Sydney Mfunda Gcaba, the man the state claims paid the suspects in the murder of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, comes from a notorious family with a taxi business empire known for intimidating its rivals and allegedly buying weapons from the police.

A strong police contingent was deployed to the high court precinct in Durban on Wednesday in anticipation of possible clashes between ANC and MK Party supporters.

Bus company Putco has confirmed that one of their busses caught fire along Moloto Road on Wednesday morning.

Police have found the hands of a man who was attacked last week and had his body parts chopped off by his assailants.

The ANC will square off against the MK Party in the Durban high court  on Wednesday a day after losing its first battle to the fledging party formed under former president Jacob Zuma.

According to an expert on violence prevention, SAPS must move resources from the VIP protection unit to organised crime prevention

Pleas for food assistance to aid groups from the malnourished are intensifying in cities and rural areas

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng rules that the accused’s rights were violated when his alleged confession was recorded without his knowledge

The presidency reiterated that South Africa is ready to help negotiate a lasting peace settlement in the Middle East

Naledi Pandor appeared to put that at risk, but neutrality is neither a just demand nor a way to bring Israel to the negotiating table

In this third episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we are struck by incredible tragedy, but everyone involved pulls together, gets sensible and builds a strategy so they can win.

The vote was expectedly fractious, with the official opposition walking out of the National Assembly

Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said the rights of his clients were violated

The South African Medical Association says bogus medical practitioners operating online undermines the profession

A new bank study reveals many citizens are under massive mental stress due to financial difficulty as they spend more than they earn

Despite being reinstated, staff members have not been compensated for their ordeal

Lawyers for the two accused men who allegedly made confessions want state witness Colonel Mhlanganyelwa Mbotho recalled to the stand

The minister confirmed speaking to a Hamas leader but said they discussed humanitarian aid for Gaza

The justice minister reiterated South Africa’s readiness to help mediate an end to conflict

The term’s prominence is partly due to the government’s controversial non-aligned viewpoint on Russia’s war against Ukraine, the language board says

People living in about 110 informal structures and Wendy houses at Cathkin Village informal settlement in Heideveld are facing eviction