A schoolboy was stabbed in the neck, a schoolgirl had her hair pulled out in a fight and a group of teenagers skipped class for a drunken escapade, then returned to start a brawl.

Police launched a manhunt after two security guards were allegedly shot and injured by three unknown men.

People wade through fast-flowing water, holding one another to avoid being swept away, balancing suitcases, clothing and food on their heads.

Indian authorities have stopped a photojournalist from boarding a flight to the United States, where she had planned to attend a ceremony to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

In the first move by authorities against former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, nearly five years after the retailer imploded, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday seized more than R1.4bn worth of assets belonging to him, his wife and his family trust.

The eight most recent Ebola cases reported during the outbreak in Uganda have no known links with current patients, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday, raising concerns over the spread of the deadly disease.

Britain's interior minister quit on Wednesday with a broadside at Liz Truss before her lawmakers openly quarrelled in parliament, underscoring the erosion of the prime minister's authority after just weeks in the job.

Nigeria's Zamfara state has lifted a ban on five local broadcasters ahead of February's presidential election, an official said on Wednesday, after the media regulator said shutting them down for covering a political rally was illegal.

The resignation of renowned breast cancer specialist surgeon Prof Carol-Ann Benn from the Helen Joseph Hospital has fuelled concerns about the loss of expertise for the public health sector amid existing pressures on cancer services in Gauteng.

Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu has explained what action she may take after allegedly being barred from visiting jailed former ANC Northern Cape chairperson John Block.

The DA has questioned Rand Water's claims about Gauteng's water struggles and has made several demands - but will they work?

Free State police are asking for the public's help to find two suspects between the ages of 25 and 30 who are wanted for the rape of a teenager and a young woman in separate incidents in Bothaville

The South African Post Office has announced prices for sending money to and from several neighbouring countries ahead of the festive season.

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union has called off its strike at Transnet, ending a boycott that paralysed the state-owned logistics firm and impacted commodities exports.

Eskom says two units at Kendal power station and a unit each at Kriel and Arno have failed.

Motorists were left stunned after an alleged criminal managed to sneak out of a police vehicle in traffic.

The greatest polluters have a greater responsibility to compensate, yet they are pushing back on the loss and damage facility fund

While most of the country reels from soaring inflation, there is an elite super-rich circle who are ‘unlikely to ever worry about money again’

Blow to property industry after ‘load-shedding data loss’ hits surveyor-general’s office in Western Cape

Piet Koen says upon reflection, the issue of his involvement needs, in the interests of justice, to be addressed

A Wisconsin taxpayers group asked the US Supreme Court to block President Joe Biden’s student-loan relief plan from taking effect, accusing him of usurping the power of Congress and costing taxpayers potentially more than $1 trillion.

Police have opened an inquest docket following the discovery of a body of a man in a dam at Wattville in Ekurhuleni on Wednesday.

A one-year-old toddler has died after she and her mother were trampled by a giraffe at the Kuleni Farm in Hluhluwe on Wednesday, said KwaZulu-Natal police.

Iranian security forces have arrested 14 foreigners, including American, British and French citizens, for their involvement in anti-government protests, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Wednesday.

The United States said it was no surprise Russia was resorting to "desperate tactics" after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in four partially occupied regions of Ukraine that Russia claims as its own.

Most Americans think former President Donald Trump should be forced to testify to a House committee investigating last year’s assault on the US Capitol, and they want the questioning to be conducted in public view, a new poll showed.

Kenya plans to ask China for a longer repayment period on $5 billion of loans it used to build a new railway line, Transport Secretary-designate Kipchumba Murkomen said.

Special Investigating Unit boss found many instances where employees were scheming and colluding to fleece the company

The Saudi food and drug authority will visit SA producers to ensure products conform to their strict specifications

The economy likely contracted for a second consecutive quarter in the three months through September, Gina Schoeman, an economist at Citibank South Africa, said at the Bloomberg Capital Markets Forum in Johannesburg on Wednesday.