KZN Edu launch probe following Grade R learner burnt at school

The Restaurant Association of South Africa says zero-tolerance alcohol laws risk punishing the economy instead of fixing behaviour. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has proposed a total ban on drinking and getting behind the wheel, saying it's driving carnage on the roads. CEO Wendy Alberts says stronger accountability would restore respect…

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has proposed a total ban on drinking before driving, saying the country's laws are outdated. Currently, South African law allows a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05 grams per 100 millilitres.

A KwaZulu-Natal dairy farmer says foot-and-mouth disease has torn through his entire herd of 1,300 cattle.

The family of a KwaDukuza traffic officer who was shot dead during a taxi robbery two years ago, says it has found some closure.

One of the affected residents in Kouga says he has spent sleepless nights ready to flee as flames inch closer. Sebastian Pretorius, who owns a dog hotel named Bon Temps Doggy Lodge in St Francis Bay, says the flames are just a few kilometres from his front gate.