A police officer has been shot dead and another wounded following a cash-in-transit heist on the R57 near Sasolburg in the Free State. The two officers were responding to a robbery when the robbers opened fire on them.

The National Assembly's impeachment proceedings against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane can proceed, the Constitutional Court has ruled.

The corruption case against Mpumalanga acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Matric Luphondo and former head of the provincial human settlements department Kebone Masange has been postponed.

The Council of the European Union says the focus of the EU-AU summit in Brussels later this month will be on major concerns facing the world, such as climate change and the renewal of peace and security.

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A caregiver and two of the orphans she took care of have died after an orphanage in the Ekurhuleni metro went up in flames while they were sleeping.

A man accused of murdering three people in KwaZulu-Natal has been arrested at a traditional healer's house while he was allegedly attempting to "cleanse himself".

An examiner and a cleaner at the Ormonde Licensing Department in Johannesburg have been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes and issuing driver's licences.

Residents of Protea Glen in Soweto say they have lost hope after waiting more than a decade on the Gauteng Department of Education to build new classrooms at Tholimfundo Primary School.

Parts of the City of Tshwane have been experiencing prolonged power outages due to complications caused by repeatedly switching the electricity supply on and off, the City says in a statement.

Parliament and the DA approached the apex court for direct access after a Western Cape High Court ruling in July put the brakes on the impeachment of Busisiwe Mkhwebane.

How do you take a school's pass rate from 40% to 85% in just two years? Silikamva High School principal, Siphathisiwe Nkala-Nkhona, will tell you the secret is in collaboration and teamwork.

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has found Julius Lucas guilty of murdering Matwetwe actor Sibusiso Khwinana in 2019.

Judgment is expected to be handed down for Zandile Christmas Mafe's bail application on Friday after he was arrested for arson and other charges relating to a fire at Parliament.

Jason Filander and Celise Rix received Ministerial Awards at the Western Cape Department of Education's National Senior Certificate Awards Ceremony.

The Pietermaritzburg High Court sentenced Nkanyiso Nzama to an effective 25 years' imprisonment for the murder of Constable Thandoluhle Mhlongo and Mazwi Zuke.

ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile has confirmed the party has finally paid all outstanding staff salaries in full.

Sweet manufacturing company Richester Foods says it will conduct an investigation into the safety of its products after 46 KwaZulu-Natal pupils fell ill after allegedly consuming its lollipops.

Chief justice nominee Judge Dunstan Mlambo says there is no merit in the two objections raised by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to his candidacy as chief justice.

A criminal case has been opened at Botshabelo police station.