Moving SA’s coal-dominated economy onto a greener footing will require at least $250bn (R3.9-trillion) over the next three decades, a report released on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum said on Thursday.

Sassa said the SRD website will temporarily be offline for some "downtown" from Friday through to late June.

SA, the world’s 13th-biggest source of greenhouse gases, will need to spend $250bn over the next three decades closing down its coal-fired power plants and replacing them with green energy, according to a study.

Researchers at the University of Cape Town say the link between chronic pain and depression should not be overlooked and clinicians should treat them both holistically.

A PowerBall Plus jackpot of more than R7m and more than R1.7m in a Lotto jackpot are among the unclaimed winnings across the National Lottery games due to expire in six months if not claimed.

Eastern Cape police were on Thursday morning trying to ascertain if an assault on several women in what appears to be a police station, occurred this week, and where.

Eskom technicians are increasingly being targeted by criminals - and residents requiring assistance for electricity repairs are set to share the consequences.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the strictest abortion ban in the US, one that prohibits abortions from fertilisation and allows private citizens to sue those who help women terminate their pregnancies.

Elderly Houghton resident Risto Andjelopolj died in hospital after he was assaulted and locked inside his home before it was set alight last month.

China's capital Beijing recorded 36 new symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 25, down from 41 a day earlier, the government said on Thursday.

Bathers, surfers, paddlers, kite boarders and body boarders have been warned to exercise caution due to the increased inshore shark activity along the southern and Eastern Cape coastline.

The United Nations Security Council will vote on Thursday on a US push to strengthen sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches, a move that China, which has veto power, said would not solve any problems.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday savaged suggestions that Kyiv give up territory and make concessions to end the war with Russia, saying the idea smacked of attempts to appease Nazi Germany in 1938.

Senior leaders at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street office were to blame for a culture of rule-breaking, an official report said on Wednesday, detailing a series of illegal alcohol-fuelled parties during coronavirus lockdowns.

The city, with 6.2-million residents, has a R77.3bn budget for the 2022/23 financial year.

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SA's largest metalworkers union says it has signed a wage deal with ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd, ending a two-week strike over a pay dispute.

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When the bruised and battered lifeless body of little Chevonne Rusch was received at the Primrose Clinic in Germiston, her biological father and maternal grandmother had been extremely concerned about her safety and desperately looking for her.

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Construction engineering company Aveng Africa has lost its bid to avoid paying penalties for failure to complete its work on the then tallest building in Africa, The Leonardo, on time.

The East London magistrate's court will on Thursday hand down judgment in the bail application by three men who allegedly attempted to bribe investigating officials for R3.5m, to halt their investigation into a R36m national police tender they were a...

A Zimbabwean who was in the country illegally and caught red-handed with pieces of railway track that he had stripped and stolen has been sentenced to six years behind bars by the Pretoria regional court.

Twitter Inc investors blocked the re-election of an ally of Elon Musk to the board at an annual meeting on Wednesday

The Texas gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers posted on Facebook that he was going to shoot up an elementary school about 15 minutes before his rampage

Police have told community members that the recent killings are linked to 'extortion'

Police minister Bheki Cele and police management led by national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola, are expected to visit the Mthatha police station in the Eastern Cape on Thursday.

Mudiwa Gavaza speaks to Frans Hiemstra, GM for Sub-Saharan Africa at Uber

Financial services group Liberty has reported a spike in mental health claims in 2021, particularly among working people between 35 and 54 years old, as the stress brought on by Covid-19 weighed heavily.