Sweden will compensate those households which have been worst hit by a surge in electricity prices, Finance Minister Mikael Damberg said on Wednesday, with the government setting aside 6 billion crowns ($664.45 million) for measures.

The Kruger National Park is the ninth most popular national park in the world on TikTok.

Swimmers at a KwaZulu-Natal north coast beach rescued two teenagers who were about to be swept out to sea on Tuesday.

A massive build-up of pollution in the Umhlanga River has been exposed by a Durban conservation body.

Preliminary investigations reveal that a man in possession of a rifle and a handgun arrived at the dump site entrance and, without a word, started shooting at security guards.

Gauteng MEC for sports, arts, culture and recreation Mbali Hlophe visited Tlhatlogang Junior Secondary School in Soweto on the first day of schooling in 2022.

Lawyers representing Queen Sibongile Winifred Zulu, who is seeking to be declared the only lawful wife of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini to inherit half his estate, want to amend their papers to ask for an order that his customary marriages to his...

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says R1.135bn in relief funding will be shared by about 137,000 minibus, 25,000 meter taxis and 63,000 e-hailing operators, with each getting about R5,000.

A “Me Too” scandal has broken out in Iceland, where allegations of sexual misconduct recently led to a number of management changes on the top echelons of business.

Requirements for funding include that applicants be SA citizens or permanent citizens, must produce valid operating licences and must be registered as a taxpayer with the SA Revenue Service.

A Durban mother has appealed to the public to assist in finding her wedding dress which was stolen from her home during a burglary over the festive period.

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Southern African Development Community heads of states are on Wednesday participating in an extraordinary summit in Malawi to review the deployment of soldiers in Mozambique.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for boosting the country's strategic military forces as he observed the test of a hypersonic missile, state media said on Wednesday, officially attending a missile launch for the first time in nearly two years.

Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, found more than 100 landmines and explosives during a five-year career.

The minister said regulations will remain in place to ensure the safety of staff, pupils and teachers and minimise their chances of contracting and spreading Covid-19.

Of the 94 farm attacks recorded in Gauteng between October 1, 2020 and November 30, 2021, only nine people have been arrested.

Seventeen people were killed and eight others escaped with injuries in a head-on collision involving a 22-seater bus and Toyota SUV on the N1 near Mookgophong off-ramp in Limpopo on Tuesday evening.

The discovery of a case of mad cow disease has prompted some Asian countries to suspend imports of Canadian beef, a move that could further disrupt the global meat trade already rocked by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lawyers acting for Queen Sibongile Winifred Zulu, who is seeking to be declared the only lawful wife of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini in order to inherit half of his estate,  want to amend their papers to ask for an order that his customary marr...

With scores of pupils yet to be placed in government schools due to “flaws” in the public education sector, the ANC Youth League in Johannesburg has called on the Gauteng department of education to place them in private schools and foot the bill.

Quebec, Canada's second most populous province, is planning to force adults refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 to pay a "health contribution" in a move likely to spur a debate about individual rights and social responsibility.

NSFAS has extended its deadline for student financial aid applications until January 21.

The NICD says Omicron may make it harder to differentiate between flu, the common cold and Covid-19.

'Join Bands, Not Gangs' offers music lessons to vulnerable teens in dangerous Western Cape neighbourhoods, encouraging those at risk to choose an instrument rather than a gun.

An ANC City of Cape Town councillor Lazola Gungxe is embroiled in a bitter dispute over his refusal to move out of a property he is renting despite being given notice to vacate.

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An animal rights activist who habitually names and shames offenders on Facebook has won the right to keep doing so after being challenged by a farmer who trapped and killed animals he regarded as vermin.

European Union regulators warned that frequent Covid-19 booster shots could adversely affect the immune system and may not be feasible.