From this month, at least 10 metro cops will be assigned to each of the city’s 130 wards, in line with the mayor’s goal of "taking back the streets".
Five miners have died at Gold Fields’ Driefontein mine in Carletonville on the West Rand after a fire broke out on Saturday night.
Gordon Igesund has been named as the new Bafana Bafana coach ahead of fellow South African Steve Komphela.
Struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has told ANC members that they need to halt the "haemorrhaging" of the ruling party.
NUM has handed a memorandum to Sasol Mining management demanding the union be recognised as the majority union.
President Zuma has managed to gain favour once again with the ANCYL through his policy proposals for land reform and state intervention.
Riah Phiyega was the a shareholder in Kapela Capital, which owns a 40% stake in XON, which held a contract to supply IT equipment to the SAPS.
The Springbok Women will be aiming for a morale boosting series win against the Nomads when the teams meet in the second and final series encounter.
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has fired a senior official following investigations into the illegal tapping of staff phones.
Julius Malema regrets campaigning for President Jacob Zuma’s election, and has slammed his plans for a second transition as "politically incorrect".
The Limpopo man accused of defacing "The Spear" painting, depicting President Jacob Zuma’s genitals, has been fired.
A French exploration company is planning to hunt for oil and gas in a 121 000 square kilometre area off the KwaZulu-Natal coast next year.
Cape Town has been given a new name by the Khoisan community, soon to be emblazoned across a billboard in the city centre.
South Africa has been ranked 127th on Vision of Humanity’s global peace index, sliding 29 places from the 98th spot it held in 2007.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s recovery plan for Limpopo schools left without textbooks is a disgrace, says the Democratic Alliance.
Langa Zita, the director-general of the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries has been suspended.
The ANC’s national policy conference has started in Midrand, Johannesburg with an address by party and state president, Jacob Zuma.
A biography of Nelson Mandela, Shakespeare plays and Aids education manuals were among the textbooks destroyed by the Limpopo education department.
Thuthuka Hlophe, son of Western Cape Judge-President John Hlophe, has been sentenced to a fine of R10000 or six months in prison for fraud
Ruling party president Jacob Zuma has encouraged South Africans to criticise the ANC’s policies between this week’s conference and Mangaung.
Judgment has been stayed in a dispute over the suspension of former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli by the Labour Court in Johannesburg.
Nuwan Kulasekara and Suraj Randiv vanquished Pakistan as Sri Lanka won the first Test by a massive 209 runs, their biggest win over their rivals.
Highveld Lions head coach Dave Nosworthy has resigned from his post despite having another 11 months on his contract.
Judgment has been stayed in a Labour Court dispute over former police spy boss Richard Mdluli, who remains suspended while a high court case proceeds.
Despite the welfare sector’s shortage of money, the Gauteng social development department has underspent its welfare budget by R90-million.
A New Zealand under-20 rugby player has been accused of raping a woman at a hotel in Cape Town after the team’s match against the Baby Boks on Friday.
People who make pirate copies of local films are murdering the South African film industry, says comedian and filmmaker Leon Schuster.
South Africa needs a second transition, otherwise it would remain stagnant like many other African countries, President Jacob Zuma has said.
The relationship between Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and textbook delivery company EduSolutions must be investigated, the DA has said.
Six civil society organisations are "deeply concerned" by the failure to deliver textbooks, despite a court order to do so.
England’s inbound tour to South Africa drew to a uninspiring close as the teams drew their third and final test 14-14 in Port Elizabeth.
The DA and Cope have said they want Angie Motshekga to answer to allegations that textbooks are being dumped and destroyed in Limpopo.