Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu said many of the country’s rivers had unacceptable pollution levels.

Limpopo police are on the hunt for the perpetartors of a suspected vigilante attack on a man in Manavhela in the Vhembe district.

The City of Johannesburg should take responsibility for the deaths, injuries and homelessness suffered by the occupants of the Usindiso building in Marshalltown in August last year.

The Cape Town Society for the Blind offers specialised programmes to upskill and train visually impaired people to boost their employability.

The South African Weather Service predicted cloudy conditions, with fog patches, in several regions across the country.

A 39-year-old man appeared in the Naphuno Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, facing a charge of raping a five-year-old Grade R pupil in Ga-Mogoboya, Tzaneen.

The State will oppose the bail for the six men arrested in connection with the hijacking and murder of Kaizer Chiefs player, Luke Fleurs, the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court has heard.

Gauteng police say they have seized counterfeit goods worth R17 million in the space of one week.

A disabled woman from Durbanville, Cape Town who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was shocked when denied entry to the Paarl Home Affairs office this week with her service dog.

The National Health Insurance scheme is supposed to provide all South Africans with the healthcare many fought and died for. But citizens are wary of trusting politicians with the public purse and point to Tembisa Hospital on the East Rand as an example of how money set aside for health, has been used for anything but.

A magistrate and a police officer, who have been dragging each other to court, were urged to finalise their divorce which has become acrimonious.

Residents in Mariannhill near Pinetown say they are desperate for protection amid continued threats of violent crime in the area. The KwaZulu-Natal township drew nationwide attention after nine suspected gang members were killed by police.

A sheriff has served a government entity with a notice to attach assets worth R1.5 million after it failed to pay a manager it dismissed in July 2020 his outstanding salary.

A bank account belonging to an alleged Ponzi scheme which sold virtual pigs has been frozen by the Asset Forfeiture Unit as part of a R4.3 million preservation order.

MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services, Jack Sekwaila, assured Johannesburg residents that the tap water was completely safe to drink.

A bank manager, a church pastor and a pseudo businessman were sentenced for running a credit card scam that involved trafficking people to use fake information to open accounts then emptying them.

Despite delays ascribed to procurement and finding funds, ground has finally been broken on a package water treatment plant that is aimed at producing drinking water for Hammanskraal residents.

Furniture worth more than R1 million, R250 000 for “decorations”, R243 821 for appliances, R165 581 for an intercom system and R36 000 for a skylight … these are just some of the requisitions approved for a makeover for the official residence of the vice-chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi.

Partly cloudy conditions and cool to warm temperatures are expected for most of the country after days of rain and relentless storms swept through multiple regions, according to the South African Weather Service.

Former president Jacob Zuma’s attempt at privately prosecuting National Prosecuting Authority advocate Billy Downer and News24 journalist Karyn Maughan returned to court on Tuesday, with Maughan’s lawyer asking the court to strike the case off the roll.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has committed to ending load shedding by the end of 2024 – in other words, in the next eight months.