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EFF leader Julius Malema has called on National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete not to push the party to shut down Parliament....

The two policemen shot in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court are doing well and can't wait to get back to work, says national police commissioner Riah Phiyega....

Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane has confirmed that the military has seized power in a coup, saying he fled to South Africa in fear of his life....

The government says the actions of the Lesotho defence force bear the hallmarks of a coup, adding that this will not be tolerated by the region....

The DA has hailed the referral of the Nkandla ad hoc committee's terms of reference to Parliament as a victory for accountability....

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has reportedly become the first person to swim the seven seas of the ancient world....

Three people have been killed and 20 others have been injured in accidents on KwaZulu-Natal roads, says an emergency medical services spokesperson....

An ambulance assistant has been killed and her two children injured in an accident in Vredenburg, says Western Cape emergency services....

An elderly man and a woman have been arrested in Kimberley after being found in possession of mandrax, says a police spokesperson....

Power supply has been interrupted in parts of Ekurhuleni due to an explosion of an incoming circuit breaker, the municipality says....

The SA government is not immediately sending troops to Lesotho following claims of a coup, saying diplomacy should be given a chance and the situation should be resolved peacefully....

The Knysna Magistrate's Court has found that negligence contributed to a horror bus crash which killed 14 Rheenendal children three years ago, according to a report....

A man has died and another is critically injured after they were hit by multiple vehicles on the N3 near Durban when they got out of a taxi which broke down on the highway....

Broadcaster eNCA has apologised to Minister of Women Susan Shabangu for reporting that she called Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa a liar....

The ANC has called on the Lesotho army to return to barracks and allow the government to continue its functions, condemning the "attempted seizure of power through unconstitutional means"....

A group of South African special forces have helped whisk Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane across the border to safety just hours before a raid on his house during an attempted coup....

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela says she is deeply concerned about her safety and intends to approach the National Intelligence Agency over the matter, it has been reported....

A police constable who corruptly smuggled Mandrax and tik to an awaiting- trial prisoner at the Swellendam Magistrate's Court has been jailed for eight years for corruption....

SA has achieved much in health since the era of Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, but South Africans are still getting a raw deal, a health conference in Durban has heard....

A police officer has denied that he gave his members instructions to shoot during the violent strike at Marikana, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard....