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The government in South Africa says it will not help about 4,000 miners inside an illegal closed mine in the country's North ...

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A safer South Africa is only possible with less gun crime. Achieving that requires more from police than recovering illegal guns.

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A map shared to social media in mid-October 2024 accurately compared the size of Texas to Europe. The map shared online moderately exaggerated the size of Texas; however it was more or less an ...

Mosquitoes are more than just pests. They are the world’s most dangerous animal. Their presence signals the start of the ...

In 1986, Nigerian playwright, poet, and essayist Wole Soyinka made history as the first African laureate to receive the Nobel ...

Following recent cases of food poisoning among learners across the country, the Gauteng Department of Education on Friday ...

The Prince of Wales has announced a potentially game-changing new life insurance cover for rangers who safeguard Africa's ...

Dr Frans Cronjé shares well-researched insights on why Donald Trump had the US election tied up long before 5.

With less than a month until holiday-goers flood into KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) for the festive season, several beaches in the ...