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Two South Africans held hostage for 20 months after being kidnapped by Somali pirates have been freed. Deborah Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari reportedly smiled but appeared exhausted at a news conference at the presidential palace in Mogadishu

Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron made two injury-enforced changes to his starting team that will play New Zealand in the final of the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 at DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium on Friday and also included fit-again captain

Alex Goode will make his first international start at fullback for England in Saturday’s 3rd test against South Africa at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The Saracen player came off the bench in the 2nd test and will start at full back in

A 47-year-old East London woman has been attacked and robbed on her farm near Gonubie. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Mtati Tana, says the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday morning. The woman was attacked by three men

Security remains a big problem at the Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha Campus. This was noted by the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training during an inspection at the university this week. Committee Chair, advocate Ishmael

 A 52-year-old man has appeared in the Oudtshoorn Magistrate's Court on several charges of sexual assault. Police Captain Bernadine Steyn says two of the cases were opened earlier this week. A 16-year-old teenager and two women, aged 19

A senior Midvaal municipality official is facing a disciplinary hearing for allegedly using the k-word while referring to protesters. The municipality says the incident apparently happened during a strike last year. A complaint has now been

Algoa FM night owls have a new companion on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Award-winning presenter Andrew Serfontein has joined the station’s presentation team to handle the two to six am slots over the weekend. “Drew,” as he is