Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday, making it the first country in the world to do so.
Two men who appeared in court for the murder of Cape Town housing official Wendy Kloppers outside a construction site will be joined to the case against businessman Ralph Stanfield when he returns to court on Thursday.
The ANC has told the DA that it believes that the representation of parties should be based on the electoral mandate that they received, reflected in the number of seats they hold in the entire National Assembly.
Stellenbosch University's council has concluded that vice-chancellor Professor Wim de Villiers' recommendation to close the controversial Wilgenhof men's residence "warrants further consultation and consideration".
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Tuesday named a 39-man squad for the upcoming two-Test home series against Ireland and one-off encounter against Portugal.
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s 2022 outlook for the financial sector suggests only about 1 in 10 South Africans has life cover, which Capitec says highlights the dire need for more easily accessible mortality cover.
An on-duty Eastern Cape police officer shot his girlfriend and her cousin dead at a tavern in Wesley in Ngqushwa on Sunday night before speeding away from the scene and later turning the gun on himself in Port Alfred.
The DA's proposal is a recipe for disaster that may also see the heads of departments brought in solely because they're loyal to a party, which could result in them being shunned or isolated by their colleagues, writes Mbhazima Shilowa.
The Pan African Parliament, which is headquartered in Midrand, is in danger of collapsing, its president, Fortune Charumbira of Zimbabwe, warned this week.
The DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival is back for its 11th edition. The festival will be headlined by global music icons Janet Jackson and Jill Scott.
Brait, the private equity firm partly owned by billionaire Christo Wiese, reported an annual loss as the value of its underlying asset base declined amid a massive recapitalisation and unbundling plan that is meant to unlock shareholder value.
Bulls No 8 Cameron Hanekom's hopes of making his Springbok debut in the Ireland series have been dashed by a hamstring injury.
While it hasn't been smooth sailing all the way for the iconic festival, it is still valuable to the South African art industry.
Six Nations title holders Ireland are motivated enough for their upcoming Tests with Rugby World Cup champions South Africa to not be wound up by barbed comments from Springbok players, assistant coach Mike Catt said on Monday.
The widower of 48-year-old former City of Cape Town official Wendy Kloppers, who was gunned down in her white BMW at a City construction site in Delft last year, has welcomed that an arrest has been made in connection with her murder.
A newborn baby girl was found dumped in the backyard of a Kuils River family on Sunday morning.
South Africa, the world’s second-biggest citrus exporter, has asked the World Trade Organization to set up two panels to adjudicate disputes over its exports of citrus fruit to the European Union.
Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with US authorities that brought an end to his years-long legal drama.
South Africa and Afghanistan will clash in the first T20 World Cup semi-final in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday morning (02:30 SA time), while India and England will contest the second knockout in Guyana.
A 35-year old woman has died in a fire at a psychiatric ward at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng.
SAPS has rubbished claims by police unions that there is a crisis because not all police officers have been paid overtime for the extra hours they worked during the elections.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen may be closer to an agreement than we think – despite the clamour and noise about offers and counter-offers, writes Pieter du Toit.
In reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals, the Proteas prioritised just getting the job of winning done, less on the optic of how they went about winning, and not worrying about choking.
Barely a day after she was killed by a bullet that passed through her boyfriend's neck and hit her in the head, Marlene Prinsloo's two toddlers have been frantically calling for her.
Some parts of Johannesburg are already experiencing low water pressure or no water in the wake of Rand Water's extensive maintenance.
