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The number of farm attacks per 100 000 farmers and their families is comparable to the number of criminal attacks per 100 000 people in the general population. That's according to an analysis of data on farm attacks conducted by the South African

A former professional hunter has been fined R50 000 by the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court for nine offences involving protected game. Thirty-two-year-old Gerald Conway pleaded guilty to trafficking crocodiles and a lioness to be hunted. He

 The performance monitoring and evaluation department has started a programme of unannounced visits to public service institutions. Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane says the objectives are to collect evidence on the quality of

 Talks to end the violent truck drivers' strike collapsed late on Thursday, when unions rejected a third offer by the Road Freight Employers' Association. A spokesperson for the association, Magretia Brown-Engelbrecht, has accused Satawu of

Uitenhage detectives have made a breakthrough in their investigation into the recent brutal murder of a pregnant Somali woman. Police spokesperson, lieutenant-colonel Priscilla Naidu, says a 22-year-old man from Joe Slovo informal settlement was

Condolences poured in on Thursday for struggle veteran Zwelakhe Sisulu, who died in his sleep at his home on Thursday morning. "The Sisulu family is deeply saddened to advise of the untimely passing of Zwelakhe Sisulu, third son of Walter

Nelson Mandela Bay is projecting to collect an additional R140 million from rates in the 2013/14 financial year, pushing the total to R1.21 billion, according to a report from Acting Municipal Manager Themba Hani that will be submitted to Council

 Police in Kwanobuhle in Uitenhage are on the hunt for several suspects who shot and robbed a taxi owner who is also a so-called loan shark. Police spokesperson, lieutenant-colonel Priscilla Naidu, says the incident happened in the early

Port Elizabeth singer Iain McLaggan has been granted leave to appeal against his conviction for rape. Grahamstown High Court judge, Glen Goosen, also granted the state's application for leave to appeal to a full court against the eight year