The South African Communist Party has announced mayoral candidates for all four uMzinyathi municipalities, promising to free rural communities from years of collapsing service delivery.

President Cyril Ramaphosa told the Brics Summit in India that the world needs an independent body to check artificial intelligence before it becomes too powerful.

Missing runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo has been identified after her body was found as police investigate several women’s deaths around Kempton Park.

ANC leaders have asked church members to pray for Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who has cancelled public appearances while on medical leave.

A Cape Town traders’ organisation says informal vendors need basic services, easier access to funding and protection when disaster destroys their businesses.

Police have warned women in Kempton Park to take extra care after four women were found dead under similar circumstances in two months.

South Africans face another fuel blow, with motorists paying hundreds more to fill their tanks while taxi and trucking costs also climb.

Rain Queen Masalanabo Modjadji VII brought Balobedu culture to the Zulu Reed Dance as thousands of maidens celebrated their heritage.

Gauteng investigated 61 suspected illegal schools this year and issued closure letters to 32 as officials warned parents to check registration before paying fees.

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini says two women used his name to collect R1.5-million in Reed Dance funding and obtain luxury vehicles.

Ugandan army troops removed the palace guards. A king's own family stands accused of hiding an heir no one has met. In Britain, none of this would have happened, and that's exactly the point, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royal Mzansi.

Maidens from Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Eswatini joined their South African counterparts at this year's Reed Dance, months after anti-immigrant unrest strained relations between the countries.