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Paceman Steven Finn took a career-best 4-34 and Alastair Cook hit his highest score to help England beat Pakistan in a 130-run win in the first day-night international in Abu Dhabi. Finn, reduced to serving the drinks during England's 3-0 defeat

The NMMU Madibaz from Port Elizabeth enjoyed a famous victory in Bloemfontein last night when they beat the Shimlas in the FNB varsity Cup. In easily the biggest upset in the five-year history of this student rugby tournament, the Madibaz edged

A 42 year old man was handed a double life sentence and an additional 15 years by the East London regional court yesterday for the murder, rape and robbery of a 78 year old woman. Her body was found with multiple stab wounds in the bushes near

Six people died instantly last night when two vehicles collided head on along the N2 between Mthatha and Dutywa. The deceased were four men a woman and a baby. No names have been released at this stage.    Provincial traffic

A mitigation hearing for ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema and two other league members adjourned last night.   They were found guilty in November last year of bringing the ANC into disrepute and of sowing division in the party. ANC

A man and a woman have been injured after their light aircraft crashed into the Kleinbrak River near George. ER24's Vanessa Jackson says it appears the two had been travelling in a light aircraft, possibly a microlight, when they came into

Police in Centane are investigating a case of hijacking and murder after the body of a woman was found near a river at the town. Police spokesperson, captain Jackson Manatha, says 25 year old municipality worker Nwabisa Senge, had wounds around

The South African economy created around 80-thousand new jobs in January. That's according to the Adcorp Employment Index released today. However, Adcorp says the economy is still 420-thousand jobs short of the peak employment level before the

A man who was serving a life sentence for the murder of a seven year old Pretoria school girl in 2007, has been knifed to death in Pretoria's Leeukop maximum security prison. Andrew Jordaan was jailed in 2009 for the murder of the little Sheldean