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One suspect has been arrested following a dramatic shootout between several armed robbers, security guards and police in Fourways in Johannesburg. Police say three men robbed a store in a nearby mall early on Wednesday morning when they were

A 60-year-old man has been arrested at Port St Johns for possession of 64 bags of dagga. Lieutenant Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela says the man was also found in possession of a shotgun, a rifle, two handguns and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition. He

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and triple women's winner Serena Williams have stormed into the US Open second round at Flushing Meadows in New York. World number two Djokovic needed just 73 minutes to beat Italian Paolo Lorenzi 6 1 6 0 6 1

Hashim Amla inflicted another record-breaking hundred on England as South Africa won the second ODI by 80 runs in Southampton on Tuesday. Amla's 150 saw him become the fastest player to reach 3,000 ODI runs as he reached the landmark in just his

An outbreak of anthrax has killed 30 Roan antelope in the Kruger National Park. Sanparks spokesperson, William Mabasa, says the carcasses were found at the weekend in an enclosure created for breeding. He said the park was trying to contain

The SA Human Rights Commision says public hearings on water and sanitation issues will be held country-wide. The public meetings start in Mpumalanga on Wednesday and will continue across all provinces until November. The deputy chairperson of

Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor, Zanoxolo Wayile and former mayor Nceba Faku buried the hatchet on Tuesday to address protesting residents of Motherwell. Residents in a street in unit 29 are reportedly pitted against each other because of

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has withdrawn from a leadership summit in Johannesburg because of the attendance of former British prime minister Tony Blair, his office said on Tuesday. "The Archbishop has spent considerable time over the

Eastern Cape police have rearrested another prisoner who escaped from Barkly East prison. This brings to eight the number of escapees who are now back behind bars. Provincial police spokesperson, major Ernest Sigobe, says the man was arrested