An 82-year-old Gauteng pensioner is facing a R185 000 water bill after fixing a City of Johannesburg water pipe that had burst outside his home.

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South African Medical Association board chairperson, Dr Angelique Coetzee, has stepped down from her position.

Six people, including two police officers attached to crime intelligence, were arrested during a sting operation in Pretoria on Saturday.

Heavy rains and flash floods in Ivory Park in Tembisa on Friday night claimed one life and left 187 people homeless, while three people had been reported missing.

Police said it was alleged that three armed men arrived at the tavern in Meqheleng at around 21:00 and shot dead one person at the gate.

The unidentified man was found wearing a black jacket, black pair of trousers, black half boots and had a grey Puma shoulder bag on his back.

Takana Chigoyi was overwhelmed with emotion as he prepared to transport his sister's remains to Zimbabwe.

A truck crashed into a Lamborghini Gallardo in Phoenix, northwest of Durban, on Saturday.

Lucky Mshubi, 36, and Thabo Mambila, 31, broke into Vanker’s home in Lenasia South last April and kidnapped her.

The 41-year-old wife of a murdered Limpopo police officer has been arrested along with with a man believed to be her boyfriend.

The Beaufort West municipality has lashed out at Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell, saying he has failed to assist it with service delivery.

Former DA provincial leader Bonginkosi Madikizela is returning to politics as an advisor to Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, and earning a cool R2 million in the process.

Two SA provinces are experiencing a typhoid fever outbreak, the NICD said this week. Some people may confuse symptoms with a stomach bug, which is common in summer.

The Eastern Cape has the highest number of reported rape cases of the nine province, according to the latest police crime statistics.

The Equality Court has ordered Black First Land First (BFLF) spokesperson Lindsay Maasdorp to delete any offending statements from his social media accounts.

Four men accused of killing two police officers in Mareetsane, the North West, have been denied bail, while there co-accused, a teenager, was granted bail in 2021.

The Hawks on Friday arrested a 43-year-old former police reservist at his home in Leslie, Mpumalanga.

A 37-year-old police officer from the Free State has been arrested after he allegedly urinated and vomited on his 75-year-old disabled grandmother.

The State Capture Inquiry has asked for an extension of its term until 30 April.