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Two Sunday newspapers – the City Press and the Sunday Times – have published details of apparently damning emails showing that the wealthy, politically connected Gupta family “run South Africa”.The e-mails show the extent of

Illegal gamblers have lost their “unlawful” winnings of over R1 million to the state, the trade and industry (dti) department said on Saturday.“In unprecedented court proceedings, several illegal gamblers have had their unlawfully

President Jacob Zuma has reportedly denied weekend reports that he has plans to settle in Dubai.The Sunday Times and City Press reported on Sunday that a series of emails in their possession also further reveals the extent of the influence of the

Gauteng police have rescued a kidnapped businessman and arrested three suspects believed to be part of a syndicate kidnapping unsuspecting business people and robbing them.The three were arrested on Thursday night after they had already allegedly

PRETORIA, May 27 (ANA ) – A 27-year-old mother of two who was on the run for almost a week after allegedly killing her two children by putting rat poison in their food handed herself over to police on Saturday, Gauteng police said.A seven-year

JOHANNESBURG, May 27 (ANA) – President Jacob Zuma has failed to uphold a commitment he made to the group of concerned long-standing African National Congress stalwarts and veterans regarding their request for a consultative conference, the

BETHLEHEM May 27 (ANA) – Free State Stars and Chippa United played shared the spoils in ending with a goalless draw in an Absa Premiership match, played at Goble Park in Bethlehem on Saturday afternoon, with the point earned enough to ensure

Construction on the world’s largest optical telescope began Friday on a mountain in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.With a main mirror measuring 39 metres in diameter, the telescope is to explore exoplanets outside the solar system on

The African National Congress study group on the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) has welcomed the suspension of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief executive officer James Aguma.“This suspension follows a