Eskom has said the ongoing taxi violence in Cape Town poses a significant threat to the safety of staff travelling in vehicles that resemble taxis.

EFF leader Julius Malema has said he has never been afraid of holding former president Jacob Zuma accountable.

Three people have been arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of heroin worth more than R2.5 million in Mbombela.

A former police officer found guilty of stealing a police docket and a state laptop has been sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment.

South Africa recorded 8 929 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Tuesday and 596 deaths, bringing the official death toll to 67 676.

The Cacadu Magistrate's Court in the Eastern Cape has denied bail to 12 men charged with the murder of seven youths in Zingqolweni village in what is alleged to be an act of vigilantism.

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Ostrich steaks on UK shelves have reportedly triggered much debate in Australia, with some not in favour of eating the birds.

The only people benefitting from a bloody taxi dispute gripping the Western Cape are the hitmen carrying out the violence, according to Khayelitsha Development Forum chairperson Ndithini Tyhido.

An Ekurhuleni waste management project to upgrade small-scale community operators into viable businesses has ended in acrimony. The city laid out R1.2 billion, but operators say they were short-changed.

According to police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe, 800 officers and support staff were vaccinated in the province.

Ngizwe Mchunu, one of the alleged "instigators" of the unrest, was seen leaving KZN police headquarters in handcuffs on Monday.

The bail application of Zane Kilian, Nafiz Modack and others, accused of being part of a massive extortion ring, stalled, yet again, at the Blue Downs Regional Court on Tuesday.

State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo and Police Minister Bheki Cele are at odds about whether the police were provided with intelligence reports about the unrest that rocked KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng last week.

Zulu King Misuzulu is expected to call an emergency meeting with the houses of the Zulu royal family as the succession battle rages on.

In KwaZulu-Natal, 161 malls were damaged, along with 11 warehouses, eight factories and 161 liquor outlets. Approximately 3 000 stores were looted and stock lost amounted to R1.5 billion.

While recent research found that over 71% of South Africans are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, government has indicated its concern with increasing reports of vaccine hesitancy.

Before the decision to move patients from Life Esidimeni, the Gauteng health department never complained about the quality of care they received from the group.

Former ANC Youth League deputy president Andile Lungisa has been charged for allegedly contravening Level 4 Disaster Management Act regulations relating to gatherings.

As succession battles within the AmaZulu Royal Family rage on, newly-appointed King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has called an urgent meeting to resolve the dispute.