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The body of one of two miners trapped underground following a seismic event at Gold Field's Driefontein mine, has been recovered, the company said on Tuesday. "Gold Fields regrets to announce that the body of one of the two miners...

S summer of golf suffered a few casualties along the way, with Greg Norman and Fred Couples withdrawing from the Australian Open and Vijay Singh cancelling out of this week's PGA Championship, but our own golfers have stepped up to...

Julius Malema and accepting salary hikes are signs of the poor quality of leadership shown by President Jacob Zuma and his government, Frene Ginwala has told the Sunday Times. Given the recession and high levels of unemployment, Zuma should not...

The Gauteng 10111 telephone lines are down, the provincial police said on Thursday. "The public is asked to have the telephone number of their local police stations' client service centre at hand. "This is the number people with crime emergencies...

Three of the seven men who allegedly robbed a Spar supermarket in Primrose have been arrested, Ekurhuleni police said on Thursday. Captain Steady Nawa said a security guard was shot dead during the robbery on Wednesday afternoon. The men were...

The presidency released an update on its hotline on Wednesday. It said government's response to calls received was "far from satisfactory", called on public servants to step up their response to citizens' concerns. Around 30 000 hotline queries have been...

The SA Medical Association (Sama) on Thursday said it was "totally" opposed to cigarettes advertised in whatever shape or form, given their contribution to the burden of diseases. "Cigarette advertising, even if subliminal, is especially reprehensible when targeting our impressionable...

Newly installed National Director of Public Prosecutions Menzi Simelane began his first day on the job on Tuesday. "Yes he did report for work," said an official in his office. A media spokesperson was not immediately available to comment but...