A 26-year-old man has allegedly bludgeoned his 72-year-old mother to death using a hammer, before being killed in a car accident in KwaNobuhle in Gqeberha.

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The Western Cape Department of Health has called on the public not to panic following cluster outbreaks of typhoid fever.

The community of Mothutlung, in the North West, has been left in a state of disbelief and fear after a "loving uncle" allegedly slit the throats of his two nephews. The man was killed by community members,

More than 31 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in South Africa. To date, 16 866 764 adults are fully vaccinated. South Africa recorded 1 151 new cases of Covid-19 infections on Monday, which represented a 7.4% positivity rate.

An investigating officer has raised concerns against a businessman accused of rape, statutory rape, and sexually grooming minors, as being a flight risk.

The ANC in the Western Cape has suspended its councillors in Kannaland and instituted disciplinary proceedings against them.

Well-known senior advocate Paul Kennedy, who is an accused in a criminal case involving more than 700 charges, has died.

Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule's allies, suspended member Carl Niehaus and party spokesperson Dakota Legoete cannot agree on whether Luthuli House is now a shell of what it used to be without Magashule at the helm.

One security guard was killed and another injured in an attack in Umlazi, Durban.

Dramatic footage from inside the flight, showing traumatised passengers crying and praying loudly, has been doing the rounds on social media.

There has not been a cost-determination yet on hosting sittings of the National Assembly at an alternative venue, Parliament has said in a statement.

The State Security Agency has denied allegations that the agency has maintained internal criminal networks through the reappointment of officials suspended for corruption, saying investigations into wrongdoing have not "fizzled out".

A wild goose chase, torture techniques and a neatly wrapped up "fake" confession - these are all part of the testimony of double murder accused David van Boven who moved from the dock to the witness stand in the Western Cape High Court.

Police Minister Bheki Cele has stated while he does not always see eye-to-eye with national police commissioner General Khehla Sitole, they have a good working relationship.

Students at the University of Cape Town are gearing up to continue protesting on campus if their demands are not met.

Former spy boss Arthur Fraser says he graduated from the London College of Communication, but his degree was lost or destroyed.

Good winter rains and hot summer weather have increased bee activity in Western Cape suburbia.

The violent scene, described as a "warzone" by eyewitnesses, saw police top brass hurry to Rosettenville where officers and heavily armed criminals, believed to be involved in cash-in-transit heists, clashed.

A young male lion spotted roaming on the N10 between Cradock and Middelburg on Sunday, by a long-distance truck driver, has been captured and returned to a nearby game farm where he reportedly escaped from.