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The number of rhinos killed illegally in South Africa for this year now stands at the shocking number of 150, with Kruger National Park the hardest hit at 87. The Department of Environmental Affairs issued a lengthy and detailed statement (below

 The 8th edition of the 2012 Spec-Savers Ironman will take place in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday the 22nd of April. The Ironman weekend features four events over three days with nearly 6000 athletes altogether. The weekend kicks off with

Paul Delport has been withdrawn from South Africa's squad for this weekend's Tokyo Sevens tournament in Japan after failing a fitness test. The SA Rugby Union said today that Delport had not recovered from a knee injury. Bernado Botha returned

Producer price inflation eased to 8.3 percent in February. Statistics South Africa said on Thursday that this was 0.6 of a percentage point lower than the corresponding annual rate of 8.9% in January. Stats SA says the lower annual rate was

The body of one of five men who went missing in the sea at Bluewater Bay beach on Sunday has been found. This brings to two, the number of bodies recovered since members of the Motherwell rugby club were swept out to sea in a rip current. A

 The ANC in the Eastern Cape says the resounding success in Wednesday's by-elections exhibits the rejection of those who call people refugees in the land of their birth. The ANC was referring to the heavy defeat inflicted on opposition

 An Eastern Cape man has been given two life sentences in the Mthatha High Court for the 2009 murder of a 70 year old woman and her 12 year old granddaugther. Thirty-three-year-old Mqwalaseli Mabhayi was also given a 10 year sentence for

Absa has denied claims that it's retrenching 3,000 staff members. Spokesperson Ajit Bridraj says the Bank is continually evolving its systems and processes which sometimes lead to very limited job losses. He says this will be done through

Trade union federation Cosatu says the scope of the Protection of State Information Bill is overly wide and creates the potential to establish and entrench a security state. Cosatu secretary-general, Zwelinzima Vavi, tabled the federations