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 Western Cape farmworkers are set to resume their strike over wages and living conditions next week but emphasise that they want to do so peacefully. Farmworkers Strike Coalition spokesperson Mario Wanza says the plan is to meet farmers in

 A man accused of beating a Muslim to death is expected back in the Krugersdorp Regional Court on Friday. Twenty-eight year old Roedolf Viviers was denied bail at his last court appearance in August. He faces charges of murder and assault

Arguments over the validity of the election of the Free State ANC provincial executive committee will be heard in the Constitutional Court on Thursday. The court heard an urgent appeal last Tuesday by six Free State ANC members who claimed the

 The government says any person who damages property during the planned Gauteng e-tolling protests, will face the full might of the law. Spokesperson Thabo Masebe has called on marchers to exercise their right to protest within the ambit

 New Zealand captain Richie McCaw is in contention to win the IRB Player of the Year award for a 4th time after being included in a four-man shortlist for the 2012 prize. All Blacks flyhalf Dan Carter also made the cut along with two

Robin van Persie's ninth league goal of the season kept Manchester United one point clear at the top of the English Premier League on Wednesday night as Sir Alex Ferguson's side beat West Ham 1-0 at Old Trafford. Rafael Benitez is still searching

 Springbok Sevens scrumhalf Branco du Preez suffered a hamstring injury during training on Wednesday and will not play in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens this weekend. He's been replaced by Ruwellyn Isbell who has already joined the

 Henry Davids and Roelof van der Merwe were the stars as the Titans beat the Knights by five runs in a pulsating One-day Cup match at the De Beers Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Wednesday. It was Davids’ 166, the highest innings by a

Australia's Ricky Ponting has announced that he will retire from test cricket after this week's third Test against South Africa at the Wacca. The 37-year-old former captain told a news conference in Perth a short while ago that he had decided to