Domestic

South African motorists will see a reprieve at the pumps soon. The Department of Minerals and Energy said it would announce a sizable reduction in the price of fuel by the end of this week.

Cash-strapped motorists and taxi operators may have to fork out up to 41% more for tyres should an application by the country's four largest domestic manufacturers be greenlit. Continental, Bridgestone, Goodyear and Sumitomo, collectively known as the SA Tyre Manufacturers Conference, have applied for new duties to be imposed on tyres imported from China.

Police in North West are investigating a case of culpable homicide after a young girl died when a train smashed into the bakkie she was travelling in.

The number of residential tenants classified as ‘squatting’ has progressively increased in South Africa in the past decade.

The government will table special legislation in Parliament on an expedited basis, to enable the easing of regulatory hurdles in a bid to address the country's energy crisis.

A truck driver accused of smuggling explosives into the country is expected to appear in the Musina Magistrates Court on Monday.

An off-duty traffic officer from Mbombela in Mpumalanga has died in hospital after being shot during a hijacking on Friday night.

Gauteng law enforcement agencies shot and killed a suspect and arrested eight others after information was received about an armed gang planning to hijack a truck in Boksburg on Friday.

Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has gazetted a notice calling for public comment on a proposed price cap on 93 octane petrol.