Belinda Pheto is a Johannesburg-based journalist for the Sunday Times and TimesLIVE. She loves telling South African stories.

Police fire rubber bullets, bishop prays as tension simmers at school over ...

As some parents chanted struggle songs and others stood with folded arms at the school gate, Bishop Tekane Matome stood on the sidelines praying.

'My phone rang non-stop': Thando Makhubu used R350 grant to start gourmet ice ...

'I was surprised when friends and family started calling me.'

Tshwane defends aggressive revenue collection strategy, says customers weren’t ...

The city says after impassioned pleas to customers to pay their accounts on time and in full fell on deaf ears, public disconnections were the only ...

Pupil electrocuted, five years on dodgy wiring unfixed. Now GDE has 15 days

In damning ruling, court orders Gauteng education department to discipline officials who have failed to act

WC premier confirms Albert Fritz is facing sexual misconduct claims

Western Cape premier Alan Winde has confirmed that suspended community safety MEC Albert Fritz is facing sexual misconduct allegations.

Armed gang storms jewellery store at Gateway mall in Durban

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a manhunt for five armed men who robbed a store at Gateway Mall in Umhlanga, north Durban, on Sunday morning.

Gauteng Traffic Police clamp down on speedsters on the province's roads

In the past two weeks, more than 25 people were arrested for speeding on major roads in Gauteng.

Three drownings and one rescue in the Western Cape at the weekend

Police have opened an inquest after the death of a 10-year-old girl who drowned on Saturday at Gordons Bay in the Western Cape, while police divers ...

EFF member alleged to be behind fake #TracyZille account to be sworn in as MP ...

EFF member Anthony Matumba, accused of stirring racial tensions online using a fake Twitter account, will be sworn in as an MP on Wednesday.

Ekurhuleni hopes power will be restored to Kempton Park on Sunday

Repairs are under way to faulty cables that have caused a power outage affecting most parts of Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg.