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 Four men are due to appear in court in Butterworth on Tuesday in connection with the brutal murder of an elderly woman and her daughter. Police spokesperson, captain Jackson Manatha, says a formal bail hearing will be held. He says the

East London and Port Elizabeth have been included on the schedules for the international cricket season announced on Tuesday by Cricket South Africa. The Proteas will play the 2nd ODI against New Zealand in East London on December 23 and third

Nigerian rescuers expect to find more bodies in the search for victims of the plane crash in Lagos, which killed all on board and many on the ground. The Dana Air MD83 flight from capital Abuja on Sunday reported both of its engines had failed

The Vatican is in a fit of pique over a book written by a feminist nun that praises female masturbation and other "deviant" and "depraved" behaviour. The Vatican’s criticism of Sister Margaret Farley, a professor

Pitso Mosimane has been sacked as Bafana Bafana head coach, the SA Football Association (Safa) confirmed on Tuesday morning. Assistant coach Steve Komphela would take charge of South Africa's next two matches. "Drawing in the last 15

Former captain Chris Gayle has been chosen by West Indies for the first time in 14 months as part of its one-day squad to tour England later this month. The 32-year-old opener, whose public spat with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) resulted

South Africa went down in a shock 23-19 defeat at the hands of Ireland in their opening match of the IRB Junior World Championship in Stellenbosch on Monday night. The Irish led 13-3 at the break and managed to score a try in each half, whereas

Defending champion Rafael Nadal stormed into the French Open quarter-finals on Monday as three Spaniards plus Andy Murray made it through to the last eight in the bottom half of the draw. Nadal demolished Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-2, 6-0, 6-0

An Eastern Cape school principal is due to appear in court on Tuesday. Provincial police spokesperson, major Ernest Sigobe, says the 51 year old man faces two counts of sexual abuse of two 15 year old girls and the rape of a 19 year old school