Workers at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have suspended a strike that began on Wednesday and caused a nationwide blackout, a workers union official said after a meeting with the government.

Newly appointed KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Mbali Frazer visited Hillcrest High School on Thursday after alleged racist slurs involving pupils.

A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday killed 21 people, Kabul police said on Thursday.

A KwaZulu-Natal woman has received R1m in donations to revive the farming business she lost during the province's devastating floods.

Taiwan's air force showcased its anti-aircraft capabilities on Thursday, saying they were ready for action 24 hours a day as the democratically governed island faces sustained pressure from Chinese military drills.

SA has suspended anti-dumping duties on Brazilian exporters of frozen chicken meat, Brazil's economy ministry said on Wednesday, welcoming the decision as a way to boost its competitiveness in the South African market.

The rand fell in early trade on Thursday, extending the previous day's losses, as the dollar traded on the front foot on global markets.

The non-profit food distributor is calling on South Africans to take part in its national campaign to collect 100,000 litres of water.

Three female security guards reported missing in the Free State have been found.

Residents of Tshavhalovhedzi, a village outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo, stoned two alleged would-be kidnappers to death and burnt their bodies on Wednesday.

Western Cape police are searching for a grade R schoolboy who was kidnapped on Wednesday in Kensington, as the community rallies around the family.

Free State police are probing the myserious disappearance of three female security guards who vanished while on duty in Maokeng.

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has denied claims that fuel levy funds are being "hijacked" to pay for E-tolls.

A pupil was stabbed to death at Cebisa Secondary School in Ermelo on Tuesday.

One worker has been killed and three others injured at the Steve Tshwete local municipality's head office in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, after they were shot, allegedly by security guards employed by the council.

Izimbokodo - a movement for women under the Operation Dudula banner, wants the national defence force to be deployed in areas where illegal mining is rife.

Covid-Out study shows fluvoxamine and ivermectin are not effective in preventing progression to severe disease

Initiative seeks to reduce conflict between humans and baboons over food

Human rights advocates oppose the return of the cane, saying it would ‘create more harm than good’

Two organisations have called on national and Gauteng governments to  intervene in the affairs of the Emfuleni Local Municipality, which has a myriad of problems.

The uMzumbe municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has come to the rescue of a Mthwalume family who was devastated at the weekend after the funeral of their relative was halted by a local induna who claimed they had no right to bury anyone on that land.

E-hailing drivers have begun a two-day protest over fees and commissions

A growing number of South Africans say they are using mobile apps to deal with government shortcomings, from finding blackout schedules to filling in potholes or seeking mental health support.

As Zimbabwe heads for the 2023 presidential election, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been trying to win support from new voters.

In a move expected to outrage manufacturers, the agency intends to start seizing products labelled with processed-meat-related names from Monday

The Johannesburg metro police department made 3,291 arrests and attended 79 protests from January to June this year, says Mathokoza Kgaswane, director in the JMPD’s office of the chief of police.

The Nancefield Primary School construction project in Eldorado Park initially scheduled to be completed in October this year will be delayed further because of non-performance by the contractor and professional service providers.

SA Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says "hope is not a strategy" to prevent the potential greylisting of the financial services sector.

A Thai court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to halt purchases of electricity by the country from a hydropower dam in neighbouring Laos over environmental concerns.

Mawlawi Mahdi was shot dead by Taliban forces near the border with Iran, allegedly while attempting to flee the country.