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 Two children were killed and 11 others injured when their bakkie crashed into a tractor on Brede River Road in Worcester on Friday morning, Western Cape police said. The Isuzu bakkie rolled a few times after the collision. A nine-year-old

 The decline in the number of civil judgments for debt shows household balance sheets are on the mend in South Africa, an Investec economist said on Friday. However, a substantial slowing in economic activity would slow this trend

 Cape Town is to get the first climate change observatory in the world by 2014, according to a report on Friday. The observatory would present complex information about global climate change in an relevant, accessible and understandable

The South African Rugby Union and the Department of Sport and Recreation hav announced plans to launch a major Academy Project that will have the potential to dramatically increase the opportunities for top flight rugy among young black players

The UEFA Appeals Body has reduced a suspension imposed on England striker Wayne Rooney at a hearing in Nyon. The Appeals Body today decided that the player's red card during the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier in Montenegro on 7 October should incur a

 A proposal for a jump barrier to be erected at Van Stadens Bridge has been sent to the SA National Roads Agency Limited for consideration. The proposal was developed by the concerned group, Friends of Van Stadens Bridge, which is hoping

 Former president Thabo Mbeki has rejected claims that he initiated two criminal cases against his successor President Jacob Zuma, his spokesman said on Thursday. "They are devoid of all truth," Mukoni Ratshitanga said. He said

 Cape Town and Gauteng are experiencing shortages of certain fuel types, the Fuel Retailers' Association (FRA) said on Thursday. "Some service stations [are] reporting being dry for six to seven days on one or two products," FRA

 Two rhino have been shot dead and a third one wounded in two separate poaching incidents in Limpopo, police said on Thursday. "A rhino cow and her calf were shot at Hoedspruit and a black rhino bull was killed and dehorned at Musina