The State will appoint an external magistrate to hear the case of a former North West prosecutor who allegedly tampered with a docket, causing the man accused of a crime to walk free.

A man accused of swindling a family trust out of about R300 million has appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.

The City of Johannesburg will keep the fleet of vehicles it leases from Afrirent – for now, at least – after both parties agreed to meet to discuss the dispute between them.

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A Grade 11 Free State pupil has been stabbed to death in Rocklands in 'what is believed to [be] a gang-related feud'.

A prosecutor has pleaded with a Carletonville magistrate not to recuse himself in the bail hearing of five alleged illegal mining kingpins.

Eastern Cape police are investigating an alleged pit bull terrier attack in which a 15-month-old boy was killed.

A man has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for defrauding Free State farmers of more than R18 million after failing to pay them for thousands of tons of maize.

Doctors at Africa’s biggest hospital were left scrambling on Tuesday when they had to work without nurses, admin clerks or service staff. Find out how it played out at Chris Hani Baragwanath.

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ANC presidential hopeful Zweli Mkhize has weighed in on former president Jacob Zuma's impending return to prison, describing it as painful and an unnecessary punishment for an 80 year old.

The Department of Correctional Services says it will appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that former president Jacob Zuma's release on medical parole was unlawful.

There were two big items on the agenda: The council vote on the proposed R2 billion short-term loan and the motions of no confidence in Mayor Mpho Phalatse.

Close to three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, you can now (legally) test yourself for Covid-19 at home - for a lot less than most labs and doctors.

During a live broadcast about the country's energy crisis, John Steenhuisen said he was prevented from entering Kusile power station, and could not perform his parliamentary duties.

Stellenbosch backyarders say that if their housing demands are not heard they will occupy the Stellenbosch Golf Club.

The number of clean audits for government departments have been increasing every year, says Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke - which she attributes to 'significant effort and commitment by the leadership, officials and governance structures of the au...

The South African Weather Service issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms over the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the Mpumalanga escarpment and the southern escarpment of Limpopo.

A motion to access a R2 billion loan to keep the City of Johannesburg running has been denied.

The police presented the crime statistics to the Portfolio Committee on Police on Wednesday morning.