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Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa, has welcomed the stiff sentences imposed on three Mozambican rhino poachers. The men were sentenced in the Phalaborwa Regional Court yesterday to 25 years each for illegal hunting of rhinos in the

Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, says the office of the Press Ombudsman should be separated from the Press Council. In a submission to the Press Freedom Commission on Wednesday, Madonsela said the Press Council promotes the interest of its

Three men arrested for the murder of two policemen in Tsomo in Transkei last year, are applying for bail in the town's magistrate's court on Wednesday. Provincial police spokesperson, captain Ernest Sigobe, says they intend to oppose the bail

Eastern Cape Transport MEC, Tandiswa Marawu, says everything's on track for the provincial government to take over the province's Government Fleet Management Services. The take-over is effective from today following the conclusion of the Transfer

Thomas Bjorn is the defending champion at the Qatar Masters which gets underway tomorrow at Doha Golf Club.  Lee Westwood, at three in the world, is the highest ranked player in the field which includes major winners Retief Goosen, Martin

Former Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld will compete in the famous Le Mans 24 Hours and two further 2012 world endurance championship races for Swiss team Rebellion Racing. The team said in a statement today that 34-year-old Heidfeld would share

The ad-hoc committee of the National Council of Provinces will hold its public hearings on the so-called secrecy bill in the Eastern Cape tomorrow. Three groups have been dispatched to conduct public hearings in Nelson Mandela Bay, Mthatha and

Gutsy Ireland weathered an assault on their goalline by the Investec South Africa women's hockey team to draw their Tri-Nations match 1-1 at the Randburg Astro last night. In the 70 minutes, SA had 20 shots at goal including eight penalty

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's match-winning goal for Gabon against Tunisia  saw the co-hosts top group C at the Africa Cup of Nations. The 1-0 result was Gabon's third win from as many matches and takes them to nine points, while Tunisia, who