Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has expressed mixed emotions over calls for the return of corporal punishment in schools.

The family of singer Craig Lucas is preparing to give a final farewell to his brother and sister-in-law, who were killed in their home in Protea Heights, Cape Town, more than a week ago.

Mbali Ntuli, a prominent political figure in the DA, has resigned as a member of the party and as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature.

Anti-Gang Unit officers in the Western Cape have arrested four people in three separate incidents in Manenberg over the last two days.

With the start of the holidays for inland schools coinciding with the Human Rights Day long weekend, high traffic volumes are expected on KwaZulu-Natal’s roads.

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A Pretoria man has been taken into custody for allegedly defrauding a Limpopo municipality of R80 000.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says South Africa has recorded 1 980 new Covid-19 infections, representing a 6.2% positivity rate. Three new Covid-19 deaths have been recorded.

South Africa plans to keep face masks on all public transport, and for any indoor public space, as long as the coronavirus is a notifiable disease.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his first question session in the National Assembly for the year, will have to defend Police Minister Bheki Cele's continued tenure in his Cabinet.

The Hawks arrested the pair, aged 35 and 53, on charges of corruption in Mpumalanga.

The Health Department has released proposals for transitioning out of the Covid-19 regulations, and if they get their way, masks for large indoor events are here to stay.

Treasure Moremi, 34, and her husband, Moroko Moremi, 37, were found guilty of fraud by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has recognised Prince Misuzulu Zulu as the king of the AmaZulu.

The statue of General Louis Botha at Parliament was sprayed red, and had its boot ground off before police swooped to stop further damage.

The ANC's electoral committee is still finalising disputes and appeals related to its candidate selection process, months after the municipal elections were held in November last year.

More companies might ditch implementing mandatory vaccination policies in favour of an admission policy, after the Labour Court’s Monday ruling that dismissed Solidarity’s application.

Free State police arrested four suspects following the grim discovery of the decomposing body of a 60-year-old woman in the backyard of a home in in Bergman.

South Africa's porous borders are to blame for the rising tide of xenophobia in the country, Deputy President David Mabuza said.

Gauteng police say Hector Ginimbi Buthelezi, also known as DJ Vintos, was shot by unknown suspects driving a BMW X3.