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Hanekom's lawyer was responding to Jacob Zuma’s argument that he referred to Hanekom as a ‘known enemy agent’ because of the way he ‘connived and colluded’ to remove him from office

Retiring Constitutional Court judge blames state officials for failing to carry out land reform and letting down labour tenants

KZN premier Sihle Zikalala has been credited for rallying the province behind the president

Huge restructuring will be required for an entirely new health-system architecture

The credit ratings agency says in a brief note it expects the government to either cut spending or raise taxes to fund the power utility's bailout

‘There was neither criminality nor abuse of public resources when there was the CR17 campaign,’ the president tells MPs

A Netflix documentary The Great Hack detailed the connections between Cambridge Analytica, the US election of Donald Trump and Brexit

A class action is planned to get mines to clear  the dangerously high levels of lead in a Zambian town

The financial sector has been accused of being hysterical about amendments to the law. But there are some genuine concerns

Juventus have spent big, giving Sarri a stellar squad to target a 36th Scudetto and their first Champions League title since 1996

Educating our children in their mother tongues will help to address underdevelopment in Africa

Navigating the world as a little person is no big deal. But it can be exhausting when other people feel entitled to comment on your height

The South African Optometric Association was presenting evidence at the Section 59 inquiry into allegations of racial profiling in Centurion.

The defamation case between Derek Hanekom and the former president is under way in the Durban High Court.

It’s understood sergeant David Hoffman was protecting a stranger over the weekend, who was being chased by a mob, when fellow officer sergeant Marlon Appollis shot him dead.

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa has announced that the SABC will broadcast PSL games.

The Equality Court this week declared certain displays of the apartheid flag as hate speech. However, following the ruling, Roets posted the flag on Twitter, with the caption 'Did I just commit hate speech?'

In video footage, at least three teachers can be seen slapping children at the Myne Maatjies day care.

The Department of Transport has resumed the scrapping of 1 000 panel vans which were illegally converted into minibus taxis.

The 24-year-old man arrested in connection with the killing and chopping up a Cape Town woman will appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court, Western Cape police say.

Keeping a lion cub as a pet is illegal and requires "a degree of abuse", says a lion sanctuary manager after the discovery of a cub in suburban Cape Town.

Legal Aid South Africa says its employees have suspended their strike action until further notice.

A 57-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 1-year-old baby in Mitchells Plain, Western Cape police say.

The family of 70-year-old Leon van Biljon, who was mauled to death by three lions he had raised since they were cubs, is "at peace" and says he "left the Earth because of his children".

Themba Thumane has been sentenced to two life imprisonments for the double murder of his cousins in what is believed to have been ritual killings. The post Themba Thubane handed two life sentences for ritual killings appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current […]

The Nelson Mandela Foundation says it will file an urgent application in the High Court in Johannesburg to declare lobby group AfriForum's Ernst Roets actions in contempt of court. The post Mandela Foundation to file urgent application against AfriForum’s Roets for displaying apartheid flag appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, […]

The triple murder case against the accused truck driver Colin Pillay from Phoenix, north of Durban is expected to resume in the High Court in Durban on Friday morning. The post Phoenix murder case to resume in High Court in Durban appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage […]

The fire that blazed through St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape has destroyed 12 houses. The post St Francis residents traumatised after fire destroys 12 houses appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

The South African Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) in Kimberley in the Northern Cape has warned that the Sol Plaatje Municipality's repeated failure to table a damning report on the municipality's affairs will have dire consequences. The post Samwu unhappy over Sol Plaatje Municipality’s failure to table report appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

At least twelve houses have now been destroyed by a fire in Saint Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape. Many of the houses in the area have thatched roofs. The blaze started in adjacent veld. A back-up team and helicopter from Port Elizabeth has been deployed to help douse the flames. No deaths or injuries […]

Gauteng Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo has expressed his shock over the horrific crash which claimed four lives and left 15 injured on the M1 North near the Xavier off-ramp on Thursday morning.

KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Nomsa Dube-Ncube has assured the community and business in Richards Bay that government is moving with speed to deal with the social unrest which led to bus and taxi ranks shutting down earlier this week.

The Finance Ministry has warned the public against a scam doing the rounds, which claims that Deputy Minister David Masondo will offer people funding for their business.

Cabinet is still considering the findings and recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says implementing the National Health Insurance (NHI) while improving the health system has several benefits.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the CR17 campaign was a legitimate, forward-looking and necessary effort to promote the renewal of the governing party and broader society, undertaken under difficult conditions.