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Johannesburg - Some of South Africa's neighbouring countries should assist in curbing ongoing rhino poaching, an Mpumalanga official said on Thursday. Community Safety MEC Vusi Shongwe said he was concerned that citizens of some of these countries ...

Johannesburg - Since 2008 there had been no real increase in adoptions to help the country's estimated two million orphans, Beeld reported on Friday. National Adoption Coalition spokeswoman Pam Wilson said on Thursday that South Africa faced an ...

Johannesburg - Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula confirmed on Friday that South Africa had deployed troops in countries neighbouring the Central African Republic. But this was merely to support the withdrawal of SA National Defence Force ...

Johannesburg - South Africa needed to increase its use of rail freight to boost economic growth and preserve the country's roads, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, on Monday. "Moving freight from road to rail is a big ...

Johannesburg - Requiring British tourists to obtain visas to visit South Africa could negatively affect the country's economy, Beeld reported on Tuesday. It would be "short-sighted", as Britain was South Africa's largest tourist market, Pretoria ...

Johannesburg - Magistrates around the country participated in a stay-away on Tuesday, demanding improved salaries and benefits, the Judicial Officers' Association of SA (Joasa) said. "The two-day strike was for yesterday [Monday] and today," Joasa ...

Johannesburg - SA's graduate professionals felt more confident of the country's prospects in the first quarter (Q1) of this year‚ according to the latest PPS Graduate Professionals Confidence Index released on Thursday. The index showed that the ...

In a sense, you can see all of South Africa from the unfinished concrete roof of Morris Modipa's bar on Avenue 15 in Johannesburg's Alexandra Township. Bar owner Morris Modipa says South Africa's young people are responsible for change What ...

Johannesburg - South Africa signed an agreement in Grenoble, France, on Wednesday to become the first African country to join the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). The National Research Foundation (NRF) said in a statement that the ...