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Twenty-nine pupils were stabbed on school grounds in the Western Cape in the first half of the year. A report from Cape Town says most of these stabbings were at the hands of fellow pupils. Education MEC Donald Grant's spokesperson, Bronagh

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela says she is investigating textbook cases in three provinces. Speaking at a New Age breakfast briefing in Johannesburg on Thursday morning, Madonsela said she has also written to the Department of Basic Education

Cape Town's city council has approved the proposal to rezone the 2010 stadium in Green Point for commercial activity. Tourism and events executive director Anton Groenewald will now ask the provincial government to amend the land use rights for

The Jet stores outlet in Queenstown has been razed to the ground by a fire. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Phumzile Makaula, says the blaze started at around two o'clock on Thursday morning. She says no-one was injured and damage is

Judgment will be handed down on Thursday in a bid by a number of Pilgrims Rest business people to prevent their evictions from their workplaces. Judge Stanley Makgoba will hand down his ruling in the High Court in Pretoria. The Pilgrims Rest

 The total tourism turnover from the Ironman event in Port Elizabeth earlier this year was R62.8m. That's according to a report to be submitted to Nelson Mandela Bay's sport, recreation, arts and cultural services Committee in August. The

About 400 learners from the Ugie High School in the north-Eastern Cape joined some local residents in a picket protest outside the town's magistrate's court on Wednesday. That's where two suspects appeared in connection with the brutal murder of

Continental Tyre South Africa says it will provide support for comedian Mark Sampson's pioneering 'Africa Clockwise' expedition, which aims to circumnavigate the continent while raising awareness regarding a wide range of environmental issues and

Volkswagen South Africa has received another export boost, this time for additional engines for China. VWSA says its engine plant in Uitenhage will now be running at full capacity with three working shifts for the remainder of the year