Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda is being treated for pneumonia

Zambia's former president Kenneth Kaunda, 97, is being treated for pneumonia at a military hospital in the capital Lusaka, his office said on Tuesday.

President Ramaphosa to address the nation on Tuesday night

The address comes amid calls for tighter restrictions and lockdown measures in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, with Gauteng at the forefront of the third wave.

SA firms with permits to export arms to Saudi Arabia and UAE to be named

The National Conventional Arms Control Committee has been ordered to provide a list of SA arms companies that have permits to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Herman Mashaba says he is prepared to serve in the opposition benches

Action SA president Herman Mashaba says he is prepared to serve in the opposition benches in the City of Johannesburg if his party does not get enough votes to ensure his return as mayor.

‘We are in big trouble, it’s time to wake up’: Gauteng doctor as Covid-19 cases increase

We are not taking the third wave of Covid-19 infections seriously enough, warns a doctor in Gauteng.

July fuel price uncertainty looms as oil continues to battle rand

Rand strength is keeping rampant international oil prices mostly at bay, but only petrol is currently set for price reductions, with other fuel types poised to increase. That's the word from the Automobile Association (AA), which was reporting on unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund

Vrede dairy case: Bail granted to Iqbal Sharma's brother-in-law Dinesh Patel

The Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Tuesday granted bail of R10,000 to Dinesh Patel, a representative of Nulane Investment, who appeared on charges of procurement fraud.

France invites U.S., SA to join West African counter-terrorism effort

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he has invited The United States and SA to provide military forces for a West African counter-terrorism effort.

Acting health minister Kubayi-Ngubane takes aim at fake news

“There is a lot of fake news that goes around. Some people say, 'Because I have had Covid-19 previously, I will not get it again.' This is not true," said Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.

Lenseman behind iconic Hector Pieterson photograph to be honoured

The legacy of late photojournalist Sam Nzima, who took the iconic photograph of a dying Hector Pieterson on 16 June 1976, is being preserved with a bust, a book and documentary in his honour.

Taxi feud: One dead, nine arrested in Fordsburg

A fatal shooting and damage to five patrol cars from one taxi association occurred in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, on Monday afternoon.

Racketeering charges added to eThekwini tender R320m graft

Gumede and her co-accused appeared in the Durban high court on Monday for a pretrial hearing.

Ditsobotla leadership crippled by political interference and intimidation

Nine acting municipal managers, two administrators and two mayors in just five years.

SA records 5,552 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours with two-thirds in Gauteng

The positivity rate of new cases - the number of positive results against the number of tests taken in 24 hours - continued to climb, hitting 18.5% on Monday.