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Six men aged between 28 and 46 have been arrested following a swift rescue operation that saved a kidnapping victim who was found tied up in a garage in Welkom, Free State.

A US federal court in Virginia has ruled that restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration on the abortion pill Mifepristone are “unlawful” and must be reconsidered.

The military seized power in Niger on July 26, 2023. General Abdourahamane Tchiani , who became head of state, justified the coup by citing the poor security situation, which he said persisted despite international support.

A Cape Town family is overjoyed after their dog returned to the spot she had gone missing from three weeks ago.

The weekend before Paarl’s interschools derby will see the combatants face off against differently sized opponents as schoolboy rugby arrives at its short but exciting third-term stage.

The KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has arrested a popular traditional healer from KwaMashu for allegedly orchestrating the murders of three people, including two eThekwini metro police officers.

The trial of former St John’s Preparatory School teacher Brett Nicholson continued on Friday at the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, with defence counsel Sita Kolbe suggesting the testimony of the second State witness “varies from day to day”.

Dis-Chem co-founder Ivan Saltzman has resigned from his position as a non-executive director with immediate effect.

Andiswa Manxiwa is undeniably among the forces to be reckoned with in the modelling industry, and now she will be lending her expertise as one of the judges for Miss Universe Kenya 2026.

Cold conditions are expected in the Western Cape, while rain is forecast in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, but it will be fine and cool in most of the country, according to the South African Weather Service.

Citigroup closed its bullish position on the South African rand against the euro hours after concluding the currency would remain “fragile” following the central bank’s surprise decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

The governance crisis engulfing the beleaguered Theewaterskloof Municipality deepened on Thursday after councillors met behind closed doors to consider placing acting municipal manager GW Hermanus on precautionary suspension over allegations that he ignored legal advice and exposed the municipality to financial risk.

New Kaizer Chiefs coach Fernando da Cruz is hoping to make a good first impression when Amakhosi play on South African soil for the first time under his tenure on Sunday.

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Nicole Johnson, the wife of alleged gang boss Ralph Stanfield, was granted R100 000 bail by the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town on Friday.

In an attempt to deal with “infiltrators and sleepers” ahead of the November local government elections, the ANC in the eThekwini region has expelled a ward councillor who was double-dipping between the ANC and the DA.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban has heard evidence this week that reads like a crime thriller: a powerful security company boss, an alleged love triangle, recorded death threats, and a fatal shooting in one of KwaZulu-Natal’s wealthiest suburbs.

South Africa’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, Aspen Pharmacare, has locked in a licensing agreement to manufacture the HIV prevention drug alimatravir locally once it is approved for use.

The trial of alleged criminal kingpin Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala on Friday entered into a trial-within-a-trial after the defence for one of his co-accused, Musa Kekana, opposed the admissibility of evidence the State intended to use.

A Buffalo City NPO has hauled Eastern Cape Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture MEC Sibulele Ngongo to court to compel her to provide reasons for the decision to rename East London.