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A man was killed when his portable generator exploded in his home in Vlakfontein, south of Johannesburg on Saturday evening. Johannesburg emergency services says the man lost his right leg in the explosion, and died on his way to hospital. The

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A man, convicted of raping a one-year-old girl in Ngqamakwe, near Butterworth in the Eastern Cape, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Mthatha High Court. Police Captain Jackson Manatha says 22-year old Alberton Lungelo Nto-zini

Eastern Cape Premier Noxolo Kiviet has pleaded with the people of Indwe not to confuse their local leaders and the provincial government, by fighting over a new Coal Mining development. She was addressing residents before her official count down

Nine people were killed, and 45 others were injured, when a minibus taxi collided with a bus near Nelspruit in Mpumalanga on Saturday morning. ER24's Derrick Banks says the death toll might rise as the bus was still on its side

An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison on Saturday morning, after convicting him of involvement in the murder of protesters during the uprising that ousted him last year. Also given a life term for

A man was killed, and two were injured, in a head-on-collision on a sharp bend on a road in the Karoo on Friday. ER24's Vanessa Jackson says a 50-year-old man in a Toyota Hilux died and another man in the vehicle was seriously injured, when it

Economist, Azar Jammine says motorists shouldn't be too excited about the petrol price decrease in June, as it could go up again in the coming months if the rand remains weak. The Energy Department announced on Friday that the petrol price

The SA Police Service says it will bring an urgent court application in the Johannesburg Labour Court on Saturday, to set aside the lifted suspension of Crime Intelligence boss, Richard Mdluli. Spokesperson, Brigadier Lindela Mashigo says the