The Sekhukhune United FC player who was involved in a car accident that led to the death of a 9-year-old girl has been released on R20 000 bail on Friday.
National Prosecuting Authority boss Shamila Batohi will review the decision to withdraw corruption charges against former sports, arts and culture minister Zizi Kodwa and his co-accused.
The man accused of the rape and murder of 6-year-old Amantle Samane from Orlando, Soweto, claimed to have been badly beaten by prison staff and will now be treated in a jailhouse hospital.
Limpopo policewoman Rachel Kutumela, 43, her daughter Flora Shokane, 27, and elder sister Anna Shokane, 47, accused of allegedly killing nine people to gain over R10 million from insurance policies, abandoned their bid for bail on Friday.
About 20 staff members from Stellenbosch University met on Friday to express solidarity with members of a committee that quit in protest over a recent settlement agreement between the institution and an organisation over the Wilgenhof...
Some claimed the former mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, Gary van Niekerk, was "the only mayor with a smile and style", but others said his resignation was merely "one joker handing over to the next".
A Specialised Commercial Crime Court prosecutor who has been arrested and charged with extortion and corruption has claimed that his life is in danger.
Consumers who bought fuel at a petrol station later saw their accounts debited multiple times for the same transaction in an apparent ‘system error’ This content is restricted to subscribers only . Join the M&G Community Our...
WomenIN (WiN) Festival Unveils Inspiring Speaker Line-Up for Holistic Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Growth. Mail & Guardian readers get 20% off on tickets to the WomenIN Festival!
A recent conference on the moment artificial intelligence becomes conscious gave the ultimate answer to the question of life, the universe and everything
Parliament looks set to finally establish an oversight committee over the Presidency - a crucial move that garnered the support of the EFF and DA, but not the ANC and IFP.
A KwaZulu-Natal magistrate, hearing an extradition application, has recused himself mid-hearing after Interpol insisted that it wanted to interview him in connection with the case.
The sheriff of the court and law enforcement agencies have moved in to start evicting a group of homeless people who have been living outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town's city centre.
A Limpopo policewoman, her daughter and sister, accused of killing nine people to gain millions from insurance policies, have abandoned their bail application in the middle of the hearing.
The project was meant to supply dignity packs to girls and women at no-fee schools and colleges This content is restricted to subscribers only . Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every...
Heightened risk Cádiz river could overflow, with yellow and orange rainfall warnings for southern regions The low-pressure system responsible for Spain’s most devastating floods in decades in Valencia also set new rainfall records across...
As controversy around Wilgenhof continues to rage, Thuli Madonsela has come out in support of embattled Stellenbosch University Vice-Chancellor Wim de Villiers, businessman Johann Rupert has accused the VC of insincerity, and five...
A forensic investigation into the hiring of Almar Heinrich Koopman, who is the son of the deputy mayor of the Matzikama Municipality, Amelia Job, revealed significant irregularities.
Leading figure in Nelson Mandela’s ANC government who helped transform South Africa’s economy After Nelson Mandela was released from prison by South Africa’s apartheid government in 1990, he needed someone to take on the critical role of...
King of the world was revered across South Africa’s racial divide when we heard the words ‘Foreman is down!’ Fifty years ago, in a corner of white South Africa, Muhammad Ali already seemed a miracle-maker. Deep in our strictly regimented...
Novo Nordisk’s decision will force people in developing countries to use outdated glass vials and syringes, warn campaigners The pharmaceutical company behind injectable weight-loss drugs has been accused of prioritising profits over the...
As a child, Milisuthando Bongela was unaware of white-supremacist South Africa, only to later wake up to the realities of a racialised political system In Milisuthando Bongela’s self-titled documentary, which spans 30 years of her life,...
Many of those who sought work in South Africa have been deported back to a country in dire financial straits Collins Kamoto was heading out for a drink with a friend on a Sunday evening in May in the small gold mining town of Nigel,...
Devotees of agroecology tell the Guardian about their rejection of chemicals and fertilisers to create diverse and thriving crops From degraded fields being brought back to fertile life to community gardens flourishing as food...
Police hunting for suspects in attacks that took place in same neighbourhood in Eastern Cape province Seventeen people, including 15 women, have been killed in two mass shootings that took place close to each other in a rural town in...
Mlungisi Makhanya stable in hospital in South Africa, where he was in exile from Africa’s last absolute monarchy The leader of Eswatini’s main opposition party is in a critical but stable condition after allegedly being poisoned in what...
Roland Cherry, from Warwickshire, sustained severe bite wounds after being mauled by animal during safari A man narrowly survived after being dragged to the bottom of a river and “thrown through the air like a rag doll” when he was...
The DA party argues Afrikaans education will be harmed, while the ANC says law is necessary to redress inequality A contentious South African education law has drawn furious condemnation from politicians and campaigners who claim it is...
New wave of Formula One fans inspired by Netflix series Drive to Survive say it is time for an African country to host a race Sandile Banks Ngwenya was bored and flicking through Netflix when he came across the series Drive to Survive,...
Heroin use has risen sharply across the country but in Pretoria, a programme of methadone and support is successfully helping people regain their lives In the centre of the South African city of Pretoria, dozens of people mill around a...
Farm owner and two employees allegedly shot dead Locadia Ndlovu and Maria Makgatho after they trespassed A South African farmer and two of his employees have been accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to his pigs. The...
Saga over contestant’s nationality reflects hatred of other Africans fuelled by poverty among black population When Chidimma Adetshina entered Miss South Africa, she dreamed of being crowned and going on to represent – at the Miss...
Engagement of Nomcebo Zuma, 21, to King Mswati, 56, confirmed at annual Umhlanga reed dance A daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma and the king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, have become engaged during a...
Guyanese politician and diplomat who served as the Commonwealth secretary general from 1975 to 1990 The central focus of the long international career of Sonny (Shridath) Ramphal, who has died aged 95, was undoubtedly his time as...
Chidimma Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian, had been competing in South African competition, but withdrew after a xenophobic backlash A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe...
Fewer that 1.5% of drugs trials between 1960 and 2013 included expectant women. Now, campaigners and doctors are aiming to change that When she was pregnant with her second child, Busisiwe Beko was living with HIV, but that didn’t worry...
Dion George says avoiding extinction of African penguin is his objective, and settling case aimed at stopping fishing around major colonies will help South Africa’s new environment minister has said he wants to stop African penguins from...