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CAPE TOWN, June 7 (ANA) – There had been no calls for a mass evacuation of Knysna where a fire was raging out of control, the Western Cape Disaster Management Centre (WDMC) clarified on Wednesday night“While some areas in the town have

JOHANNESBURG, June 7 (ANA) – The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) on Wednesday ruled in favour of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in relation to a racially charged and controversial incident in

Authorities evacuated residents from several more areas in Knysna on Wednesday night as runaway fires continue to threaten the town.Knysna, which is said to have a population of around 77 000, bore the brunt of fierce fires which were fanned by gale

JOHANNESBURG, June 7 (ANA) – The trial of three former employees from the labour department’s Compensation Fund, who are accused of allegedly defrauding the department of R476,150, was on Wednesday, postponed in the Pretoria Magistrate

The Eden District Municipality said that four people are reported to have died and many houses in Phantom Pass at Rheenendal, near Knysna, destroyed as fires continue to rage along the Garden Route.In its latest update early Wednesday evening, the

JOHANNESBURG, June 7 (ANA) – The Chamber of Mines said on Wednesday that the positive seasonal contribution of mining to the economy masked the current precarious position of the South African mining sector and “very concerning&rdquo

The DA said that its Federal Executive had decided by an overwhelming majority to officially suspend former leader Helen Zille from party related activities until such time as her disciplinary hearing is concluded.In a statement late Wednesday, the

Eight people have died in storms lashing the Western Cape and in fires raging along large parts of the Garden Route.The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre said four people died in a fire caused by lightning in Kraaifontein in Cape Town.In

PARLIAMENT, June 7 (ANA) – The South African Post Office could as soon as next week finalise a contract with the South African Social Security Agency that will see it take over welfare grant payment for the next few years, CEO Mark Barnes said