Domestic

The ANC has ordered MPs to rush through legislation that benefits the party before next year's elections, and hold back on other bills that could cause controversy or offend traditional leaders. The Sunday Times reports that this information is

A young girl died and dozens of school children were injured, when a bus overturned near Nanaga on Thursday night. The children were being transported from the Alfred Nzo area to Port Elizabeth when the accident happened. Provincial traffic

Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi says plans are afoot to suspend the CEO of the Holy Cross Hospital in the Eastern Cape and its nursing manager. He told reporters in Pretoria that the findings and recommendations of a probe had been sparked by a

 Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says more than 800,000 arrests relating to serious crimes were made in the 2012/2013 financial year. Speaking at the release of the 2012/2013 crime statistics in Pretoria on Thursday, Mthethwa said 806,298

 The labour department says the number of strikes last year in South Africa hit a five-year high. Director-general, Nkosinathi Nhleko says a total of 99 strikes were recorded in 2012, close to half of them unprotected or illegal strikes, and

 Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says violence undermines the genuine demands of striking workers. She says there is no reason whatsoever for industrial action to be accompanied by violence as South Africa's laws guarantee the right to

 Police have arrested an alleged rhino poacher in a village near the Kruger National Park. SanParks' Ike Phaahla says the arrest of the "high value individual" followed extensive investigation by a special police unit. The man

 Two police officers accused of benefiting from a crime intelligence fund are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. The two officers are crime intelligence unit chief financial officer Major-General Solly

 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has announced the development of the world’s first digital laser at a presentation in Pretoria on Tuesday. CSIR National Laser Centre spokesperson, Professor Andrew Forbes says the