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Al Qaeda operatives holding South African teacher, Pierre Korkie, hostage in Yemen have threatened to behead him if a ransom of $3-million is not paid by Friday. The founder of the Gift of the Givers organisation, Imtiaaz Sooliman, says his

ANC president Jacob Zuma will officially unveil the party's 2014 election manifesto at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. Below is a copy of the party's promise to the people of South Africa.  "Twenty years ago we began a journey to

After four days of intense negotiations between Al-Qaeda kidnappers and South African charity organisation Gift of the Givers, former Bloemfontein teacher Yolande Korkie was released in Yemen on Friday morning. The kidnappers still have Korkie

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says 1376 people were killed on the country's roads during the festive season. She released the figures today covering the period between 1 December and 7 January. Peters said for the period under review "

The Seriti Commission of Inquiry into the country's multi-billion rands arms deal will resume on the 20th of this month. Commission spokesperson, William Baloyi, says they're expecting to run through to May. He says several former cabinet

Western Cape police say efforts to eradicate the illegal trafficking and selling of drugs in the province have led to the arrest of two suspects. Spokesperson, Capt. Malcolm Pojie says a 41-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were arrested in

The Department of Sea Fisheries says fishermen, who were refused line fishing rights, can apply for exemptions pending the outcome of an appeals process. The Department said on Tuesday that it had met with Traditional Line Fish Associations of

The Democratic Alliance says the government must act urgently to independently verify the credibility of the National Senior Certificate examination results and of all future Matric results. DA leader, Helen Zille, said in a statement today that

There has been mixed reaction to the 2013 matric exam results. The official opposition said it has serious questions about the credibility of the results. DA MP, Annette Lovemore, says using the pass rate as the main yardstick to assess