The South African Police Service's explosives unit confirmed on Wednesday that an uncleared Chinese vessel docked at the outer anchorage of Durban harbour was carrying arms. Leonard Hadebe, head of Durban customs, said: "We have confirmed that the shipment was headed for Zimbabwe."

Police believe that a Canadian couple, found burnt beyond recognition in KwaZulu-Natal's northern Drakensberg mountains on Wednesday, died in a veld fire. Spokesperson Superintendent Piet Scott said the couple went for a walk on Thursday and never returned.

The judge presiding over the Eugene Terre'Blanche murder trial on Tuesday said he was "not impressed" with how the case had been handled.

Two municipal buildings in Ficksburg were set alight by rioters on Thursday after the killing of a man allegedly by the police.

It is nationalisation that will reconcile and unite South Africans, African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema has said.

The media is on a campaign to smear the names of ANC members during election time, the party's secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said on Sunday.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa spends more on healthcare than many other countries but patient care continues to decline.

Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema will appear in court in Polokwane next week, his lawyer Nicqui Galaktiou said.