The South African Weather Service has urged motorists to drive cautiously in areas prone to fog, particularly in parts of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, as visibility may be impaired.
News24 emerged as the standout winner at the 2025 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards, with investigative journalist Kyle Cowan taking home the prestigious Journalist of the Year award for his groundbreaking work on the Murray murders.
Police have arrested six foreign nationals after they seized counterfeit goods worth more than R19 million during separate take-down operations in the Bloemfontein CBD.
Before former deputy minister Andrew Whitfield was axed, DA leader John Steenhuisen asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to reconsider his decision, dock Whitfield’s salary or publicly reprimand him.
As white South Africans arrive in US to escape ‘unjust racial discrimination’, many progressives feel angry at Trump’s portrayal of them as victims For some white Afrikaner South Africans, Donald Trump’s offer of refugee status in the US...
Disruptive rain is expected to continue in the Western Cape, and cold conditions are forecast for the rest of the country, according to the South African Weather Service.
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Jazz drummer with the Blues Notes who brought enthralling new sounds from South Africa to the wider world in the 1960s The inspirational jazz drummer and bandleader Louis Moholo-Moholo, who has died aged 85, made music with fellow South...
Two pupils from Lesedi Secondary School made their first appearance in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrates’ Court on Friday in connection with the murder of fellow pupil Lethabo Mokonyane.
In the first year of the government of national unity (GNU), experienced ANC Cabinet ministers had to constantly remind their DA colleagues that they do not only represent their political parties.
Dogs, cats, rabbits and cattle were among about 30 distressed animals the Cape of Good Hope SPCA and Animal Welfare Society rescued amid heavy downpours on the Cape Flats.
Priscila Tobeka Jantjies has been fighting a lengthy battle with the Eastern Cape Department of Health over a promised R500 000 “humanitarian” payment following complications from a tooth extraction that she claimed left her disabled.
While many Western Cape residents continue to sweep out puddles of water that flooded their homes during the devastating rain and gusty winds that wreaked havoc earlier this week, some say this is only the start of what is to come this...
Following the axing of one of its deputy ministers, DA leader John Steenhuisen has warned President Cyril Ramaphosa that all bets are off if corruption-accused ANC ministers are not fired within 48 hours.
Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema The funeral of the former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been stopped while mourners waited in a cathedral in Johannesburg,...
Senzeni Marasela's ‘Waiting and Remembering’ uses her alter ego, Theodorah, and textiles to explore themes of loss, memory and black South African womanhood
Under SA's latest proposed food labelling regulations, 100% fruit juices won’t have to show a high sugar warning because their sugars are “naturally occurring”
‘This is the largest landfill site in Johannesburg. African sacred ibis hover vulture-like over those who eke out a living from the waste’ This was a tough assignment. I was making images around Johannesburg for World Environment Day...
It is not just Trump’s funding cuts that have led the country to a health crisis. The real collapse comes from a lack of political courage to act No one should be surprised that the health system in South Africa is straining in the...
With 12% of the population living with the virus, Trump’s sudden withdrawal of funding stands to undo decades of progress Lebo is very afraid. She used to go to a clinic where sex workers such as her could get HIV medication without...
The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs Cooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of...
Florence in Italy could hit 39C as hot weather sweeps continent, while parts of South Africa brace for snow The severe thunderstorms that have been lashing parts of Europe over recent days are expected to give way to high temperatures...
Cutting off the animals’ horns more effective than traditional protection methods such as rangers and costs less, say experts Cutting the horns off rhinos causes a large reduction in poaching, according to a new study, which raises...
Morocco’s commercial centre has brought investment to the continent – but critics say it masks domestic inequality For centuries, Casablanca was a significant trading hub for merchants from across the breadth of the Atlantic coast, given...
‘We want to correct the historic record’ – families of the Cradock Four, beaten and killed in 1985, seek justice 40 years on An inquest has opened into one of the most notorious killings of South Africa’s apartheid era, with a former...
My friend the Rev Zolile Mbali, who has died aged 84, was an Anglican priest in the UK and in his native South Africa, from which he was forced to move in the early 1970s. Zoli was born in Johannesburg to a Xhosa father and a Sotho...
Racquel Smith and two others convicted over disappearance of Joshlin Smith, who court heard was sold to traditional healer A South African woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment alongside two accomplices for trafficking her then...
If we want to solve injustices in Africa today, we cannot forget the injustices that shaped our shared history John Dramani Mahama is the president of the Republic of Ghana The meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and the...
South African actor gained international recognition for his role in the drama which won best foreign language film Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film...
My life partner, Caroline O’Reilly, who has died aged 71, was a fearless community activist and socialist. In the 1970s, when I first met her, Caroline was active in Southall, west London, helping to establish Rock Against Racism and the...
Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. Writers and activists from Brazil to Berlin talk about the protests, hope and disappointment that followed Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this...
Instead of embarrassing Cyril Ramaphosa, the US president’s ‘gotcha’ moment illuminates the fact-free reality show that is Trump’s America Donald Trump should really try harder. When the US president unexpectedly and dramatically dimmed...