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The retail price of 93 octane unleaded petrol (ULP) and and lead replacement petrol (LRP) will drop by 69c/l with effect from midnight on Tuesday, the energy department has announced.The retail price of 95 octane ULP and LRP will drop by 68c/l, the

A five-day cross border operation in three provinces this week resulted in thousands of vehicles and people being searched, scores of arrests, and the seizure of drugs and other goods worth millions of rand, Northern Cape police said on Saturday.The

The  Southern Kings  triumphed 31-30 in Buenos Aires on Friday night  as a horror run by the Jaguares continued.It was the fourth win in six Super Rugby matches for the Kings and the seventh loss in eight games for the Argentine

South Africa registered a trade balance surplus of R9.5 billion for May this year, according to trade statistics released by the South African Revenue Service (Sars) on Friday.The stats, which include trade information with Botswana, Lesotho

Trade union federation Cosatu said that it was alarmed by the news that Anglogold Ashanti has submitted a 189 notice detailing its intentions to retrench 8 500 workers.Cosatu said in a statement on Frida that this decision validates the call by the

The annual game auction at the Kirkwood Wildsfees has yielded a turnover of 7.5-million rand.This is down from last year's 8.7-million rand, but industry watchers expected a lower turnover before the auction. Game farmers are under pressure due

The Department of Home Affairs said that its office will not open on Saturday, 1 July.The Department said in a statement that “this is due to the ongoing discussions and negotiations with the labour unions PSA, Nehawu, and Nupsaw in order to

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has scheduled a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma for August 3, Parliament said on Friday.In a statement, Parliament said Mbete had undertaken consultation with the leader of government business

PORT ELIZABETH, June 30 (ANA) – Two men charged with conspiring to kill school teacher Jayde Panayiotou were dealt a blow after the Port Elizabeth High Court dismissed an application brought for their acquittal on Friday. Attorney Peter