For the first time in over ten years, the Nkomonde family will celebrate Christmas separately as rising food costs make their traditional family feast unaffordable.
South Africans planning festive season travel and celebrations face more rain, with weather forecasters warning that wet conditions will continue through Christmas and New Year.
The Department of Health has launched an investigation into hospital upgrade projects that have burnt through more than R1.6-billion with hospitals still broken and unfinished.
A viral video caused panic online after showing a traffic vehicle being attacked, but officials say robbery suspects were beaten while hiding inside, not traffic officers.
Sport minister Gayton McKenzie said he was angry and devastated over the killing of DJ Warras. Podcaster Jacinta Mangobese Zuma announced a march planned for 19 December.
Marius van der Merwe was buried on Wednesday. The whistleblower was shot dead outside his home after testifying to a commission about police corruption.
