Domestic

RTMC welcomes conviction and sentencing of KZN driver arrested on New Year's Eve for being three times over the legal drinking limit.

A Facebook friendship between two Free State women took a dramatic turn when an arrangement to exchange a newborn baby led to a false kidnapping charge.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube told Parliament on Tuesday that a great deal of progress had been made in eradicating the 3,372 pit toilets at schools around the country. Gwarube briefed the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Tuesday.

Eastern Cape police have arrested six suspects aged between 27 and 29 in less than two hours after they allegedly shot and killed a man in KwaMaqoma (formerly Ford Beaufort) and fled with a cellphone. Spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli says the incident happened late on Monday afternoon at around 17:30.

At least twelve people have lost their lives in a major bus accident at the R21/R24 North split near Kempton Park, where the bus overturned.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that charges against two of the eight men initially implicated in the Lusikisiki mass murders, in which 18 people were shot dead, has been withdrawn.  

There’s been a slight decline in the number of rhinos poached in South Africa in 2024 compared to years prior. This was announced by the minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Deon George, who revealed that the country lost 420 rhinos in 2024, down from the 499 that were killed in 2023 and the 448 that were poached in 2022.

He says SAPS from Melkbosstrand also arrived on the scene where they found a black suitcase and bucket in the man's possession.

Tributes stream in Sunday for renowned playwright Athol Fugard who has died at the age of 92.