Durban's Yaganathan Pillay, also known as "Teddy Mafia" or "Uncle Teddy", was regarded as the go-to guy in Shallcross, Durban, for people who needed help with the problems they were facing.

The bodies of two maintenance workers have been discovered in a sewerage pit near well-known Cape Town hotel.

Government has made R32 million available to assist residents of Masiphumelele in Cape Town after a fire left them homeless.

Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of three initiates found dead at an initiation school in the Eastern Cape.

Police Minister Bheki Cele has asked why, if Yaganathan Pillay was a known gangster and drug dealer, was he still out there?

Mluleki George, regarded as a unifying figure in sport, has died.

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The gruesome public murders of Teddy Mafia's alleged killers were executed with a total sense of impunity and disregard for law, says a crime expert.

Another 513 people have died of illnesses linked to contracting Covid-19, the Department of Health said on Tuesday.

The head of the Western Cape's health department, Keith Cloete, has said a cumulative total of 7 246 staff members have taken Covid-19-related leave since March.

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A number of people were injured in the crash

Eleven initiates have died in the Eastern Cape since the beginning of the December summer initiation season, Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has said.

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has dismissed reports that there is a shortage of beds and oxygen at the province's hospitals.

The study was prepared by a team of academics at various institutions.

The World Bank sees the SA economy rebound with growth of 3.3% in 2021, following a steep contraction of 7.8% in 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Eastern Cape organised crime investigators have launched a manhunt for an alleged murderer.

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has made several changes to its provincial legislature caucus.

The Western Cape government says the Garden Route has passed the peak of the second wave of Covid-19 infections and is the only district showing a decline in cases.

There is no connection between the introduction of 3G, 4G and 5G and disease.