The bail hearing of alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack and his co-accused is delayed as defence asks for more information
The speaker of City of Cape Town says no sanctions are considered against City’s ward councillor, as yet
Judge says appellant’s evidence ‘riddled with improbabilities and untruths’ and defence failed to prove any exceptional circumstances that would allow bail under schedule six charges
To avoid the spread of the highly contagious disease, 937 farms are being monitored
Nafiz Modack is the second person to be charged with killing Charl Kinnear and five others are accused of conspiracy to commit murder, among 61 other charges
On Monday morning, roads to Arniston and Struisbaai were still closed, but authorities say they may open later in the day as water levels are subsiding quickly
Civil rights organisations want the department to find a permanent solution to the problem
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The winter storm that made landfall on Wednesday morning and caused widespread damage is not yet over
Avian flu has been confirmed on two farms in Gauteng and one in North West
The provinces cite limited capacity and funds to implement the regulations
At least 50 more police and other law enforcement officers were sent to the area in response to the spate of violence
For the past four years, the matric results in Tshwane South has been the leading district in Gauteng. The formula to success has been involving the parents
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
Former state security minister Bongani Bongo has been charged with corruption for allegedly trying to bribe the evidence leader in a parliamentary inquiry into Eskom.
The City of Cape Town has called on the police and transport ministers to establish a police unit to investigate public transportation crimes
DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’
The drought-stricken Northern Cape experienced some relief as heavy rainfall caused rivers and dams to overflow
The number of people being trained online will steadily increase
Democratic Alliance drags the government to court, demanding a Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan.
In December 2020, scientists announced that a new variant of the Covid-19 — called 501Y.V2 — had been identified in South Africa. Here’s a look at what we’ve learnt in the past month about the new variant that is driving the country’s second wave of infections
The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape
Children in the Cape Flats see violence very early in their lives and many end up in jail or killed. One of them, now a reformed gangster, walks us through his early traumatic experiences
The tobacco company has counter-filed for leave to appeal December’s tobacco ruling, should the government’s application for leave to appeal be successful
A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself
The Bible-thumping chief justice really does seem to believe the anti-vaxxing nonsense he preaches
With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented
As the pandemic’s second wave spreads through the country, the number of excess deaths increases too
Vital information apps and websites are outdated as cases begin to mushroom, especially near the coast, just in time for the December holidays
The Western Cape’s Debbie Schäfer missed the point about racism and the North West’s Mmaphefo Matsemela undermined the dignity of a young man
As the president extends the state of disaster for another month, other restrictions will be eased, including those on alcohol sales and international travel
The local industry makes less than 1% of the olive oil produced around the world every year, but the Western Cape’s climate is perfect for farmers
On Monday, 5 October — World Teachers Day — we recalled the teachers who helped us become the people we are today