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Sunday Times editor Ray Hartley has lashed out at claims that members of the papers investigative team had been paid to place a story with the intention of diverting attention away from police officers who were under suspicion. The allegations

The Democratic Alliance says infrastructure backlogs in the Eastern Cape Health Department makes the roll-out of the National Health Insurance scheme in the province unrealistic. DA MPL, John Cupido, says the legislature heard on Wednesday that

Opposition parties warned the proposals would fail to satisfy the court. MPs were expected to vote on the Bill on Wednesday evening. The original version has been changed to give members of the elite corruption-fighting unit greater security of

The death toll from Thursday morning's accident near Queenstown has risen to six. Provincial traffic spokesperson, Tsepo Machaea, says four people died on the scene when a mini-bus taxi collided with a truck on the N-6 outside the town. He

The National Press Club has called for a probe into allegations that the police's crime intelligence unit had paid journalists. Press club chairperson, Yusuf Abramjee, says the claim is contained in an official document compiled by colonel Kobus

The Hawks are raiding properties belonging to the ex-husband of murdered Pretoria mother Chanelle Henning. Hawks spokesperson, Macintosh Polela, confirmed the search and seizure operation, saying the warrants were being executed as part of a

Bafana Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane has announced a 27-member squad for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and Botswana, as well as a friendly international match against Gabon. Bafana Bafana will face Ethiopia on Sunday

A 13-year-old Pretoria girl has allegedly been raped by a man she met on the social networking site, Twitter. Police said the girl bunked school earlier this month to meet the 45-year-old man at her parents' home at the exclusive Silver Lakes

ANC Women's League president Angie Motshekga has criticised the "sexist and racist" insults of Cosatu members towards DA leader Helen Zille and parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko. Cosatu members said during Tuesday's DA protest in