In a public announcement shared by the eThekwini municipality, the education department says it does not want pupils to miss out on their education and put rules in place for schools in the province.

The Life Esidimeni inquest continues to be heard by the Pretoria high court on Monday.

The five men accused of murdering footballer Senzo Meyiwa nearly eight years ago have denied any involvement in his killing.

Inquiries began into what caused the disappearance of a Japanese tour boat off the nation's northern coast as search efforts intensified on Monday to find the boat and its missing passengers, with the confirmed death toll rising to 11.

A rocket launched from Lebanon on Monday struck harmlessly in Israel, which responded with artillery fire, in an apparent spillover of Palestinian-Israeli confrontations at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque.

Police fired on a car in central Paris, killing two people and leaving one other person injured, reported France Info radio and Le Figaro newspaper.

Indian authorities on Monday arrested nine Pakistani citizens on suspicion of smuggling a large cache of drugs into the country through the Arabian sea route, said senior police officials in the western state of Gujarat.

Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen in the second round of France's presidential election, winning 58.55% of the votes against 41.45% for Le Pen, final interior ministry figures showed on Monday.

Eleven people were injured when two taxis collided near Durban on Monday morning.

Sassa says all R350 social relief of distress grant beneficiaries who chose the “cash send” payment option have been paid.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has recorded 3,222 new Covid-19 cases.

The Right2Know Campaign and the Gauteng Housing Crisis Committee will go head to head with authorities in the Johannesburg high court on Monday to challenge the "fees" authorities charge them for protest action.

The breakthrough comes as a result of ongoing investigations led by the Hawks with support from the Skukuza Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit.

A tip-off line 083 939 0300 has been set up by a security company for anyone who has information relating to the house fires in northern Johannesburg.

Health minister Joe Phaahla told parliament on Friday the department expected the pandemic to be less demanding of financial and other resources than it was in the past two years.

Ukraine updates.

The KwaZulu-Natal government has revised its estimated total cost of flood damage to approximately R17bn.

After 12 cars experienced tyre bursts in less than 24 hours on Christiaan de Wet Drive in Roodepoort, the Honeydew Community Police Forum stepped in and fixed the situation.

The latest news and opinion on the devastating floods that ravaged KZN.

About 6,278 people are homeless while 7,245 people remain in shelters in eThekwini.

SA Cities Network's (SACN) latest State of Cities Report strongly points to the need for a "whole-of-government and all-of-society approach" to address rampant urban governance issues.

Former Springbok rugby captain Dawie de Villiers died at his Stellenbosch home on Saturday night after a long battle with cancer. He was 81.

A 16-year-old youth has been arrested after the crash that killed former Springbok rugby player Pedrie Wannenburg and left his 8-year-old son in critical condition, US police and his club say.

The drowning deaths of two teenagers - one while trying to save his friend - is under investigation by a team appointed by KwaZulu-Natal social development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed on Sunday in an Orthodox Easter message that no "wickedness" will destroy the country and prayed that God returns happiness to children and brings solace to grieving mothers.

News, facts, figures, interviews, views and analysis of the impact of the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape floods

Live updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Sunday April 24.

Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern city and said its forces did not need to take the plant.

Department of public works is identifying suitable land for affected households, with the focus on building to mitigate climate change and provide safety

An on-duty eThekwini municipality official was shot dead at a water tanker filling point in Ottawa on Saturday.