Night, an Eastern Cape police dog, has been hailed a hero after a suspected burglar cut the canine's throat and neck when police tried to arrest him in connection with a burglary in Providentia, Gqeberha.

An ANC councillor in the Buffalo City Metro has accused a fellow party councillor of incompetence and being wrongfully deployed due to her proximity to the party or municipal leadership while residents are struggling with infrastructure challenges.

As crowds gathered around the Vatican to pay tribute to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, South Africans joined millions around the world to pay tribute to the pontiff who dedicated his life to the poorest and most marginalised.

Promoting "the unity of the nation and that which will advance the republic" will inform President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision on who to appoint as South Africa's next ambassador to the United States.

Although the DA and EFF will square off in court against Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Tuesday, there is one thing all three of them agree on: VAT will increase on 1 May unless the court intervenes.

The award of a R360-million SAPS tender to state-procurement doyen Vusimusi Cat Matlala was riven by irregularities, misrepresentation and scandal, according to an internal audit. Top cop Fannie Masemola was warned about this in January and advised to cancel the tender. He didn't.

Stellenbosch municipality’s suspended Corporate Service director, Annalene de Beer, has approached the Cape Town Labour Court in a desperate bid to get her job back.

The City of Cape Town and a team of water researchers are in disagreement over the management of the proposed Faure New Water Scheme.

Pope Francis advanced a world view of inclusion, equality and care for marginalised individuals and groups, said President Cyril Ramaphosa as he offered his condolences on behalf of the government and South Africans to Catholics on the passing of the pontiff.

Western Cape police have arrested yet another suspect for the brutal murder of taxi boss Dingalomoya Cintso, who was shot dead inside the Wynberg Magistrate's Court over a week ago.

It was a bloody Easter weekend in Cape Town after five people were shot dead and six others hospitalised for gunshot wounds in separate incidents across the city. A sixth body was also discovered, but no obvious wounds were found to determine the cause of death.

Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in many regions, which could cause localised flooding, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Six people died in a head-on collision on the R49 road between Zeerust and Kopfontein Port of entry in the North West on Sunday.

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has said that Pope Francis will be remembered as a champion and custodian of the poor's hopes and dreams.

Former South African ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool says the country should mend its relationship with that country amid growing tension.

National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has done a sharp about-turn on her decision to drop a Constitutional Court case against a celebrity artist accused of dodgy dealings in precious metals, after it left the future of dozens of extraditions in peril.

The State Security Agency has distanced itself from what it calls "diversionary tactics" being employed through the allegations presented in the so-called Operation Sibonkolo report.

More than 30 000 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters gathered at the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Stadium in Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday, to celebrate the party's golden jubilee.

Former South African ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool says he stands by his comments about US President Donald Trump.

In a bold move, ANC elder Snuki Zikalala has openly challenged President Cyril Ramaphosa's cautionary stance against exacerbating the tensions between South Africa and the United States.