News South Africa

Andy McDonald says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has made the party “more divided than ever”.

The PSL has apologised to SAFA and Bafana Bafana coach over an incident on Saturday at the DSTV Premiership match between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns.

Shakur Pinnock and his girlfriend Chante Hoosang were involved in a fatal collision while riding an e-scooter together.

A letter from medical aid provider MEDiPOS to the South African Post Office has warned that talks with SAPO’s executives and board proved fruitless.

An Eastern Cape attorney has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for stealing his clients’ R1.4 million Road Accident Fund payouts.

A small courier and pest control company manager has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing from his bosses.

The state in the trial of former Tembisa police officer, Nomia Ndlovu, says it has proof of telephonic communication between her and two alleged hitmen. 

A pastor from God is Love Ministries has been sentenced to 37 years’ imprisonment for raping congregants.

Families of the victims of the catastrophe react angrily after the investigating judge is taken off.

Prominent online critics of the Islamist group in Afghanistan remove content over fear of attack.

Toilets in space have fans to ensure waste goes in the right direction – but the fan on the Inspiration4 mission malfunctioned, a crew member said.

A metal detectorist has uncovered one of the largest gold hoards ever found in Denmark. An Iron Age chieftain buried the treasure 1,500 years ago.

Kenya midfielder Victor Wanyama announces his retirement from international football nearly a year on from his last cap.

Nigerian troops killed scores of Islamist insurgents and suffered casualties among their own ranks during heavy fighting around a remote army base on the border with Niger, the military said on Monday.

A new craze for a drug derived from crushed vehicle exhaust filters is rattling authorities in Kinshasa, triggering a campaign to stamp out the concoction and a related rash of car part thefts.

Worshippers gathered to mark the eve of one of the country’s biggest Orthodox Christian festivals.

This webinar takes place on Wednesday, October 6 at 11am.

South Africa has been seeing a steady increase in professionals wanting to emigrate to other countries, with these professionals leaving a significant gap in a number of areas, says specialist immigration consultancy Xpatweb. 

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is developing a new online system that will allow users to apply for their IDs and other important documents without going into a physical branch.

African National Congress (ANC) is launching its local government elections manifesto for the upcoming local government elections at the Church Square in Pretoria.

The stage is set for the launch of the African National Congress (ANC) Election Manifesto at the Church Square in Pretoria later today.

Several parties in parliament have welcomed the precautionary suspension of Health Director-General, Doctor Sandile Buthelezi.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government will crack the whip and punish public servants who benefited irregularly from the COVID-19 social grant relief.

Jurgen Klopp played down fears over Liverpool’s defensive frailties after their 3-3 draw with Brentford as he prepared his team to face Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The CSA Provincial T20 Knock Out competition continues this week with Pool B’s Knights, Titans, Mpumalanga Rhinos and Tuskers at Mangaung Oval.

Schools across the country are offering less healthy lunch options as they struggle with dwindling supplies, delayed shipments and fewer cafeteria workers.

Anele Mdoda has been through a lot lately, from getting roasted to getting bumped by a car – according to her though she was saved by her Cassper Nyovest sneakers.

Is the father of Pearl Modiadie’s son, Lewatle Olivier, maybe related to the super rich and influential Oppenheimer family?

Dress to impress: Bonang Matheba and Nomzamo Mbatha made appearances at Global Citizen’s 24-hour virtual affair last Saturday, with Sho Madjozi bringing down the house with ‘Amajoy’.

Keen to know what’s happening on the latest episode of Generations: The Legacy?

“The Last of Us” first look is here.

Cheryl Burke has tested positive with a breakthrough case of Covid-19, she revealed on Instagram.

Like many of us, Kelly Rowland’s six-year-old son Titan has an itch to travel.

Eskom will not be allowed to cut off end-users because of a debt dispute with their municipality.

The military’s satellites excel at spotting new blazes, but for decades they have been mostly off limits to civilian firefighters.

A woman was left in “disbelief” as her daughter and other patients were made to wait in the cold.

A growing number of cancer patients, especially those with breast and lung cancers, are being spared the dreaded treatment in favor of other options.

Mandy Russell told the BBC she’s “broken” after 31-year-old Kelly Smith died of bowel cancer.

As offices debate the merits and logistics of reopening, a parallel sphere of workers like Peter Naughton, a Walmart cashier, seem to inhabit another world. Often their jobs just got really hard.

A seal is found swimming off the Northumberland coast with a rubber ring stuck around its neck.

Scientists describe a familiar armoured dinosaur but there’s something very unusual about it.

It is time for humanity to grow up on climate change, Boris Johnson has said in a speech to the United Nations in New York.

Cities like Sydney are already experiencing extremely hot days because of climate change.