Domestic

 The South Africa Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into the prisoners' riots that took place at the Groenpunt prison in the Free State last week. The commission says it would like to determine whether human rights were

 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says it will protest against Eskom's proposed 16% electricity increase. Numsa secretary Irvin Jim says shop stewards plan to picket at the 9 provincial hearings that the National Energy

 Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says her department is ready to mediate in the farmworkers' strike if all parties return to the negotiating table, Oliphant's statement came after the Congress of SA Trade Unions in the Western Cape

A short film produced in the Western Cape has been nominated in the Academy Awards 2013 Short Film, Live Action category. Western Cape MEC for finance, economic development and tourism Alan Winde said the film is a coming-of-age tale about a

Babies' deaths at Sebokeng Hospital in Vereeniging have declined by 25% over two years. The Gauteng health department said that the death of even one child is a matter of great concern. Spokesperson Simon Zwane said in 2010 there were 216

An elderly Limpopo man accused of raping a deaf youth, has appeared in the Mankweng Magistrate's Court. Police say the 69-year-old man will be back in court on the 21st of January for a bail application. He remains in custody. He was

Some striking farmworkers welcomed talks between unions and farm bosses on Friday, following two days of violent protest action. The individual farmers agreed to a meeting organised by Cape Orchards Company chairperson Gerhard de Kock. The COC

Hundreds of ANC supporters braved cold and rainy weather in Durban on Friday morning, to parade through the city to celebrate the party's 101st birthday. The procession ended at the ANC provincial headquarters, where a renaming ceremony took

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said that farmers must come to the negotiation table, to help end the violent strike by Western Cape farmworkers. Oliphant said she is not convinced that there is a serious attempt by farmers to negotiate