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 A 43-year-old Uitenhage man has become the 86th person to jump off the Van Stadens bridge. Police warrant officer Gerda Swart says the man's identity is being withheld until his next of kin have been informed. She says a passing motorist

 East London police have seized dagga worth close on R700 000 on the N-2 outside the city. In the first bust on Sunday, members of the city's K-9 unit arrested 3 men and a woman in a mini-bus taxi near the Komga turn-off. Thirty Five bags

The 94-year-old former president was admitted to a One Military hospital in Pretoria for medical tests on Saturday, just short of a year since his last known hospital visit. The presidency released a statement confirming his hospitalisation and

 Don't waste your bonus this festive season! That's the message from the National Gambling Board. The board has embarked on campaign to raise awareness on the dangers of excessive gambling. The NGB Chief Executive Officer, Baby Tyawa, says

 Five wild horses were killed by a single lightning bolt during a thunderstorm in Kaapsehoop in Mpumalanga, over the weekend. Reinette van Niekerk, a member of the Kaapsehoop horse fund, has told Beeld that a herd of 9 wild horses sheltered

Somali pirate kidnap survivor Debbie Calitz has been arrested in a police drugs raid in her Pretoria home. Police spokesperson captain Pinky Tsinyane has confirmed to The Times that Debbie Calitz is one of seven people arrested for the possession

 Eastern Cape police have confirmed that another person has jumped off the Van Stadens Bridge. Police spokesperson, lieutenant-colonel Priscilla Naidu, says the call came in shortly after 8 o'clock on Monday morning. Police are still at the

 Twelve South African Christian leaders have returned home after a visit to the occupied state of Palestine. In a statement issued by the delegation, led by the presiding Bishop of the South African Methodist Church, the group said it was

Uitenhage police are searching for 2 men who stabbed and killed a man during a robbery in Kwanobuhle over the weekend. The attackers also robbed the man's 21-year-old daughter of her cellphone before fleeing. Meanwhile, police spokesperson