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STATEMENT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENT CONGRESS ON THE STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY AND OUR INSTITUTIONAL DEMANDS.The longstanding policy position of SASCO has been crystal clear on the central issue facing higher education today: the demand for free

PORT ELIZABETH, May (ANA) –  The Southern Kings on Tuesday confirmed that forwards coach Barend Pieterse, will be leaving the franchise to join Canon Eagles in Japan.“Barend has served rugby in the province in an outstanding manner

CAPE TOWN, May  (ANA) - Police are searching for four armed men who robbed a social grant payout point at the Eikestad Mall in Stellenbosch on Tuesday."An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. An armed robbery case is under investigation

BLOEMFONTEIN, May (ANA) - The SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has on Tuesday, threatened a national shutdown should bus companies not heed striking workers' demands by the end of the week.Addressing Saftu's main May Day rally in

CAPE TOWN, May  (ANA) - A proposal currently before Parliament to change the Constitution and enact legislation to expropriate land without compensation was a "terrible solution to poverty and exclusion", Democratic Alliance leader

PORT ELIZABETH, May  (ANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, defended the introduction of a minimum wage of R20 an hour in South Africa, but at the same time conceded it was not a "living wage".Addressing a Workers

DURBAN, May  (ANA) - Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the violence that erupted at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban following a soccer match on April 21, police said on Tuesday.In a statement, police said the suspects

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) on Tuesday said police scuba divers had recovered the body of a fisherman who had been reported missing, after the fishing boat Normandie capsized 10 nautical miles off-shore north of St Helena Bay on the

Port Elizabeth police have opened an inquest docket, after a 27-year old man was attacked and killed by two pit bulls in Algoa Park.Capt. Sandra Janse van Rensburg says another person, who came to the victim's rescue, sustained bite wounds and