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Toxicology analysis has confirmed that hundreds of Blue Cranes in the Northern Cape had been poisoned with a substance known as Diazinon. The Griffon Poison Information Centre says stomach sample from one of the more than 200 Blue Cranes found

No arrests have been made yet following the mugging of SABC journalists outside Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. Police spokesperson, Colonel Noxolo Kweza, says the armed robbers accosted the crew and robbed them of their valuables

The Rand has fallen to a new 13-year low. The rand hit a session trough of 12.31 to the dollar during the past 24 hours, the weakest it has been since January 2002. Sharenet reports that the rand has lost more than 8% since its February high

Four firefighters were injured while battling a fire at the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve near Stellenbosch on Tuesday. ER24's Chitra Bodasing says the firefighters sustained soft tissue injuries when they tried to escape an overwhelming fire

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says he's ordered a probe into serious allegations levelled against the Health Professions Council of South Africa. He says a team of medical, law, information technology and administration experts are

Chaos erupted outside the Alexandra Magistrate's Court in Johannesburg today following the appearance of Cindy Manqele, who's accused of killing musician Nkululeko "Flabba" Habedi.    Manqele was thought to be Habedi

Video footage of a high speed car chase captured by a police vehicle's dash camera.   Johannesburg - Three hijack suspects are in custody following a high-speed chase in Rosebank.   eNCA reports police picked up a signal of a

SANParks says  Willem Marais, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was a respected pilot. Marais was affectionately known as "Bees" by his family and friends. SANParks board chairperson Kuseni Dlamini says in a statement

A helicopter pilot helping to fight the Cape Town fires has been killed while making a forced landing. Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has sent her condolences to the family of veteran pilot Hendrik Marais, who was killed on