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Two Chinese abalone smugglers have been sentenced to an effective two years behind bars.They were handed a sentence of five years imprisonment, of which three were suspended for five years. The Khayelitsha Priority Court also fined them R1 million

A number of bank card “disputed transactions”, triggered a bank investigation that ended with the arrest of a petrol attendant at a filling station in Bellville, a court in Cape Town heard on Tuesday.The court heard that the quick

The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday amended the gathering point and the route for its “March for Change” from Luthuli House to Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg to ensure the safety of protesters.The DA was initially set to

Veterans of South Africa’s National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday urged the governing party to fire President Jacob Zuma, whom they accused of having “crossed a new line” following the highly criticised Cabinet reshuffle.“Among

The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) on Tuesday urged ANN7 journalists who were threatened while doing their job to report the incident to the police.Sanef said it received a report of verbal attacks and threats of physical harm

Two Chinese abalone smugglers have been sentenced to an effective two years behind bars.They were handed a sentence of five years imprisonment, of which three were suspended for five years. The Khayelitsha Priority Court also fined them R1 million

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday said he was informed of Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global’s decision to cut South Africa’s sovereign credit rating to junk status last week, on his first day as finance minister.&ldquo

Cosatu says it's committed to it's alliance with the ANC, despite it's call for President Jacob Zuma to step down.Addressing the media on Tuesday, Cosatu called on the ANC's National Working Commitee to provide guidance on the

Dawie Roodt, a leading economist, feels other ratings agencies are likely to downgrade South Africa in the same way that Standard and Poor's did on Monday.Roodt added that it would take South Africa two years to regain its investment status.He