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 The man who killed an elderly brother and sister was given two life sentences by the Durban High Court on Monday. The court gave Mario Tsware, 29, two life sentences on both counts of murder and 30 years on two counts of robbery with

 Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is doing well after undergoing surgery last week, the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre said on Monday. "He had an elective surgical procedure on Friday and he's fine," said spokesman Roger Friedman

Two rhino on a game reserve near Cape Town have survived a dehorning attack by poachers, but one had to have its pregnancy terminated due to the stress of the mutilation. Two rhino were darted and dehorned at Fairy Glen Private Game Reserve in

 President Jacob Zuma tried to intervene in the execution of a South African woman in China, the department of international relations said on Monday. "He [Zuma] did intervene. All the necessary interventions were done at every possible

 Twenty eight people -- including a number of children and infants -- were killed when the minibus they were travelling in collided head on with a truck on the N3 just outside Harrismith early Saturday morning, paramedics said. The

 It was not yet clear whether a policeman accused of stealing from Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will be prosecuted, the Wynberg Magistrate's Court in Cape Town heard on Friday. Prosecutor Keppler Uys told the court the docket had been

Citizens have a right to know why certain decisions are made by those in power, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela told an anti-corruption summit on Friday. "Transparency is extremely important. If people know what standards are required, they

 Cricket SA CEO Gerald Majola believes there is a conspiracy to oust him from the federation's top job. "I do believe there were outside forces at work," Majola told reporters in Johannesburg on Friday. "I don't know who. I

 A man who apparently gassed himself to death in his car at a Free State roadside left warning signs that the vehicle was filled with highly toxic gas. Netcare 911 spokesman Jeffrey Wicks on Friday said firefighters used special equipment to