1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (821+ words) What do a DJ, a footballer, an actor, a podcaster, a controversial TV show presenter and a poet have in common? They are among a number of celebrities who have thrown their hats into the ring for the local government…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (362+ words) The City of Johannesburg is warning residents to be on the alert as scammers posing as city officials and contractors have been visiting properties and threatening to disconnect services immediately unless immediate payments are made. The city said the sophisticated…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (835+ words) Police service dog Sky, a Belgian Malinois, has died after suffering severe injuries while trying to escape months of confinement. The five-year-old dog served as an arson detection specialist in Limpopo. She was placed in retirement and removed from her…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (192+ words) TimesLIVE Five things you need to know about the Reiger Park shooting accused’s bail bid State opposes bail as defence lawyer says its case relies heavily on circumstantial evidence Story audio is generated using AI The bail hearing of Regan…...

6+ day, 59+ min ago   (306+ words) Behind every horse ride there is a story of hope, learning and therapy. In Ruimsig, west of Johannesburg, there is a colourful and welcoming space where learning, teaching and healing come together for both teachers and learners alike. This is…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (783+ words) Sibongile “MomSbo” Segobola was a pregnant teenager when her mother died from ovarian cancer. She was just days away from giving birth, and so heavily pregnant that she could not travel from Johannesburg to Limpopo to bury her mother. Her…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (343+ words) Pretoria businessman Lucas Legabe, who has been linked to the R200m cocaine heist from a secure Hawks storage facility in November 2021, claimed he was tortured to implicate police officers, when he made a bid for bail on Tuesday. The 49-year-old appeared…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (283+ words) An outpouring of support is being showered on the owners of a popular Durban restaurant that was gutted by fire and on a neighbour who helped evacuate their elderly family member. On September 3, flames tore through Delfi Greek Taverna in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (786+ words) By Deon de Jager and Eline Lorenzen Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world’s large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils. Now, analysis of ancient DNA is adding to the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (356+ words) The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued an orange level 6 warning for severe thunderstorms over parts of the North West, Free State and Northern Cape, while Gauteng is under an orange level 5 warning. Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, strong gusty…...