Domestic

A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Johannesburg metro police officer in Midrand. Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar says the 41-year-old driver of a car pulled over at an intersection to ask metro police why they were fining a

A robber was shot dead and three people were wounded in a hold-up at the Pick n Pay in Radiokop, west of Johannesburg, on Thursday night. A 14-man gang hit the supermarket at 7pm, ordering everyone inside to lie down. Police spokesperson

The South African Institute of Race Relations says the dwindling number of public schools is not necessarily cause for alarm. The SAIRR says the majority of public schools are under-resourced and the closure or merging of smaller schools with

All international flights out of Cape Town International Airport after sunset will be escorted while taxying to the runway before take-off. It follows an incident in August when a man last seen climbing over the airport fence was found dead in a

The ANC has announced further concessions on the Protection of State information Bill after two years of public protest over the draft classification law. The ANC agreed on Wednesday to remove a handful of bitterly contested provisions. ANC MP

One suspect has been arrested following a dramatic shootout between several armed robbers, security guards and police in Fourways in Johannesburg. Police say three men robbed a store in a nearby mall early on Wednesday morning when they were

An outbreak of anthrax has killed 30 Roan antelope in the Kruger National Park. Sanparks spokesperson, William Mabasa, says the carcasses were found at the weekend in an enclosure created for breeding. He said the park was trying to contain

The SA Human Rights Commision says public hearings on water and sanitation issues will be held country-wide. The public meetings start in Mpumalanga on Wednesday and will continue across all provinces until November. The deputy chairperson of

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has withdrawn from a leadership summit in Johannesburg because of the attendance of former British prime minister Tony Blair, his office said on Tuesday. "The Archbishop has spent considerable time over the