Domestic

The South African Institute of Race Relations calls for the immediate suspension of all police officers involved in the shooting at Lonmin (mine) on Thursday pending charges of murder and/or culpable homicide. The Institute says "there is

President Jacob Zuma has cut short his trip to a Sadec meeting in Maputo to return home to address the situation at the Lonmin mine following Thursday's massacre. He presented a report to a Sadec heads of state meeting on Friday morning but is

Political parties and trade unions have called for a commission of inquiry into yesterday's shooting at the Lonmin Mine in North West province where the death toll has been put at 35. Speaking on SABC radio this morning Cosatu leader, Zwelinzima

Several miners were killed when police moved in today to end a stand-off with striking Lonmin workers at Marikana Mine in North West province. By late Thursday afternoon the death toll was put between seven and 12 but it could be higher

The NPA in the Western Cape has welcomed the life sentence handed to "Facebook rapist" Thabo Bester for the murder of Johannesburg model Nomfundo Tyhulu. NPA spoksperson, Eric Ntabazalila, says they're satifsied that the judge agreed

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motswaledi, says South Africa will follow Australia's example by trying to ban the display of brand names on tobacco products. On Wednesday the Australian High Court ruled that the measures did not breach the country's

The Board of Healthcare Providers says new health tariffs will help to stabilise medical costs and provide certainty to medical schemes and patients. Board MD, Humphrey Zokufa, says nowhere else in the world is there a situation where healthcare

 President Jacob Zuma will not deploy soldiers to areas affected by gang violence in the Western Cape. The presidency said on Wednesday that Zuma had opted for more intensive action by the police and long-term interventions by social and

Opposition parties came out in support of the National Development Plan (NDP) on Wednesday, but voiced doubts over the government's will to put it into practice. The party leaders spoke in the National Assembly shortly after Planning Minister