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Third Earthquake to Shake Indonesia in Less than a MonthThird earthquake to shake Indonesia, this time in Lombok, in less than a month.The people of Lombok are -
300 priests in Pennsylvania accused of sexual abuseMore than 300 Catholic priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses are accused of either sexually abusing children -
SA government has 'no plan' for petrol price increaseSouth Africa has had a few petrol increases this year, but the failure of officials from the Department -
Video: Mark Minnie, author of 'The Lost Boys of Bird Island' found deadMark Minnie, co-author of The Lost Boys of Bird Island, has been found dead with a bullet wound to the -
Italy bridge: 22 killed as Genoa motorway collapsesItalian officials have said a vehicle bridge just outside the city of Genoa in Italy has collapsed, causing -
Poor job stats push rand down against the dollarThe rand takes a small hit against the dollar on Tuesday afternoon on the news from Stats SA that SA’s -
Henri Van Breda's girlfriend speaks out about the caseDanielle Janse Van Rensburg, the young woman who started dating the convicted axe murderer, Henri Van -
Eskom warns of a constrained power supply and possible outagesSouth Africas power utility, Eskom, warns of possible power outages.Eskom has warned of possible power -
Taxi violence: 11 killed in taxi ambush in KZNOn Saturday night, 11 people died when a minibus taxi from Gauteng was ambushed and shot at on the R74 -
Serbian man murdered in Joburg: charred rifle found in burned carOn Tuesday, a motorist believed to be a Serbian man was murdered in Olivedale, Randburg, in what -
Video: The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture kicks off with Barack ObamaAs the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture (NMAL) kicks off, we reflect upon the lessons that Madiba himself -
One dead, two injured following an alleged hit in JohannesburgThe man’s wife was shot through the head during the attack.One man has been confirmed dead and -
Video: Six mine workers die in Phalaborwa mine fireThe death toll at the Phalaborwa Mines has risen to six as a fire broke out at the copper mine in Limpopo, -
The Botswana meteorite was spotted hours before entering the atmosphere and has now been foundFragments of a meteorite that observers spotted before it entered the atmosphere and exploded have been -
UPDATE: Dramatic footage from inside the aeroplane that crashed into a factory at Wonderboom airportWARNING: Distressing footage, PG advisedDramatic footage has emerged from inside the Convair CV340 -
Illegal land grabs and violent protests in EnnerdaleEnnerdale residents have grown impatient, saying that the government has not kept their word with regards -
Thailand cave rescue: All 12 boys and their coach rescuedDivers have rescued 12 boys and their football coach 17 days after they got trapped in flooded caves -
The Global Citizen Festival has announced its line-up!The international advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, officially announced that Beyoncé and -
Thailand cave rescue operation to extract the boys continuesThe head of the cave divers on a mission to extract the remaining boys and their football coach from -
5 drivers shot and wounded in taxi violence in PretoriaAt 06:30 on Thursday morning, five minibus taxi drivers were shot and wounded in the Pretoria CBD as -
Yet another petrol hike is expected in AugustThe July petrol price hike has hit consumers hard with a 26 cents per litre increase on 95 octane petrol -
Video: Deadly fires engulf townships in Johannesburg and Cape Town leaving residents homelessAs South African residents attempt to keep warm this winter, everyone is turning their heaters to maximum -
Boys and coach of Thai football team found trapped in cave after 9 daysThere was a collective sigh of relief and screams of joy as the news broke that the twelve boys and their -
Video: SARS cracks the whip while Moyane investigation takes placeSARS have been criticised as of late for its poor performance under the leadership of Suspended SA Revenue
