An increasing number of girls living on farm plots and in informal settlements in the Vaal, some as young as 15, have turned to sex work.

Rising insecurity in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara has spawned a humanitarian crisis, International aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday.

The arrest of a Limpopo mother accused of killing her 11-month-old baby on the first day of child protection week has brought into sharp focus the dangers SA children face from their own parents.

A pipe dream or not? Here's what social media users had to say about the prospect of the Gupta's being arrested.

Twitter Blue will let paying users edit their tweets during a 'window' before posting and change the colour theme of their app.

There's a row in Nelson Mandela Bay municipality over the appearance and safety of the water coming out of residents' taps.

France has donated 184,000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine to Senegal through the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility, the programme's sponsors said in a statement on Thursday.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin asked a judge on Wednesday for probation after being convicted for the murder of George Floyd, while the prosecution said his crime “shocked the Nation's conscience” and he should be imprisoned for ...

What started off as an "adventure" to go to California to "swim in the ocean" ended in a minor accident and serious damage to two vehicles.

People claiming to be employees at the SA Social Security Agency are skimming social grant cards and stealing the money from the poor.

Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing a third wave of coronavirus infections, with its epicentre in the capital, Kinshasa, one of Africa's most-populous cities, Health Minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani said on Thursday.

“I’ve always had the notion that if you have a firearm and you have to use it, from a legal point of view and if you were under threat, you’d be defending yourself, ” says Ramaphosa.

Mediation, tool kits and open dialogue: that's the plan for the prestigious Cornwall Hill College in Pretoria, which has been accused of institutional racism by current and former pupils.

Google will let Android mobile software users opt out of being tracked by advertisers on their smartphone applications, following an earlier move by rival Apple Inc to bolster privacy on iPhones.

Malaysian health authorities have raised concerns about a growing number of coronavirus deaths and serious cases involving children, after a surge in overall infections forced the Southeast Asian nation into a strict lockdown.

New Zealand is pushing Asia-Pacific trade group APEC to remove all tariffs on Covid-19 vaccines and related medical products, but is facing opposition from some members who believe the plan is too ambitious, people familiar with discussions said.

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Apple Inc is working on a new iPad Pro with wireless charging and the first iPad mini redesign in six years, seeking to continue momentum for a category that saw rejuvenated sales during the pandemic.

A 41-year-old man from the Free State was sentenced to two life terms after being on the run from police for more than 15 years.

A security company wants to use aviation technology as a way of fighting crime in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg.

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said they are working hard at resolving the issues but "cannot perform miracles" as they are working with ageing, neglected infrastructure.

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All across SA, there are more and more communities who leave behind their political differences and take hands to stop the municipal rot in their towns. And in the process, they learn from each other and about each other. Vrye Weekblad reports.

South Africans who are curious about what happens at blood banks will now be able to experience the process first hand.

SA recorded 5,360 new Covid-19 cases and 54 deaths in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday.

On Thursday, the South African National Defence Force confirmed that one of its soldiers deployed in the DRC has been killed “in friendly fire” while in operation in Kilia, in the eastern DRC, on Thursday morning.

Commission spokesperson Buang Jones said the renal dialysis patient died because of a "combination of factors, which includes the water interruption" at the hospital.

Speculation is rife that an announcement by the basic education department on the vaccination rollout programme for teachers is imminent.

Twitter removed on Wednesday a post by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari threatening punishment for regional secessionists blamed for attacks on government buildings.

Gunmen abducted 136 students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday, a state official said on Wednesday, lower than the estimate of 200 previously offered by the federal government.