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Cosatu has retracted an invitation to the Democratic Alliance to join its nationwide protest today against the e-tolling system and labour brokers. Party leader Helen Zille says despite supporting Cosatu on its stance on doing away with proposed e

A month-old baby girl was kidnapped from the Harry Gwala Clinic in Zamdela, near Sasolburg, yesterday afternoon. Free State police say the 29-year-old mother was at the clinic with her two daughters when a woman approached her and asked to hold the

SA National Parks rangers have shot dead a suspected rhino poacher and wounded two others at the Kruger National Park. Hawks spokesperson McIntosh Polela says Park rangers noticed four men crossing a river in the Kruger yesterday and ordered them

 Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says no details can be given on the plan to build new nuclear power stations as it is still in its early stages. Addressing reporters at the launch of energy month in Cape Town today, Peters said to date no

 A Durban man was knocked over by a bus and dragged beneath it earlier today. The accident took place around 1pm. ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks says both the man's arms had to be amputated after he had been dragged for several metres

 A light two-engined aircraft did a wheels-up landing at Port Elizabeth's airport this afternoon. An airport spokesperson said the Beechcraft King Air 200 twin turboprop did the belly-landing at about 1.30PM. Less that half an hour later

The Eastern Cape Departments of Health and Education has once more received the lions share of the provincial budget. Provincial Planning and Finance MEC, Pumulo Masualle, tabled a budget of 56.2 billion rand in the Bhisho legislature this

 A large section of Humansdorp has been without electricity since last night after copper thieves made off with more than 1km of electrical wiring. Kouga Municipal Manager Sidney Fadi says the thieves struck at about 10pm, adding that it

Cosatu secretary-general, Zwelinzima Vavi, has advised parents to keep their children away from school tomorrow. That's because the trade union federation will be embarking on a country-wide strike against e-Tolling and labour brokers, involving