Swiss food giant Nestlé has acknowledged that it waited several days for a health-risk assessment before alerting authorities after detecting a toxin in baby milk produced at its factory in the Netherlands.
South Africa has declared Israel’s chargé d’affaires, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata, ordering him to leave the country within 72 hours.
Msunduzi firefighters battled through the night to contain a fire that broke out at a nappy manufacturing facility in Pietermaritzburg.
Walking through an animal shelter often comes with a pang of guilt so many hopeful eyes peering from behind bars, and you can’t take them all home. But at Bide Awhile Animal Shelter in Nova Scotia, that familiar struggle has disappeared entirely: the cages are empty.
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport has endorsed a proposal for a complete ban on drinking and driving, urging Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to initiate the drafting of legislation.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has strongly condemned what it describes as offensive and discriminatory remarks directed at its KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda.
Former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba’s corruption case has been transferred to the Johannesburg High Court, where he is expected to appear on 19 February.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court’s decision to dismiss a convicted fraudster’s bid to appeal his prison sentence sends a strong signal that white-collar crime will not be treated lightly.
Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has been transferred to the high-security eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Centre in Kokstad, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has confirmed.
A 63-year-old Chinese national who had been hiding in Johannesburg has been extradited to China to face fraud charges amounting to more than R120 million.
US President Donald Trump has warned that Britain’s efforts to deepen trade and investment ties with China are “very dangerous”, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer continued his official visit to the country.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern over South Africa’s exclusion from full and permanent participation in certain G20 processes, saying the situation “doesn’t make sense.”
The case against several members of the Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit (AGU), accused of serious crimes including murder, assault, kidnapping, torture and defeating the ends of justice, has been postponed to 5 March.
Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Nkosinathi Chili is expected to deliver judgment on Friday on an application by former president Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer Thales for leave to appeal the dismissal of their bid for acquittal.
Four suspects wanted for a string of violent crimes, including kidnapping, were killed during a shootout with police south of Durban on Thursday afternoon.
A 61-year-old father was overcome with emotion after seeing colour clearly for the first time in his life, thanks to a special Christmas gift from his son.
An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India’s West Bengal state has prompted heightened health surveillance in several parts of Asia, with countries moving swiftly to tighten screening measures at airports and border crossings.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has denied allegations that Addington Primary School in Durban gives preference to foreign pupils over South African children.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning as a severe thunderstorm is expected to hit parts of KwaZulu-Natal over Thursday and Friday.
Emergency teams have completed their search of the wreckage following Thursday morning’s deadly collision in Isipingo, south of Durban, which claimed 11 lives.
Farmers from across South Africa have marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, calling for urgent land reform, improved rural safety and stronger government support for the agricultural sector.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all law enforcement agencies to urgently implement the recommendations contained in the Madlanga Commission report, which was submitted to him in December.
Emergency services have rescued the driver of a minibus taxi who was trapped in the wreckage following Thursday morning’s devastating crash in Isipingo, south of Durban.
A man is facing charges of animal cruelty after allegedly filming himself abusing a rat and sharing the footage on social media.
