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Pope Francis, in his latest gesture towards people living on the margins of society, is treating Rome’s poor, homeless and migrants to a day at the circus.The Vatican said on Wednesday that the office of the pope’s almoner, which manages

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Wednesday, said she welcomes President Jacob Zuma’s decision to establish a commission of inquiry into so-called state capture and encouraged him to ensure the terms of reference were “broad&rdquo

Home Affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni on Wednesday denounced false notices, purported to be from his department, notifying South Africans that their old green bar-coded identity books are being terminated soon, and they must strive to get the

Three of the seven people accused of the murder of a North West lesbian couple were beaten when they were arrested, the Brits Magistrate’s Court heard on Wednesday.Pontsho Raikane told the court that his client Koos Strydom was assaulted and

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Wednesday postponed the silicosis and tuberculosis class action litigation to March “in the best interests of judicial economy and the efficient administration of justice”.The postponement to March 19

The Cheetahs and the Southern Kings will meet this weekend in the first of their back-to-back derby games in the Guinness Pro 14.The game takes place on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth where the teams last met in July

The Department of Correctional Services together with the South African Police Services have launched a manhunt following the escape of four inmates at Mdantsane Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday. Spokesperson for the

Port Elizabeth police arrested a 19-year-old suspect after he allegedly robbed a tourist walking along the beach on Marine Drive.Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says an elderly couple from Britain eventually stopped to rest on one of the

Port Elizabeth police have arrested an alleged gang affiliate on six charges of attempted murder following a shooting in Helenvale. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said it was alleged that a group of teenagers were sitting in front