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 A formal application will be made by Anglican Bishop Jo Seoka and the Marikana Support Group to have the 16th of August - the day 34 mineworkers were killed at Marikana in 2012, declared a public holiday. The Bishop told the Sowetan that

A 14-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Thursday. Netcare 911's Chris Botha says reports from the scene indicate that life guards spotted the child at the bottom of the pool. Attempts were made

Port Elizabeth police have launched a manhunt for three men following a gang shooting in Schauderville in which one person was killed. Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Alwin Labans, says the shooting happened in Highfield Road on Thursday

Six school children appeared in the Alexandria Magistrates Court in the Eastern Cape on Thursday on charges of housebreaking and theft. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Luvuyo Mjekula says the children, aged between 11 and 12, face charges of

 The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa has issued a warning to matriculants who want to pursue a career in nursing. President, Simon Hhlungwani, says people applying to nursing colleges must first do their homework. He says

 A 37-year-old computer engineer from Plettenberg Bay appeared in the local Magistrate's Court after his arrest on Tuesday for allegedly circulating horrifying images and videos of babies being abducted, tortured and raped. During his first

 The National Sea Rescue Institute says it recorded 31 drownings across South Africa this past festive season. Of the 31 drownings reported between the 1st of December 2014 -14th of January -- 12 were children. NSRI officials also rescued

 The Department of Correctional Services says scores of prison inmates, parolees and probationers, have begun a massive clean-up operation at schools across the Eastern Cape. Provincial Department spokesperson, Zama Feni, says this is in

 A Butterworth regional court magistrate has sentenced 27 year old Fundisile Zweni to six years in jail for sexually assaulting a 56 year old woman. Police spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha, says Zweni was convicted and sentenced