Police are investigating a burglary at the Electoral Commission of South Africa's provincial offices in Houghton, Johannesburg on Saturday night.

Gauteng police confirmed social media personality known as “Dr” Matthew Lani was charged with impersonating a medical practitioner after he allegedly gained access to Helen Joseph Hospital.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of maladministration and corruption in the affairs of the Tshwane metro relating to the tender for the Rooiwal waste water treatment plant.

It is believed about 20 police officers, most in civilian clothing, stormed the shop in Nigel, chasing out customers, shutting the doors and conducting what they called a raid for illicit cigarettes.

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi believes government strategies to deal with illegal mining need to be overhauled.

Two days before a 36-year-old man allegedly raped and murdered his girlfriend’s eight-day-old baby, neighbours allegedly heard gunshots coming from the couple’s rented room.

The Gauteng department of health says it has enough beds for patients at the Jubilee District Hospital after an outbreak of cholera in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

The University of Fort Hare has raised concerns about alleged poor police work around the death of a member of the protection unit, Msingathi Langa, whose vehicle was rammed over the weekend.

The department of health says there is no cockroach outbreak in South Africa.

The death toll in the tragedy involving alleged illegal miners whose bodies were found “placed” in Krugersdorp on Wednesday has risen to 21, after the discovery of two more bodies by the police search and rescue team on Thursday morning.