Long-serving politician and GOOD party leader Patrica de Lille has thrown her hat into the race for the Western Cape premiership in the upcoming general elections.
Arguably, the biggest TB news at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this year was that the experimental new TB drug, quabodepistat, performed well in a phase 2b/c clinical trial.
Five of the seven men charged with the murder of Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend, businessman Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, will apply for bail in the Durban Magistrate's Court.
Former president Thabo Mbeki has slammed the DA's "white agenda" seeking to undermine South Africa's election process.
Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around the world are likely to soar.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced an increase to the social relief of distress grant
A first boat loaded with 200 tonnes of food aid was making slow progress toward the Gaza Strip as efforts grew to bring more humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territory besieged by Israel.
Africa's largest bank by assets Standard Bank benefited from a strong showing in the rest of Africa. While a surge in impairments weighed on its business in SA, it's at least a little more optimistic about the country's economic prospects.
Zyda Rylands, the CEO of Woolworths Foods, will be leaving the company at the end of August, the group confirmed on Thursday.
Limpopo police arrested two gunmen at a mall in Lebowakgomo following reports of a hostage situation and robbery in progress on Wednesday.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says he will always value a World Cup over maintaining a high winning percentage in between the showpiece events.
Palestinian militant group Hamas said one of its members was killed in an Israeli strike in south Lebanon that state media said killed three people.
Globally, more children are surviving today than ever before, as child mortality – the death of children under the age of five – hit historic lows in 2022.
A priest has been murdered at a Limpopo church - just hours after three monks were killed in Gauteng.
A United States special envoy has urged Panama to stop Iranian ships from flying its flag, which allows Tehran to evade sanctions imposed by Washington.
Acting magistrate Stanley Jacobs, who presided over and ultimately kicked out the Investigating Directorate's (ID) multimillion-rand corruption case against former Eskom executive Matshela Koko and others, allegedly failed to disclose his own business dealings with the power utility.
The eThekwini Municipality says it expects to fire more employees in connection with the deadly industrial action, led by the South African Municipal Workers Union, over the past two weeks.
Despite Sifiso Mkhwanazi being found guilty of killing six sex workers, for the families of his victims, the verdict was nothing but cold comfort.
The SA Heritage Resource Agency is seeking leave to appeal against a judgment that dismissed its interdict application to stop Makaziwe Mandela and Christo Brand from selling the "Mandela objects".
Saldanha Bay resident Silindokuhle Bekameva can now breathe a sigh of relief after charges against his wife, Phumza Sigaqa, who was implicated in the disappearance of Joshlin Smith, were withdrawn.
As the business end of the sixth democratic Parliament looms, data shows EFF leader Julius Malema attended only six out of 40 committee meetings in 2023.
Former president Thabo Mbeki has launched a scathing attack on his successor, Jacob Zuma, blaming him for "destroying" South Africa's democracy.
Thursday's meeting of SA Rugby's general council is expected to be a heated gathering, not because of the ongoing negotiations over a private equity deal, but rather a simmering row over Test match hosting fees.
Johannesburg Water has committed to finalising a road map for long-term infrastructure improvement by the end of the month.
Ousted Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she can "hardly make ends meet" since being appointed as an EFF MP - and has gone to court to force her erstwhile office to pay her a R10 million gratuity she insists is "rightfully mine".