Australian international footballer Cristian Volpato is alleged to have tested positive for cocaine after being stopped by police during a traffic operation in Sydney.
The United States has imposed new Section 301 tariffs on dozens of trading partners, including South Africa, over what it says is inadequate enforcement of measures to prevent imports produced through forced labour.
A 71-year-old Durban man has been remanded in custody after allegedly manufacturing and selling illegal firearms, including to foreign nationals.
The Western Cape High Court is expected to deliver judgment on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to temporarily suspend Parliament’s Section 89 Impeachment Committee while he pursues a review of the independent panel’s findings on the Phala Phala matter.
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 7%, leaving the prime lending rate at 10.5%.
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says it intends opening a case of perjury against the Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Advocate Andrea Johnson, and former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi.
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says it is continuing to implement a range of measures to improve service delivery at its Bellville office in Cape Town following complaints about long queues and delays.
A five-year-old girl from Salt Lake City has been given a second chance at life after receiving a life-saving bone marrow transplant from her two-year-old sister.
South Africa has dismissed a petition submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by two Ghanaian nationals calling for an investigation into alleged attacks on foreign nationals, describing the move as opportunistic.
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 45 years' imprisonment by the Vryheid Regional Court for the rape of two children in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Four people have lost their lives in a fiery collision involving a truck and a minibus taxi on the N4 in Mpumalanga.
The uMgungundlovu District Municipality has acknowledged that sewage spills are only one of several factors contributing to the pollution of Albert Falls Dam, saying agricultural runoff, possible industrial pollution and ageing sewer infrastructure are all affecting the water quality.
Residents supplied by the Durban Heights Waterworks are being advised to prepare for a planned 24-hour water maintenance shutdown from Friday, 24 July, to Saturday, 25 July.
Absa and the Department of Home Affairs have launched a mobile Smart ID unit aimed at improving access to identity document services in remote, peri-urban and underserved communities.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating more than 30 cases linked to water tanker corruption following the launch of the Water Sector Anti-Corruption Forum in March.
The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to announce its latest interest rate decision in Pretoria on Thursday afternoon as inflationary pressures continue to weigh on the economy.
A truck transporting energy drinks overturned beneath the N2 bridge in Chesterville on Thursday morning after colliding with a car, prompting the alleged looting of its cargo by dozens of people while emergency crews responded to the scene.
Police have seized cannabis products valued at nearly R500,000 during raids at two stores in Durban, resulting in the arrest of one suspect.
A 14-year-old boy from Gilbert, Arizona, is being praised for his quick thinking and compassion after helping an elderly woman with dementia who became disoriented while walking in extreme heat.
South African consumers could soon benefit from lower pork prices as an oversupply in the local market places downward pressure on costs.
Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Advocate Andrea Johnson, has explained the role played by investigator Sunil Belochan in the arrest of Crime Intelligence official Dumisani Khumalo during proceedings before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
More than 40 people have been kidnapped during a series of attacks on villages in northwestern Nigeria, with local officials blaming a notorious armed bandit group for the assaults.
Four men have each been sentenced to an effective 15 years' imprisonment for using fake profiles on the Grindr dating app to lure victims before kidnapping and robbing them in Ballito, Umhlanga and Durban North.
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced the recall of 945 Nissan, Toyota and Lexus vehicles due to manufacturing defects that could pose significant safety risks to motorists.
