The first person to be diagnosed with the coronavirus in South Africa is a 38-year-old man who had travelled to Italy with his wife.

National Department of Health spokesperson Popo Maja confirmed that the woman claimed she had coronavirus and then later said she was joking.

The Western Cape Health Department is waiting for test results on a patient who was transported to Tygerberg hospital after exhibiting signs of the virus.

A 22-year-old Dublin man was hospitalised after being bitten by a snake — the first venomous snake bite reported in Irish history.

At the age of 23, she will become one of the youngest people in the country to be admitted as an attorney, conveyancer and notary when she is sworn in today.

A Newlands mother who dumped her newborn baby in a stormwater drain in February last year pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court.

Cowan House has confirmed that school will be closed on Friday and all sporting events have been cancelled

The man who declined to be named was hijacked in Morningside. He was also forced to stop at an ATM to withdraw money.

The 38-year-old is the first person to test positive for the virus here in SA. He is currently in self-quarantine.

Teachers who resigned from their posts are now allowed to return to the profession, following changes to the Department of Education’s recruitment policy.