The Democratic Alliance has welcomed the Southern African Development Community’s decision to withdraw troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

No more queues for elderly people in Tshwane clinics.

Police say the arrest of a 28-year-old man in connection with the murder of the acting principal at Sikhethuxolo High School in Hammarsdale, west of Durban, will lead to more arrests.

The Polokwane specialised commercial crimes court on Thursday sentenced Samuel Nkomo and Jesphat Aaron Mawire to five years' imprisonment each for possession of illicit goods valued at R8m.

Minister in the Presidency and cabinet spokesperson Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has accused the DA of trying to use the budget to force the government to backtrack on legislation they disagree with.

Chair of parliament's standing committee on public accounts (Scopa), RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi, advised South Africans to come to terms with contentious budgets that warrant postponements and more rigorous parliamentary engagement as the "new normal".

Greece's former parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a lawyer and legislator of the centre-right governing party, was sworn in as the new president on Thursday.

A total of 105 councillors, including from the DA and ActionSA, rejected the proposed budget, while a majority of 138 councillors from the ANC-led government of local unity secured a victory.