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The Democratic Alliance has blamed the government for yesterday's death of a farmer in the North West province, saying it was the result of negligence of its responsibility towards the safety of its rural citizens. The 49-year-old farmer was shot

 Two people have been taken in for questioning following a robbery at Shell Ultra City in Mthatha. Police spokesperson, lieutenant-colonel Mzukisi Fatyela, says three men, one armed with a fire-arm and the other two with knives, robbed staff

A Swedish man who spent two months snowed inside his car as temperatures outside dropped to -30C is "awake and able to communicate", according to the hospital treating him, where stunned doctors believe he was kept alive by the "igloo

Defending FNB Varsity Cup champions, the University of Cape Town,  picked up their first points of the 2012 season, thanks to a 66-2 demolition of Wooden Spoonists, the TUT Vikings, in Tshwane last night. The NMMU Madibaz could not repeat

World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting says he intends to continue playing Test cricket for Australia despite being told he has no future in the national one-day team. Ponting said he had been informed by selectors that he did not fit into their

Western Province Rugby has extended the contract of Stormers head coach Allister Coetzee,  keeping him at the union for another three years. The extension ensures Coetzee - a former EP scrumhalf and coach, will not sign on as an assistant to

The Airports Company South Africa says there was an impressive increase in passenger traffic at most airports country-wide between November last year and January this year. Acsa spokesperson, Solomon Makgale, says despite tough market conditions

Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has announced that BMW is to invest R2.2b in the South African economy with a new vehicle series. He said this was a private-sector vote of confidence in the South Africa economy. Patel said the

The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria is to be declared a national heritage site, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Monday. The move was intended to "further evoke a spirit of nation-building and reconciliation", she