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Sipokazi Fokazi is a Sunday Times, TimesLIVE and Sunday Times Daily journalist with a special interest in health and social justice matters.
A new study by a University of Western Cape (UWC) researcher cautions that while groundwater often helps cities and municipalities cope when dams and rivers dry up, fully understanding how it works is equally important.
An alleged mugger who robbed hikers on Kasteelpoort hiking trail near Camps Bay in Cape Town fell and died while trying to flee from a crime scene after he was pepper-sprayed by one of his victims.
Tempo said at three people were injured during the incident - two staff members and the individual who allegedly instigated the shooting.
With the academic programme in full swing after all schools opened last week, the Western Cape health department has urged parents and caregivers to kick-start the year on a healthy note by vaccinating their children to ensure their…
Wesgro says the strong demand in China for chicken feet and expanding export opportunities in various markets "signify the South African poultry industry's potential for significant growth".
The Western Cape education department says despite hurdles, it is ready for the new school year and is fighting to place pupils when schools reopen on Wednesday.
The SA National Roads Agency will in the next six months issue tenders worth about R28bn aimed at stimulating economic growth across all provinces.
A novel TB vaccine candidate that could replace the bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine and has been found to provide significantly better protection against the TB germ in South African newborns, is set to reach a new benchmark in the…
Despite South Africans being known for their friendliness and warmth, our accent is viewed less favourably among English-speaking countries, with a new survey ranking it the world's 12th friendliest.
As the world commemorates the 35th World Aids Day on Friday, South Africa is one of the nations that must be applauded for making progress in fighting what scientists had dubbed the “most elusive virus” — but it is not yet time to…
Crime-fighting and prevention in the Western Cape are to receive a boost as the province unveiled a violence prevention plan to use data from clinics and hospitals to help authorities tailor-make interventions.
Prisons boss Makgothi Thobakgale says at least 342 inmates and 36 officials have been vaccinated after an outbreak of diphtheria — now under control — claimed the life of an inmate at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre in Cape Town.
South Africa is dealing with an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) with 50 confirmed cases of the HPAI H7 and 10 of the HPAI H5 strains, the department of agriculture, land reform & rural development says.
Joseph Jordaan was only six when he embarked on a journey from home in East London to Cape Town to have heart surgery by world-renowned heart surgeon, the late Prof Chris Barnard, at Groote Schuur Hospital.
Hearing the first cry of their baby is one of the most treasured and memorable moments for new mothers giving birth but an unfamiliar experience for deaf women.
