The group of 33 pupils achieved the best marks out of more than 800,000 pupils who wrote the exams.

'When thugs enter a police station what message does it [send] to the community?'

The KwaZulu-Natal social development department has warned about a scam in which people are being fleeced of R9,000 to "secure a job".

The heavy summer rains, which have caused damage to property, flooding, sinkholes and landslides across the country, have prompted the government to declare a national disaster.

Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday until after the approaching Lunar New Year, authorities said, because of a rising number of coronavirus infections in several schools in the Chinese-ruled territory.

In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as her dramatically reduced workforce of around 30 women sew scarves, dresses and baby clothes.

The inquest into the deaths of 144 Life Esidimeni psychiatric patients continues at the Pretoria high court.

A lawmaker quit Boris Johnson's Conservative Party on Wednesday to join the opposition, describing the British prime minister's behaviour over lockdown parties as "disgraceful" and fuelling a rebellion against his premiership.

Outgoing NPA Investigating Directorate head Advocate Hermione Cronje may have been pushed to resign instead of quitting of her own accord, according to her resignation letter which TimesLIVE has obtained.

Education minister Angie Motshekga and deputy minister Makgabo Reginah Mhaule will host the 2021 Matric Top Achievers breakfast session at the Houghton Hotel.

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik remains just as likely to commit acts of violence today as he was a decade ago, a psychiatrist testifying at his parole hearing said on Wednesday.

St Andrew’s College headmaster Alan Thompson has stepped down with immediate effect after a review board found the school’s former water polo coach had “groomed boys” during his tenure at the school.

A Syrian doctor suspected of crimes against humanity, including torturing prisoners at military hospitals in Syria, went on trial in Germany on Wednesday in the second such case over alleged state-backed torture in Syria's conflict.

The Constitutional Court is scheduled to either uphold or overturn the high court ruling on February 3.

“Children should talk to their parents in advance about what they are expecting, especially if you are worried and feel like your exams didn't go well," says clinical psychologist Chris Kemp

Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola secured overwhelming support to become president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, making her the first woman to hold the post for 20 years.

Armed robbers have struck at two schools in Gauteng in recent days, assaulting staff before fleeing with what they could loot.

A new threat involving a call from a fake bank representative has been highlighted by the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service.

There is no evidence that healthy children and adolescents need booster doses against Covid-19.

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Domestic tourism is bouncing back, with Cape Town experiencing a significant increase in both local and international flights, a Cape Town Tourism survey has shown.

Eskom’s proposed tariff hike of 20.5% for its next financial year, which is set to kick in from April 1, has South Africans united in outrage.

The interdict aims to stop striking employees from disrupting business operations and inciting members of the public to disrupt the company’s operations.

The mob blew whistles to attract the attention of the Tirelong schoolboys who then broke down hostel doors, windows and burglar guards to force their way out.

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A man was electrocuted on Wednesday afternoon while working on an electrical box in Ikageng, Potchefstroom, in the North West.

Gauteng recorded more than 1,000 of SA's 4,322 new Covid-19 cases, the NICD reported on Wednesday.

The state had opposed bail because of the serious nature of the charges. The accused were also deemed a flight risk and the state feared that the uncle and nephew would intimidate witnesses.