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An exciting new sevens rugby tournament, named 7’sPL, will hit Outeniqua Park, George on December 14 and 15 this year. The tournament, with prize money of R1 million, will be run by the South-Western Districts Rugby Union and in conjunction

 A Port Elizabeth man has died a gruesome death when he was set alight by assailants who police believe wanted to steal his car. The name of the victim has not yet been released but Algoa FM News understands he is from the Bethelsdorp area

 The body of a two-year-old boy who went missing in a fire at Valhalla Park has been found, the City of Cape Town said on Wednesday. The boy was found by the police's dog unit at midday on Tuesday, disaster risk management centre spokesman

South African Airways has reportedly asked the government for a recapitalisation of about R6bn to fund operational costs, growth strategy and fleet renewal. The requested funds will be in addition to the R1.3bn loan SAA already had from the

A soldier at the Tempe Military Base in Bloemfontein was killed during a training exercise yesterday afternoon. Police spokesperson, Captain Chaka Marope, says the soldier deployed his parachute after he jumped out of an air force plane, but

SA National Parks says 52 rhino have been poached in South Africa so far this year. The hardest hit areas continue to be the Kruger National Park and Limpopo province with 26 and 13 rhinos poached there respectively. SANParks CEO David Mabunda

St Francis Bay police have arrested two suspects after an Irish tourist was robbed while sunbathing. Police spokesperson, warrant officer Gerda Swart, says the suspects, who are in their twenties, threatened the woman with knives, tied her up and

Telkom will appear before the competition tribunal today in a case which may see the company go bust. The Competition Commission has asked the tribunal to find Telkom guilty of excessive pricing and abuse of the market and wants the company to be

The SA Social Security Agency - Sassa -  will re-register more than 15 million social grant beneficiaries. Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini announced yesterday that Sassa is developing a new payment model to enable it to