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Six men awaiting trial for various crimes have escaped from the Malipsdrift police cells in Limpopo province. Police report that the prisoners were being served their meals when they overpowered a police officer and took his service pistol

President Jacob Zuma will use social media to find out what is troubling South Africans ahead of his State of the Nation address on Thursday. Zuma used Facebook last year to encourage ordinary citizens to speak directly to him and to highlight

The DA and Freedom Front Plus youth bodies, and Afriforum have welcomed the ANC's upholding of  Julius Malema's suspension as the leader of its youth league. The ANC's disciplinary committee of appeals announced on Saturday that the attempts

National Geographic says award-winning American cinematographer, Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have been killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. Police say an Australian helicopter pilot and

Grahamstown police are investigating a case of culpable homocide, after a man in his early forty's was killed in a car accident on the N2 in the direction of Peddie on Sunday morning. Police Captain, Mali Govender says an open bakkie

South Africa's top marathon runners competed in the SA Marathon Championships in George on Sunday. The winners in both the men's and women's races take home 50-thousand bucks. The men's section was won by Coolboy Ngamole in a time of 2

A fraud case has been opened against the leader of the Congress of the People, Mosiuoa Lekota, days after he suspended party treasurer Hilda Ndude for alleged financial mismanagement. Western Cape police spokesperson, Captain Frederick van Wyk

Port Elizabeth police are searching for 3 armed men, after a business was robbed in Commercial Road, Sidwell on Saturday. Warrant Officer Alwin Labans says the men held a shop assistant and the owner at gunpoint, before fleeing with two

The Democratic Alliance in Plettenberg Bay has allegedly given a company, run by a resident in the area, a R4.3 million short-term Information Technology contract without tender. The Sunday Times reports that the contract was given to Dimension