Domestic

The ANC has confirmed that at least nine of its supporters have been killed in an accident near Dumbe, in the north of KZN.

ANC kickstarts its election campaign on Saturday for polls on May 29.

The mood was sombre outside the East London Magistrates Court on Friday as some of parents of the Enyobeni tavern tragedy were left shocked over the R5000 fine handed down to the former Scenery Park establishment’s owners. Siyakhangela and Vuyokazi Ndevu were each slapped with the R5000 fine or face spending up to 100 days in prison.

Western Cape police and members of the Saldanha community are still searching for Joslin Smith, 6, who disappeared without a trace on Monday.

Two foreign nationals are due to appear in court on Monday for allegedly trying to smuggle a hijacked car into Zimbabwe.

Hawks and SIU raid Kimberley accounting firm as part of ongoing probe into the National Lotteries Commission.

South Africa's carmakers have welcomed the government's announcements on support for the sector's transition to electric vehicles.

The Mexican-origin beer gained popularity in South Africa, but a domestic shortage of limes threatened the essence of the drinking ritual, prompting AB InBev’s South African Breweries (SAB) to invest R19 million ($999,000) in a local lime farming project in the northern Limpopo province.

After two consecutive months of decline, annual consumer inflation crept up in January, rising to 5,3% from 5,1% in December. The monthly change in the consumer price index (CPI) was 0,1% in January. The latest headline consumer inflation was announced by Stats SA on Wednesday and came ahead of the budget speech by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.