Domestic

 The South African Institute of Race Relations says it is time to scrap race-based affirmative action in South Africa, given the damage the policy is causing to poor and vulnerable communities. Citing the water crisis in Bloemhof in North

 A man accused of abusing his wife and five children and holding them captive in their Springs home, was denied bail in the town's Magistrate's Court on Thursday. The matter was postponed to June 12 to give the man an opportunity to apply

  Ten people were incinerated and forty others injured in a horror bus crash on the R40 near White River in Mpumalanga on Wednesday night. This followed an explosive collision between a truck, an SUV and a bus that was transporting

 A man accused of kidnapping and assaulting his wife and five children, applied for bail in the Springs Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Investigating officer Rudolf Jansen told the court of the torture and assault of the children -- aged

 The Health Professions Council of South Africa says the sentencing of Dr. Wouter Basson has been postponed, due to the unavailability of his legal counsel. The Professional Conduct Committee of the HPCSA found Dr. Basson guilty of

 A man accused of assaulting and keeping his wife and five children captive in his Springs home, will appear in the town's Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. The man was arrested last month, after his 11-year-old son apparently fled the house

  Murder accused Nico Henning appeared briefly in the District Court in Pretoria on Tuesday. The case was postponed to November 13 for the completion of further investigations. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel says they have agreed on a

 The defence team for the Griekwastad farm murderer has called a forensic and juvenile criminologist to testify in mitigation of sentence for the boy. The boy's defence counsel Riaan Bode told Judge Frans Kgomo that they would continue to

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers says new vehicle sales in May registered a substantial decline. As Naamsa warned of the risks of recession given gloomy GDP data, it says aggregate new vehicle sales dropped by 9.2%, with all