Domestic

  The NSPCA says more than 3000 chickens which were severly injured when a truck overturned were killed on Tuesday to end their suffering. The birds were part of a consignment of more than 13 000 chickens which were being transported on the

 One person was killed and 17 injured when a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit South Africa on Tuesday, causing scares in North West mining operations and evacuations in large parts of the country. At least 400 houses were damaged by the

A man has been rescued from his collapsed house in Orkney following a 5.5 magnitude earthquake which rocked North West on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Matlosana Municipality's emergency services, Tommy Dalziel, says the man was rescued from an

The SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the ministerial task team's recommendations on the current matric pass mark, and urged the basic education department to implement them promptly. Sacci said in a statement that the report

  Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she will take into consideration recommendations made by a task team about the current matric pass mark. Motshekga had tasked a team of experts to examine media reports and research that

Limpopo police say an accident outside Modimolle that involved Carl Pistorius -- the older brother of murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius -- is being investigated. Spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi says they have opened a case of

Employers in the engineering and metals sector who refuse to sign a wage settlement are greedy, Congress of SA Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Saturday. "Look at the behaviour of some engineering employers who are

The SA Democratic Teachers' Union is calling on public servants and teachers not to resign following an un-founded rumour that members may lose some benefits and money. SADTU Deputy General Secretary, Nkosana Dolopi,says the rumour has been

A Cape Town surfer has been airlifted hospital after being bitten by a suspected Great White shark at a Muizenberg Beach. NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says they were activated shortly after 14:00 on Friday following a report of the incident