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KwaZulu-Natal police noted that no officer was wounded during the incident.

City of Ekurhuleni has paid tribute to its TRT members who took part in LP and Mozambique floods

The Free State School of Nursing welcomed almost 400 new students for training.

Gauteng Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says the arrested suspects will appear in court soon.

Israel has previously cast doubt on figures from the Hamas-run health ministry, which the UN considers reliable.

Dubbed “the great potato rescue”, it is part of a plan to save the spuds from going to waste.

The proposed bill would enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex.

Nearly 700,000 people have been affected by weeks of severe flooding in Mozambique

No reason has been given but the decision follows a huge fall-out between South Africa and the US.

Passengers received a text message about the cancellation of flights, citing “unforeseen circumstances”.

Prosecutors allege Diezani Alison-Madueke was given “a life of luxury” in the UK by people interested in Nigerian government contracts.

While planning applications have risen, home building has lowered, new data suggests.

This is the most expensive major city in South Africa to buy food in as of January 2026.

A task team has been established to implement the commission’s recommendations.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is set to fill vacancies across various superior courts.  

The motion was brought by minority party Al Jama-ah, with the support of other minority parties.

The ANC decried the US arrest of the Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife.

England captain Fran Williams says the Roses were “off the pace” against South Africa as they are beaten 52-48 in the opening game of the three-match series in Johannesburg.

BBC Sport NI looks at some of the issues Northern Ireland’s incoming interim boss Kris Lindsay will look to address before World Cup 2027 qualifying begins in March.

The Ireland Rugby Social panel dive into the biggest issues facing Andy Farrell’s side before next week’s Six Nations opener against France in Paris.

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has tracked back on her comments saying the WSL title is “probably over” by insisting her side will “never give up”.

Cape Town motorists already struggling with summer congestion along the Atlantic Seaboard may need extra patience in the weeks ahead…

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Tiyani Hlungwani was responsible for overseeing transactions linked to the covert fund.

Celebrity icon Amor Vittone announced her engagement to businessman Marius van Biljon, showing how love can bloom after loss.

Across Instagram and Facebook, AI-generated videos show people of color putting ICE agents in their place. Are they cathartic or just adding to a stew of misinformation?

As the world’s largest companies pour hundreds of billions of dollars into large language models, San Francisco-based Logical Intelligence is trying something different in pursuit of AI that can mimic the human brain.

New study into ‘heritability’ shows that 50% of the variation in human lifespan could be down to genetics

Some people who live to a great age put it down to an evening tot of whisky, others to staying out of trouble. Now scientists think they may have unlocked a key secret to long life – quite simply, genetics.

Writing in the journal Science, the researchers described how previous studies that...

Police Minister Firoz Cachalia revealed that the government plans to spend over R4 billion on VIP protection services for politicians.

More and more South Africans are opting to buy pre-owned vehicles as household budgets are stretched thin.

Lepas and iCaur have revealed the list of cars they are bringing to South Africa this year, and when we can expect to see them.

Symptoms to look out for include severe pain in the stomach and back which does not go away.

Peter Dervin says he warned Broomfield Hospital staff not to leave his son alone before fatal fall.