Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has clarified that proposed amendments to the Employment Services Act will not give refugees or asylum seekers new employment rights or remove existing immigration requirements. Meth has noted public commentary and social media discussions

An Eastern Cape serial r@pist who terrorised women in the Tsolo area between 2016 and 2017 has been sentenced in the Mthatha High Court. Thabile Bhino Nyakiso, 32, from Tikitiki Location, was convicted on multiple counts of r@pe and robbery.

Three people have been arrested for being in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition in the Stulwane area, Bergville in the early hours of Wednesday. Officers from Upper Tugela police station, together with the members of the KZN Provincial Drugs

The Gauteng Department of Health has acknowledged medicine supply challenges at public healthcare facilities across the province, blaming supplier delays, procurement lead times and changes to medicine contracts among factors disrupting availability. The department said on Wednesday that the shortages

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has warned social grant beneficiaries against frequently changing their bank account details, saying this could result in payment delays and disruptions. SASSA said beneficiaries had the right to choose how they received their

A Mpumalanga father has been sentenced after being convicted of raping and sexually assaulting his two biological daughters, who were eight and 12 years old when the crimes were committed. Police spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masondo said the 43-year-old man was

The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Co-operation has raised concerns over the third diplomatic protest against US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III in less than nine months. Committee chairperson Supra Mahumapelo said the committee was concerned about the repeated

Armed gangs stormed an illegal mining site and a village in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara state, killing 17 people, local authorities told AFP on Tuesday. Bandits have for years terrorised rural communities in northwest and central Nigeria, raiding villages, abducting residents

Dr Zweli Mkhize says training and professionalisation must produce visible improvements in the performance of municipalities following the 2026 local government elections. Mkhize, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, was speaking during a meeting with

Aqraba, Palestinian Territories - Israeli settlers on Tuesday beat an AFP photographer and fired guns in the direction of him and a colleague as they covered ongoing violence by settlers against West Bank olive farmers. Jaafar Ashtiyeh, 58, a veteran photographer

Two men who were on parole for previous cash-in-transit robbery convictions when they robbed a U-Bank branch in Dutywa have each been sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison. Dumisani Duma, 38, and Makabongwe Mthongana Mkhize, 37, were sentenced

Two of the four men accused of killing two police officers and two women in Reiger Park in August have been denied bail by the Boksburg Magistrate's Court. Reagan Cheslin Collis, 23, and Jamal Meyer, 24, were denied bail. Elvino

The body of budding Chatsworth soccer player Ethan Krishna, who went missing last Tuesday, was found dumped in bushes near the Bluff. His distraught family, who had been searching for him since Wednesday morning, received news of his death shortly