The health department has warned the public of a false statement making the rounds on social media which advises South African citizens ‘not to buy or eat from supermarkets in Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria’.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced that three former Tesco executives are being charged for their role in the retailer’s 2014 accounting scandal.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) Brooklyn has opened a contact point at the new Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria

Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said that its cyber crimes unit was flooded with reports of the computers of big businesses being hijacked, and of syndicates using jobless people and bank employees to siphon off money.

Almost 9 million South Africans were victims of cyber crime in the last year, according to a study by internet security company Norton.

Initial reports suggest that many people heeded a call by activists to shut down some towns and cities in Zimbabwe to vent their frustration against President Robert Mugabe‚ the crumbling economy and delayed payment of civil servant salaries, Business Day reports.

Criminals are providing waiters and shop assistants with handheld skimming devices which look like the real thing – here is how to spot them.

One bread at a time. That is how Brandvlei prison in Worcester plans to fulfil the department of correctional service's aim of becoming self-sufficient and ensure food security.

Tensions at Beit Bridge border post between Zimbabwe and South Africa reached boiling point over a Zimbabwean ban on importing basic South African goods. Zimbabwe immediately sent in its army to the volatile border town.