During Zuma's tenure, presidential Q&A sessions were chaotic, marred by fighting and shouting. Respect has returned to the house — but rigorous questioning of the president is needed
The chief executive of Nala Business Chamber was assaulted by members of the illegal ‘Nala Business Forum’ when he went to a building site to deal with a subcontracting dispute.
South Africa’s seventh parliament has just started its work, and it appears to be doing so with a far more collaborative spirit — and significantly less playing to the gallery — than it did during any of the previous three terms.
+ Joburg's landfill crisis and persistent load reduction
+ ANC and DA clash over cabinet seats
+ Msholozi residents support Zuma's political comeback
+ IFP and DA secure major wins in KZN by-elections
+ Pensioners lose life savings in investment scam
With no dedicated budget, a shortage of data, and no tools to assess how inclusive healthcare is for persons with disabilities in SA, the government needs to urgently address these issues
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Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said they desperately needed to win Saturday's Test against New Zealand, something they did through a 18-12 scoreline that allowed them to regain the Freedom Cup for the first time since 2009.
As part of her mission to reduce illiteracy and ignite a passion for reading in children one book at a time, a 28-year-old unemployed woman in Limpopo has founded an online junior book club.
Mpumelelo Mhlongo predicted "huge things" coming into the Paralympic Games in Paris, and he pulled off yet another one on Saturday night at the Stade de France.
HIV prevalence in Limpopo, the Eastern Cape, and Gauteng has peaked among older age groups, either due to a rise in new cases among the demographics or because people live longer thanks to medication advances.
The Springboks are relying on grit and character as much as anything else to get over the line, as they did with Hollywood-worthy drama against the All Blacks on Saturday, writes Lloyd Burnard from Cape Town Stadium.
A man accused of murdering a 63-year-old pensioner, setting his body alight, and then burying the remains in a yard in Motetema in Limpopo, has been found and arrested in Pretoria.
In the heart of Bekkersdal, Simunye Secondary School pupils have endured deplorable conditions since 1995, sharing a mere 10 portable toilets among themselves and having lessons in containers.
The homeowner and his accomplice are expected to appear in the Rustenburg magistrate's court on Monday facing charges of illegal mining and tampering with and/or damaging essential infrastructure and possession of suspected stolen goods.
Republican former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, former congresswoman Liz Cheney, say they will vote for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said on arrival paramedics found that a vehicle had veered out of control and overturned coming to rest on its roof.
Emergency services have since Wednesday been searching in the area near the Torrent de Pareis canyon for the two Britons who went missing after flash floods.
Two suspects who attempted to flee from members of the Hawks' Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS) were fatally wounded in a shoot-out on Friday afternoon in Brackendowns, south of Johannesburg.
The Thembisa magistrate's court on Friday sentenced a 50-year-old creative arts teacher who repeatedly raped a grade seven pupil in 2019 to five life terms.
The Economic Freedom Fighters provincial leaders are advocating for the removal of deputy positions, potentially sidelining Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and Poppy Mailola