South Africa

Swelihle High School in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, has expressed shock and sadness at the death of an 18-year-old grade 11 pupil.

Correctional services minister Dr Pieter Groenewald has referred the decision to grant parole to the Griekwastad murderer to the Correctional Supervision and Parole Review Board for review.

The South African Forestry Company Limited (Safcol) is losing millions of rands from timber theft at its Mpumalanga plantations and its nature reserves are being damaged by illegal mining, threatening eco-tourism.

A woman from the Western Cape narrowly avoided losing more than R834,000 in Lotto winnings after ignoring dozens of phone calls, arriving at an Ithuba office on the last day her ticket could legally be claimed.

National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola says police officers whose names were mentioned at the Madlanga commission and parliament’s ad hoc committee have been served with notices of investigation into their alleged misconduct.

Residents of a 16-storey building in the Johannesburg CBD spent Friday sitting on the pavement with suitcases and plastic bags after a fire linked to a substation sent smoke through corridors and plunged the block into darkness.

Controversial businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala’s pre-trial hearing was postponed in the Johannesburg high court on Friday after his defence raised concerns about his continued detention outside the province where his trial will be heard.

The two bodyguards were released on bail after appearing in the Pretoria magistrate’s court on charges of murder, illegally operating a vehicle with blue lights and defeating the ends of justice.

The successes achieved by the SAPS Safer Festive Season Operations and matters relating to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry are being explored.

The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment dismissing an application by two companies involved in the construction of the unstable Beitbridge border fence in 2020.

The Black Coffee Foundation has launched the 'Gift of Sight by Black Coffee' programme to improve eye care access for schoolchildren in South Africa

A fire at the Bree Substation in Johannesburg has left residents without electricity

More than R500,000 has been raised through a BackaBuddy campaign to support the family of David Sejobe, a beloved MultiChoice security officer who died in a cycling accident.

The testimony of businessperson and ANC member Suliman Carrim, who invested R10m in attempted murder accused Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala’s company, before the Madlanga commission has been postponed to March.

The pre-trial hearing of controversial businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, together with his four co-accused, commences on Friday at the Johannesburg high court.