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The ANC has welcomed President Zuma's call for an inquiry at the Lonmin mine in Marikana, North West, following the killing of 34 people on Thursday. . Party spokesperson, Jackson Mthembu says the ANC is of the view that the tragic violence

Rescue workers in the Western Cape are searching for a 65-year-old man who was swept to sea in False Bay while fishing on Friday. The National Sea Rescue Institute says the man was fishing with two friends when he was washed off rocks near

Thirty-four people were killed at a shooting on a hilltop near Lonmin mine at Marikana in Rustenburg, national police commissioner Riah Phiyega said on Friday. "The total death of the protesters currently stands at 34 with more than 78

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