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Forty-six African penguins have been released back into the wild after being rescued from Bird Island in Addo Elephant National Park. SA National Parks says the penguins are in excellent condition following several months of rehabilitation at two

Three people were killed when a light aircraft crashed near Neygle Dam outside Cato Ridge in Kwazulu Natal on Thursday.  Netcare 911's Chris Botha says the aircraft crashed in dense bush near the dam which is 50 km inland from Durban. It

Trade union federation Fedusa has called on president Zuma to consider using the State of Emergency regulations to restore peace, order and stability in certain districts of the mining sector. Fedusa secretary-general, Dennis George, says the

President Jacob Zuma says the Marikana tragedy has highlighted the deepening levels of poverty, unemployment and inequality in the country and the frustrations that this generates. Answering questions in parliament on Thursday, president Zuma

Protest action in several areas Nelson Mandela Bay had led to the municipality's Human Settlement's Directorate failing to meet its target for the provision of water and sanitation in the third quarter of the last financial year. According to a

Six foreign nationals and two South African women have been arrested after police seized drugs with an estimated street value of R60m in Pretoria. Police spokesperson, Liuetenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said police found the drugs and 11 kg of

The Legal Resource Centre in Grahamstown says the Eastern Cape Education Department has done an about turn on the issue of Learner Teacher Support Material for schools. In a circular to schools following a meeting on Tuesday, the Eastern Cape

Seven men arrested for a foiled platinum heist in Deal Party, Port Elizabeth late last year, are back in court on Thursday. Five suspected robbers and a by-stander were killed in a dramatic shoot-out between an armed gang and police. The men

Correctional Services Minister, Sibusiso Ndebele, will officially launch his department's "reading for redemption campaign" at St Albans prison on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth on Monday. The launch, which forms part of heritage