Western Cape wine producers are sitting on 289 million litres of wine they weren't able to sell because of lockdown regulations, according to the province.

Rock-bottom Sheffield United put a huge dent in Manchester United's Premier League title hopes on Wednesday, beating Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's off-key side 2-1 at Old Trafford.

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While still working for the Kwazulu-Natal Department of Social Development, Thulani Dlomo - who would later become a spy boss - trained 48 non-SSA members with the purpose of establishing a parallel intelligence and protection unit for Jacob Zuma.

Former British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones said on Tuesday no fans during this year's South Africa tour would be a "travesty."

With the first batch of vaccines hoped to prevent further transmission of Covid-19 due soon, the Western Cape is aiming to start vaccinations by the middle of February.

Former Lions flank Ruan Ackermann has extended his stay with English side Gloucester, the club confirmed on Wednesday.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that the flight carrying the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport on Monday, 1 February.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who currently chairs the African Union (AU), has been leading efforts to secure sufficient vaccine doses for Africa's 1.3 billion people.

Angry Eastern Cape villagers, fed up of “unreliable” and “useless” policing, stormed their local police station and locked up six officers.

Six minors, who cannot be identified, and two adults, Alfred Mothapo and Chuene Maleka, are on trial before Judge Violet Semenya.

Vodafone Group is considering options for its Ghana business as the British telecommunications giant focuses on reorganising and paying down debt.

A suspected thief has been caught out after unknowingly trying to sell goods to their rightful owner.

Heavy rain is expected in several provinces on Thursday, including Gauteng and Mpumalanga, the South African Weather Service forecasts.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke out against racism on Wednesday after a heated exchange with former Manchester United teammate Romelu Lukaku.

The man who played an essential role in providing evidence to convict axe murderer, Henri van Breda, and child killer, Mortimer Saunders, has died following a battle with Covid-19.

Sharks/Bulls play-off encounters have never been pretty, but always full of drama, writes Khanyiso Tshwaku.

Medical students doing clinical studies are likely to be one of the first groups of people to be inoculated when the government rolls out the Covid-19 vaccination.

The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has welcomed the Health Ombudsman's report into the death of Shonisani Lethole at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital.

Kataza the baboon is adapting well to his new home at the Riverside Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Limpopo after he was relocated from the Cape Peninsula.