Aspirations for South Africa to be "an island of angels" when it comes to resource extraction will see the country drift into poverty, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe has warned.

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Law enforcement agencies in KwaZulu-Natal are on high alert amid the anticipated nationwide truck shutdown on Sunday.

Two men have been sentenced to an effective 19 years' imprisonment for a 2019 poaching incident in the Kruger National Park.

A man has been ordered to pay back money swindled from a Gqeberha woman. He was found to have hacked the woman's computer and deceived her into paying him R350 000.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says seven new Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded, bringing the confirmed death toll to 99 018. South Africa has also recorded 2 411 new Covid-19 infections.

The Piketberg policeman charged with shooting dead his long-time girlfriend, Natasha Booise had three previous criminal convictions, and his gun was taken away when his father got a protection order against him.

Record-high petrol prices are set for March and, likely, beyond

A 19-year-old South African medical student in Kharkiv, Ukraine, feels helpless and stranded after Russia invaded the country.

A hardware store owner in Vereeniging has allegedly been abducted by unknown men.

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has approached the Constitutional Court to overturn a Free State High Court ruling allowing foreign nationals to be admitted and authorised to enroll as non-practicing legal practitioners.

A 42-year-old man has been arrested in Ivory Park for dealing in dagga, the Gauteng Traffic Police say.

The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has handed down six life terms and 192 years to a Zimbabwean national for crimes committed between January 2018 and December 2019.

Deputy President David Mabuza told traditional leaders the inalienable right to life and dignity must be protected at all times when cultures and traditions are practiced.

The VBS scandal saw over R1 billion looted from the bank over several years.

Russia launched airstrikes on Ukraine's cities on Thursday. People described to Insider being woken by the wail of sirens and missile explosions.

Experts from Nelson Mandela University's microbiology and environmental health department have been roped in to help the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality probe its water system.

Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha said the Covid-19 pandemic had not only halted the province's economic growth, but had also eaten at the gains achieved since independence.

A yard housing 20 rented rooms in Phomolong Section in Tembisa was turned into a spectator zone on Thursday after police had gone through the room rented by an alleged cash van heist suspect.

Police are looking for six armed men who stormed a local business in Durban on Monday morning. Watch.