82-year-old Mrs Hannetjie Bezuidenhout was attacked in her bed at 03h30am at her Roodeplaat, Pretoria home by four young black males who tried to cut off her lips and slice…

Residents of Soshanguve, a black township northwest of Pretoria, have burnt down a municipal councillor’s house, according to the South African Police Service. “The fight erupted after metro police removed…

Although the Gauteng legislature has recognised Kleinfontein, a white Afrikaner-only settlement outside Pretoria, as a cultural community, the City of Tshwane won’t declare it a separate development. The legislature’s decision…

A statue of Nelson Mandela will be unveiled at the Union Buildings by the end of the year, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday. This would be part of the…

Shots were fired at protesters at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday, police said. “A shooting did take place at the Union Buildings where some people were injured,” said…

Five men accused of kidnapping, raping and killing two toddlers from Diepsloot appeared briefly in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The matter was postponed to November 1 for further…

Members of Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters political party, said to be carrying guns, allegedly assaulted students at the University of South Africa’s main campus in Pretoria yesterday. Solly Nkuna,…

President Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill — paving the way for e-tolling, the presidency said on Wednesday. “The president… has, in…

The capital city is set to offer free access to the internet in public spaces. Poor communities, schools and high-density areas in the city have been targeted for the first…

Former SA president Thabo Mbeki says Zimbabweans should be allowed to determine their own future. His statement comes after the recent disputed elections in Zimbabwe. Addressing the students of the…