Domestic

 Acting Labour Minister Angie Motshekga says Western Cape farmworkers will suspend their protests over wages and living conditions for two weeks. She said Cosatu had consulted workers and it was agreed they would return to work on Thursday

Western Cape police have confirmed that a 28-year-old man has died during protests in the town of Wolseley. Police spokesperson, colonel Andre' Traut, did not provide specific details but said the man died as a result of an incident in the town

 South Africans spent R257.6b on gambling in 2011, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The firm's gaming industry leader for South Africa, Nikki Forster, says this equated to more than R8 000 per adult. Overall turnover for

Former Eastern Cape premier Nosimo Balindlela has resigned from Cope and parliament to join the Democratic Alliance. Balindlela was premier of the country's second poorest province between 2004 and 2008 before being recalled the ANC and replaced

 Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson will ask the labour department to take another look at minimum wages for farm workers. Her spokeswoman Palesa Mokomele says the minister will approach Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant to establish

 Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba says the 16% electricity tariff hike every year for the next five years is unavoidable. Speaking at a business breakfast in Johannesburg, Gigaba said the tarrif increase was not fair but was

 The Pretoria Art Museum has been closed temporarily following an armed robbery in which paintings worth about R17.5m were stolen. A spokesperson for the City Tshwane, Pieter de Necker, says the museum will re-open next Tuesday. He says

The Hawks have shot dead an alleged rhino poacher and injured another during a shootout in the Kruger National Park. Police captain Paul Ramoloka says the Hawks, in partnership with the task force, received information about the alleged poachers

A German tourist is recovering in hospital after he fell 30 metres off a rocky ledge at Waterfall Bluff in the Transkei over the weekend. 71-year-old Herribert Schropp was among a group of 21 tourists exploring a cave at the Eastern Cape