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Twenty-eight years into democracy, the people of SA have tasted the fruits of freedom, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday.

The scourge of gender-based violence and femicide in SA leaves no room to celebrate Freedom Day for women and girls in the country, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

The 130 City of Joburg employees whose contracts were terminated are taking the municipality to the labour court again. This time they are seeking permanent relief.

Parliament has filed papers at the constitutional court requesting an extension of the deadline for the finalisation of the amendment of the Electoral Act.

Springs, Benoni, Fordsburg, Krugersdorp, Sunnyside, Vereeniging and Vanderbiljpark have been identified as hotspots for the recruitment of human trafficking victims.

For many women and girls, freedom remains elusive because of persisting violence.

The public protector's lawyers have written to the registrar of the Constitutional Court to ask if it is true that the apex court will this week refuse her application to reverse an earlier judgment against her, as per a text message sent to opposing counsel in the Western Cape high court.

With surging socioeconomic disparities, the anniversary of the country’s democracy makes this question apposite. In other words, is this day still worthy of commemoration?

The displacement of people and overcrowding that often results from flooding provides optimal conditions for outbreaks of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness.

Gauteng ANC provincial secretary Jacob Khawe has been placed on special leave following allegations of abuse made by his wife Nthabeleng. The ANC provincial executive committee (PEC) announced the decision on Wednesday, saying it was taken at a special meeting on Tuesday, adding that it views allegations of gender-based violence (GBV) in serious light as they impact on the standing of the ANC in society.

Disruption to the supply of jet fuel to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, due mainly to flood damage to railway infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal, has caused "uncertainty" among international airlines.

A Free State police officer was arrested alongside a man who he allegedly helped lie to his employer about missing work after being arrested.