensic investigation by the North West health department has revealed that human error caused the fire that gutted Christiana Hospital.

Cape Town law enforcement agencies have confiscated nearly 5 500 bottles of alcohol since 16 December.

The ANC will host its annual January 8 statement with an anniversary rally in Polokwane.