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• News24 | IEC wants to draft a policy on e-voting, but wants your input first

  The Electoral Commission of South Africa intends to draft a policy document on electronic voting (e-voting) next year. But for now, over the next six months, the public can send their thoughts on the issue to the IEC.

• News24 | BMA officials among nine people arrested for corruption at Beitbridge border post

  Two Border Management Authority officials are among nine people who have been arrested for corruption at the Beitbridge Port of Entry - one of South Africa's busiest border posts.

• News24 | NPA appoints senior counsel to advise it on Omotoso appeal

  The National Prosecuting Authority has appointed senior counsel to assess and advise its team of prosecutors on a possible appeal of the judgment on Nigerian televangelist Pastor Timothy Omotoso's acquittal.

• News24 | Expelled Rasool says SA must mend relationship with US 'without sacrificing our values'

  Former South African ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool says the country should mend its relationship with that country amid growing tension.

• News24 | Zelensky cuts SA visit short after Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will cuts short his working visit to South Africa and will return home due to an overnight attack in his country.

• News24 | NDPP Shamila Batohi's about-turn in lynchpin extradition case

  National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has done a sharp about-turn on her decision to drop a Constitutional Court case against a celebrity artist accused of dodgy dealings in precious metals, after it left the future of dozens of extraditions in peril.

• News24 | WATCH | Wholesome meals for bright futures: Charity's holistic approach to feeding minds

  Amid the comforting aromas of a warm kitchen and the vibrant energy of schoolchildren, Jesca Murombedzi, head chef at SOS Africa, is rewriting the recipe for growth and empowerment.

• News24 | Unity and national advancement will guide Ramaphosa in appointing a US ambassador

  Promoting "the unity of the nation and that which will advance the republic" will inform President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision on who to appoint as South Africa's next ambassador to the United States.

• News24 | Legal council chair dismisses bar association plea to 'rethink' Mpofu charges

  The Legal Practice Council's chairperson has dismissed as 'inappropriate' Dali Mpofu's bar association's efforts to persuade him to 'rethink' misconduct charges against the advocate.

• News24 | Four Free State warders arrested in connection with inmate's death

  Four prison warders have been arrested in connection with the death of an inmate at a Free State correctional facility.

• News24 | Brits farm murder: Accused's actions were not that of an innocent man, court hears

  Murder accused Jaco Kemp's actions following the fatal assault of Dumisani Phakathi on a North West farm was not the conduct of an innocent man.

• News24 | Gauteng education department to dock pay of teachers who joined Sadtu's national strike

  The Gauteng Department of Education will dock the pay of teachers and office-based staff who participated in a national march by the South African Democratic Teachers Union on Wednesday.

• News24 | 'We have remained true to our mission,' says IFP president at party's 50th celebration

  More than 30 000 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters gathered at the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Stadium in Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday, to celebrate the party's golden jubilee.

• News24 | Orphaned at 12, supported by many: How Siphosethu Mnebelele became a Junior Springbok

  A young boy from the farming and mining town of Fochville in Gauteng, driven by the loss of his parents, held on to one dream: becoming a Springbok to honour their memory and make them proud. And he just made the junior side.

• News24 | SSA has no 'Operation Sibonkolo' gunning for ANC cadres, says Ntshavheni

  The State Security Agency has distanced itself from what it calls "diversionary tactics" being employed through the allegations presented in the so-called Operation Sibonkolo report.

• News24 | Falsely accused in his Chief Justice interview, Mlambo is now a candidate for deputy

  After being wrongly accused of sexual harassment during his interview for the position of Chief Justice, Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo is now one of four candidates chosen by President Cyril Ramaphosa to potentially fill the Deputy Chief Justice vacancy.

• News24 | Rasool returns from US after fallout with Trump administration: No regrets, ‘I stand by’ what I said

  Former South African ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool says he stands by his comments about US President Donald Trump.

• News24 | No pomp and pageantry, just straight down to business when Zelensky visits Union Buildings

  On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa will host his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky, for a working visit to the Union Buildings.

• News24 | ‘Implacable enemy’: As Rasool returns, ANC veteran Zikalala says it’s naïve to rebuild US relations

  In a bold move, ANC elder Snuki Zikalala has openly challenged President Cyril Ramaphosa's cautionary stance against exacerbating the tensions between South Africa and the United States.

• News24 | 'It's a problem,' MPs say as police reveal R2.3bn budget to protect 'VIPs' this year

  In this financial year, the police will spend R2.3 billion protecting so-called very important persons, which is about half a billion more than they will spend on analysing forensic evidence.