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The pretrial hearing of five men accused of the murder of multi-award-winning South African rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane have been postponed to June.

Lukhanyo Am’s knee swelling isn’t keeping Sharks coach John Plumtree awake at night as they head into their season-ending Welsh double-header that starts with Osprey’s URC visit on Friday.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has emphatically rejected the idea of nationalising the SA Reserve Bank.

Eighty-four vultures have been rescued from being poisoned at the Kruger National Park. The poisoning has led to the death of more than 100 vultures at the park – one of the deadliest incidents seen at the game reserve.

SA champ returns to Survivor to take on international legends in Australia vs the World

US President Donald Trump branded Fed Chair Jerome Powell a “fool” on Thursday after the central bank announced another pause in rate cuts and warned of higher risks to inflation and unemployment goals.

The Nazis targeted black people living in Germany, excluding them from society through forced sterilisation and denial of citizenship. Activists and historians still strive for recognition of these injustices.

Disgruntled service providers for the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) are waiting with bated breath for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education to make outstanding payments.

The hush-hush four-hour marathon meeting between the ANC and Afrikaner Leadership Network at a hotel in Sandton has been at least four weeks in the making, and the PAC finally convinced the organisations to meet on Tuesday.

Flanked by Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Cedric Kaze, Orlando Pirates’ Mandla Ncikazi stirred the pot with a bold claim, declaring Amakhosi as favourites to lift the Nedbank Cup. His reasons were many, his delivery deliberate, and just like that, the psychological chess match was underway.

From a small town filled with big dreams, Grade 10 pupil Alzira Potgieter from Volksrust, Mpumalanga, has risen above the odds to proudly represent South Africa in hockey at an international level in the Netherlands.

Eighteen people have died on Western Cape roads in less than a week.

A new ruling against the Gauteng Department of Health makes use of a supervisory interdict. This sets a precedent for future cases, empowering courts to step in when government entities fail to fulfil their constitutional duties, write Helen Michael, Slade van Rooyen and Farah Yassin of Werksmans Attorneys. 

Cape Town authorities are on high alert following a weather warning ahead of a cold front expected at the weekend.

BYD (Build Your Dreams) has been making headlines around the globe, and now they are sharpening its focus on the South African market with three new models.

The Gauteng health department has been granted leave to appeal a March judgment relating to the backlog of cancer patients awaiting radiation oncology services.

Brok Harris leaves rugby as a legend of the game who was respected and adored by all he shared the field with, particularly in Cape Town. Lloyd Burnard reports.

The tender fraud case against former Free State premier Ace Magashule and 17 others over the asbestos removal scandal has been adjourned until next week.

Battling stage 4 colorectal cancer, Aadam Forgan found inspiration in the laughter and tears of young cancer patients during his chemotherapy sessions in the ward next to his. On 26 April, he ran the 21.1km Outeniqua Half Marathon and has raised more than R36 000.

What is unfolding in the deteriorating relationship between the United States and South Africa has been years in the making, and is a logical outcome of South Africa’s foreign projection, writes Terence Corrigan.