Domestic

 By Richard Davies It is "do or die" day for negotiators at the COP17 climate change conference in Durban, Africa Group chair Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu said on Friday. The head of the 54-nation bloc, which includes South Africa, told

 What began as a peaceful demonstration at a COP 17 talk in Durban recently, erupted into an aggressive riotous action when protesting members of Greenpeace were forcibly removed. This video was posted on the Video Blogging website Vimeo

 By Miranda Andrew The constant scrutiny of government appointments, policies and lifestyles shows that checks and balances are in place in South Africa, an anti-corruption summit heard in Johannesburg on Friday. "I am impressed with

 Two children were killed and 11 others injured when their bakkie crashed into a tractor on Brede River Road in Worcester on Friday morning, Western Cape police said. The Isuzu bakkie rolled a few times after the collision. A nine-year-old

 Cape Town is to get the first climate change observatory in the world by 2014, according to a report on Friday. The observatory would present complex information about global climate change in an relevant, accessible and understandable

 Former president Thabo Mbeki has rejected claims that he initiated two criminal cases against his successor President Jacob Zuma, his spokesman said on Thursday. "They are devoid of all truth," Mukoni Ratshitanga said. He said

 Cape Town and Gauteng are experiencing shortages of certain fuel types, the Fuel Retailers' Association (FRA) said on Thursday. "Some service stations [are] reporting being dry for six to seven days on one or two products," FRA

 Two rhino have been shot dead and a third one wounded in two separate poaching incidents in Limpopo, police said on Thursday. "A rhino cow and her calf were shot at Hoedspruit and a black rhino bull was killed and dehorned at Musina

 The assault case against the fiancé of Kim McCusker, who was hit and dragged by a minibus taxi in Johannesburg, was postponed in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Thursday. Lourens Grobler will appear in court again on January 20