More than 500,000 people have called the SA Anxiety and Depression Group seeking help since the nationwide lockdown took effect.

A fissure 500 to 750 meters long opened at the eruption site, spewing lava fountains up to 100 meters high, Bjarki Friis of the meteorological office said.

Methcathinone, commonly known as 'cat', chemicals and paraphernalia valued at almost R1.5m was found at a sophisticated manufacturing plant in Pinetown, west of Durban, by the Hawks on Tuesday.

Do not feed the monkeys is a rule that now applies not only in game parks and nature reserves, but also in the suburbs of Gqeberha.

Two months before Joseph Mona's former employers were sentenced for assaulting him and feeding him faeces, he escaped his neighbours who were taunting him about the incident.

A large container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday, possibly hit by a sudden strong wind, is blocking marine traffic in one of the world's most important waterways and is likely to cause delays in oil and gas shipments.

Some countries have 'moderate restrictions' in place for South African travellers, where travel is possible but only if travellers meet certain entry requirements which include taking a Covid-19 test.

Durban based snake rescuer Nick Evans says a call made by a teenager saved the child’s life and that of a 2.2m black mamba.

Sony Music Publishing (SMP) SA has signed a major deal with Gallo Music Publishers (GMP) that’s set to create new opportunities for local musicians to soar on the international stage.

A man's body was found in a car trapped by floodwaters on Wednesday, the first death linked to wild weather across Australia in recent days that has submerged houses, swept away cars and livestock and cut off entire towns.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's prospects for retaining power were uncertain on Wednesday after exit polls in Israel's fourth national election in two years projected yet another stalemate.

Cape Town motorists were expected to endure a second day of traffic disruptions on Wednesday due to protesters barricading roads and reports of cars being stoned.

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The collection of items were once owned by a priest in Europe who's photograph comes in the mahogany box.

Legal advisors say employers can discipline workers who flout Covid-19 rules outside of work, but only if they have the relevant policies in place.

The arrest of the attorney means 72 people have now been arrested linked to the tender fraud, police spokesperson Brig Vishnu Naidoo said.

SA recorded just 510 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday night.

A 48-year-old former clerk of the Nelson Mandela Bay metro, Stephanie Reeners, will be sentenced on May 4 for fraud and forgery.

The KwaZulu-Natal Guild of Church Bellringers in Durban rang their bells in honour of the late Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini on Sunday.

An early morning fire swept through a nursing home north of New York City on Tuesday, killing at least one resident and leaving a firefighter missing and feared dead, a fire official said.

Five students were stabbed during violent clashes allegedly between members of the EFF student command and the South African Students Congress at the Durban University of Technology on Tuesday morning.

The failure to plan, budget and report about the upgrading of informal settlements was an indictment on Tshwane, said the SA Human Rights Commission's Dalli Weyers.

Norwegian police said on Tuesday they have begun questioning Prime Minister Erna Solberg over a birthday party she held last month, which could lead to a fine of 10,000 crowns ($1,165) for breaking Covid-19 social distancing rules.

Switzerland's top court this month ruled against a freeze on $900m (R13.28bn) belonging to a jailed Angolan businessman, citing insufficient evidence for money laundering alleged by prosecutors.

"We are seeing this third wave rising in some parts of Europe and we're also seeing new variants," UK health minister Matt Hancock told Sky News.

Reuters reports the move takes the scandal-hit retailer a step closer to a proposed R14.8bn global lawsuit settlement plan to settle about 90 separate legal claims in the Netherlands, Germany and SA.