South Africa

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed that a Wits University medicine student has tested positive for COVID-19.

The number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 51, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Sunday.

The number of COVID-19 infections as grown to 38 in South Africa.

The 114 South Africans evacuated by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) from China’s COVID19-hit Wuhan City have touched down in Polokwane, in Limpopo.

Police have arrested seven suspects for public violence in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal.

A 43-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl at Mandela Park in Mthatha, Eastern Cape.

The Health Department has confirmed eight new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of cases to 24.

Fifty-one-year old, Wynand Harmse, was arrested in Johannesburg by members of Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) Gauteng for possession of drugs with an estimated street value of R300 000.

Football teams are advised to ensure that their medical staff -- including physiotherapists and masseurs, who are in constant contact with players -- do not simultaneously work in environments or carry out external activities that could make them vulnerable to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

As the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in South Africa climbed to 16 on Thursday, the Department of Education said schools will only be closed in exceptional cases.

In an era where the protection of women and the girl child is a constant goal to reach, one cannot help but wonder what is being done to groom a generation of young men who will not only respect, but protect the women of our country. Over the years, South Africa has seen an increase in the scourge of violence against women and children.

South Africa will use its 2020 chairship of the African Union to advance the economic integration of the continent and lead efforts to resolve conflicts in South Sudan, Libya, Somalia and the Sahel region.

Fifty-two-year-old Themba Mbatha was remanded in custody by the Witbank Magistrate Court on Thursday, following his arrest for drug trafficking along the N4, next to Witbank, in Mpumalanga.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that the Ranch Resort in Polokwane will host the 122 repatriated South Africans from Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China.

As March marks Human Rights Month, government has reiterated its unwavering commitment to advancing and protecting human rights.