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The Olympic torch was formally handed over by Greece to organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games in a ceremony in Athens. In damp weather at the Panathenaic Stadium that hosted the 1896 Olympics, the torch was presented to Princess Anne by

A cyclist has died in Knysna after being hit by a car. Knysna traffic department spokesperson, Vukile Oliphant, says its alleged that the vehicle skidded in rainy weather and collided with the cyclist. The identity of the victim has not yet

 About a thousand residents of Alexandria in the Eastern Cape have braved the cold and wet to protest outside the town's magistrate's court. They are demanding that bail be denied to four men, three of them juveniles, who were arrested for

 A Yellowfin Tuna of 106.75kg has been caught by Frank Scholtz from Gonubie, East London during the SADSAA Tuna Nationals fishing tournament which is being hosted from Simons Town. This remarkable fish was caught on 10kg breaking strain line

Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has come out strongly in support of the controversial fracking method to extract underground gas in the Karoo. Speaking at the end of debate on her department's budget vote in Parliament yesterday, she described the

An East London woman and her two-year-old grandchild had a miraculous escape when an out-of-control truck burst into the bedroom in which they were sleeping on Friday morning. Police spokesperson, Captain Stephen Marais, says the accident

 Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer reached the Rome Masters quarter-finals on Thursday but fourth seed Andy Murray suffered another setback in his French Open plans when he crashed out to Richard Gasquet. Murray lost 6-7 6-3, 6

Fellow west indian Chris Gayle produced a blistering 128 not out as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by 21 runs last night in the IPL to remain in contention for the playoffs. Gayle bludgeoned 13 sixes and seven fours off only

 Two-time world MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has announced he will quit motorcycle racing at the end of the season for "family reasons." Stoner has won 35 MotoGPs in his career and leads the current standings after winning two of