One of five family members who died in a horrific accident between a hatchback and a Zimbabwe-bound bus near East London had been preparing for a family member’s funeral when she lost her life.
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane has not ruled out the possibility of getting into talks with Cope leaders to try and bring them back into the fold.
As Cape Town sweltered in Wednesday’s heat, the temperature in one of the classrooms in Siyabulela Primary School topped 40°C. But grade 7 pupil Cebu Mnqwazi and his friends could escape to the school’s “pocket forest”, where the temperature was just 29°C.
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US Ambassador to South Africa Brent Bozell has backtracked on his comments that he does not “care” about the South African court ruling that “Kill the Boer” is not hate speech, saying now that he respects the finding.
Department of Health Director-General Sandile Buthelezi has been placed on precautionary suspension following his arrest on charges of fraud and theft.
Thousands of white South Africans are coming back to South Africa, despite Donald Trump’s statements that the white minority is being persecuted by the country’s black majority government.
In deep rural KwaZulu-Natal, a physiotherapist and a paraplegic peer supporter travel dusty roads to repair wheelchairs, counsel families and restore dignity to people with disabilities – one home visit at a time.
As some families in Langa, Cape Town, struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing cost of school shoes for their children, three young entrepreneurship postgraduates have developed a groundbreaking innovation that could see school shoes lasting children a few extra years.
University of Pretoria data scientist Professor Vukosi Marivate has been appointed to a new UN panel tasked with helping governments understand the opportunities and risks posed by AI. He speaks exclusively to News24.