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 A 34-year-old man will appear in court in Uitenhage today in connection with the murder of Kirkwood High School principal, Dulgan Dirk. He was stabbed to death while sitting in a car in Kamesh in Uitenhage on Sunday evening. A woman who

Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says a new juvenile prison for Port Elizabeth that will house 500 inmates is currently in the feasibility stage. Replying to a written question in Parliament, Ndebele said the facility was one of

The CEO of Ford Motor Company South Africa, Jeff Nemeth, says he expects that wage negotiations in the automotive sector will be tough. Unions and employers meet later this year to negotiate another multi-year wage deal for both the manufacturing

John Harvey The late withdrawal of main sponsor Renault has forced the cancellation of the popular Knysna Speed Festival, which was due to be held from May 17 to 19. The festival, which attracted more than 9000 spectators over the two days it

The Ironman 4 the Kidz Charity trust aims to raise R1.6m this year for less fortunate children in the Eastern Cape. The charity trust, which is in its 9th year, forms part of the Spec-savers Ironman South Africa World Endurance Event which takes

 An elephant who spent most of her life in captivity at the Bloemfontein zoo will soon be freed into the wild. The mammoth task of relocating 27-year-old Thandora from the zoo where she has spent the past 23 years, gets underway on Tuesday

 Magistrate's courts across the country are facing a total shutdown as magistrates threaten to go on strike if their salaries are not adjusted. Dispatch Online reports that the national executive of the Judicial Officers' Association of

 The Minister in the Presidency for National Planning, Trevor Manuel, says the 2013/2014 budget is not a sufficient condition for the success of government's National Development Plan. Manuel was speaking at an economic symposium in East

Democratic Alliance MPL, Pine Pienaar, has died. DA Eastern Cape leader, Athol Trollip, says Pienaar died last night after a long battle with cancer. He says Pienaar's passing will leave a tremendous void in the DA. The DA is deeply shocked