Gauteng police say they are making progress in dismantling a transnational crime syndicate after raiding a clandestine drug laboratory in Douglasdale, Johannesburg, where drugs worth an estimated R80 million were discovered.
Major stakeholders representing healthcare professionals and businesses have refused to sign the Presidential Health Compact, calling it a "travesty". Despite this, acting president Paul Mashatile signed the compact on Thursday, following a delay caused by the refusal.
A local married woman's dilemma has gone viral, leading to an essential discussion around love and finances.
Jessica Saurwein recently introduced the latest vintage Saurwein wines during a tasting lunch at Table Seven in Cape Town: the Saurwein "Chi" Riesling 2024 and the 2023 Pinot Noirs "Om" and "Nom".
The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of his family yacht that sank earlier this week off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm, a senior Italian official said.
William Smith was a man who dedicated more than half of his life to teach children maths and science, earning him accolades, acclaim and honours. Muhammad Hussain writes that this focus earned him the best title of all, the love of a generation.
In yet another bloody 48 hours in Cape Town, a 15-year-old pupil and 17-year-old boy were among five people killed in separate incidents. Two people were injured.
BOSA MP Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster writes that SMMEs need more support, and one way of doing that is to declare townships as SEZs.
In an around-the-world trip to provide medical care to 13 countries, the Chinese hospital ship the Peace Ark docked in Cape Town on Thursday morning.
Reporting on the outcomes of a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet was pleased that South Africa is on its way to achieving 150 days of no load shedding.
The IFP has put one of its senior lawmakers, Sanele Zondo, on special leave after his wife accused him of gender-based violence.
Beside the Gardens fly-over bridge in central Cape Town, inside the Chinn's Corner Pharmacy, Sister Sandra Bryant runs her clinic in a lilac-painted room, where she switches on a disco ball to set young patients at ease.
The Presidential Health Compact, which aims to ensure better health outcomes in SA, was signed at the Union Buildings on Thursday without the involvement of business, which is boycotting proceedings over the central role NHI plays in the framework.
The MK Party has suspended and removed 18 of its MPs in Parliament.
For years now, Faf de Klerk - a staffie trapped in a rugby player's body - has been the quintessential underdog. Now older and bedecked with multiple winner's medals, the hunter has become the hunted.
The elephant was captured from his family in Hwange, Zimbabwe when he was approximately two years old.
A Grade 11 Khayelitsha pupil has been gunned down in broad daylight, in what locals believe was a hit, just before he was set to testify in a criminal case against a notorious Eastern Cape criminal facing charges in the Western Cape.
Another couple have come forward alleging that their child was left with severe brain damage as a result of disgraced former midwife Yolande Maritz's conduct during birth.
It's already been a rollercoaster year for 18-year-old Kwena Maphaka, and things have taken yet another crazy turn this week.
Passing by the abandoned rail lines in the Eastern Cape everyday, one wonders when the glory days of the trains will return. Urgent action is needed to revive the ailing rail network that was once the lifeblood of communities, writes Siyabulela Fobosi.
The City of Johannesburg is considering raising as much as R2 billion of new debt to address a mounting infrastructure backlog.
Expressing gratitude to residents in Elliotdale in the Eastern Cape about a week after he and his wife were robbed and kidnapped, Dave Martin - co-founder of NGO Bulungula Incubator - said they were recovering well.
"I can tell that my son still has fear ... even when he hears people talking loud," says a South African mother who escaped alleged years of domestic abuse while living in Croatia.
George Santos' willingness to spend a minimum two years in prison was a critical part of his agreement to plead guilty to fraud and identity theft, the federal prosecutor who charged the scandal-plagued former US congressman said.
A man who was detained in Lesotho after the body of his wife, Free State regional court magistrate Mamello Thamae, was found in the boot of his car at a Lesotho guesthouse in September 2023, has been extradited to South Africa.
