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 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 He's been replaced by Ruwellyn Isbell who has already joined the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

 Two boys aged 12 and 14 have drowned in a farm dam in the St Albans area of Port Elizabeth. Police captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says four youngsters went swimming in the dam on Wednesday afternoon. Tragically, two of them got

Southern Cape police say they're ready to deal with the influx of teenagers descending on Plettenberg Bay for the annual Plett Rage. Police captain Malcolm Pojie says there will be high police visibility in Plett, including on all beaches. He

 The wool market held up well at this week's sale despite a very large offering. Cape Wools merino indicator closed down marginally at R102.70 p/kg for clean wool. Spokesperson Ona Viljoen says it was still 17.5% higher than at the