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President Jacob Zuma has called for an end to the xenophobic attacks around the country. Speaking at the unveiling of the Chris Hani Memorial and Wall of Remembrance in Boksburg, on the East Rand, Zuma said that no amount of economic hardship and discontent will ever justify attacking foreign nationals who own shops and other businesses:

Cellphones and a computer were seized from forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan's home in Sandown during a police raid ealier today. An investigation unit raided the home following allegations of fraud. O'Sullivan has been accused of circulating a fraudulent bank statement he alleged belonged to Airports Company SA chief executive Dudu Myeni.

Eskom to implement stage 3 of load shedding.

Government's priority in the xenophobic attacks is to protect the lives of all people and end the violence against foreign nationals. This is the assurance given by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu to diplomats representing six African states in a meeting held in Durban. Gigaba and Mchunu met with representatives from Malawi, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Somalia and...

Speak out attempts to help Velile Sithole who took his car in for a spray paint job at Dent boys. a Day later when he was meant to pick the vehicle up he was told it would not start.

Government's priority in the xenophobic attacks is to protect the lives of all people and end the violence against foreign nationals. This is the assurance given by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu to diplomats representing six African states in a meeting held in Durban. Gigaba and Mchunu met with representatives from Malawi, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Somalia and...

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Millions of rail commuters will be looking to the Constitutional Court as it prepares to consider whether there is adequate security in trains. A metro-rail passenger wants to sue the Passenger Rail Agency or PRASA after he fell victim to a violent robbery while travelling on a train. The man lost his leg after he was flung off the moving train. Senior Constitutional Court Reporter, Candice Nolan...

They say even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things and 29 year old 'Birdie' Mboweni is a true testimony to how big things can really come in small packages. Small in stature but carrying an organic voice which penetrates deep into your heart, the songstress will soon launch her debut album to an audience of jazzy yet soulful enthusiasts at the Obit in Johannesburg. Our producer Asand...

Government has kept its promising for centralising tender advertisement and supply database. National Treasury has launched a Central Supplier Database and eTender Publishing portal which is set to reduce duplication of effort and cost for both business and government while enabling electronic procurement processes. PM Live host Tshepiso Makwetla speaks to Acting Chief Procurement Officer in the N...

Some political parties in parliament have expressed mixed views about the defacing of the statue of Louis Botha outside Parliament. Botha is an Afrikaner and former first Prime Minister of the then Union of South Africa that was established in 1910 after the second world war. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent reports

South African youth like any other young people across the world are facing the challenge of being recruited by Islamic States of Iraq and Syria,ISIS. State Security minister David Mahlobo has assured South Africans that they are safe from any form of terrorism. This after a 15-year-old school girl from Cape Town was taken off a flight to Johannesburg by police who suspected that she was going to...

COSATU special Central Executive Committee has served Zwelinzima Vavi with divorce papers following his announcement that he will be boycotting the federations meetings. The decision was announced earlier today at a media briefing after the Cosatu leadership decided Vavi had acted improperly by refusing to attend meetings and failing to endorse the expulsion of Numsa, the federations largest affil...

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Nestle SA holds exclusive rights to the shape of its Kit Kat chocolate. South African courts recognised the trademark over the shape, forcing a competitor to recall its chocolates which have a similar shape. The Constitutional Court refused to step into the fray, meaning that a recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment holds sway. Senior Constitutional Court reporter, Candice Nolan has the details

Two men, wrongfully convicted for the 2002 murder of an off duty policeman, have just been released from Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria. The Constitutional Court ordered their immediate release from prison after overturning their convictions and life imprisonment terms. The men had been convicted solely on the basis of the say-so of their fellow accused with no other evidence linkin...

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A meeting of all stakeholders of the University of Cape Town is expected to be held in a couple of hours to decide the future of a Cecil John Rhodes statue. The meeting will also discuss transformation at the institution. UCT Vice-Chancellor, Max Price says decisions coming out of the meeting will culminate in a proposal to the university council. A group of students has been occupying the main ad...

Independent Police Investigative Directorate IPID Head Robert Mcbride was suspended yesterday, following a notice of suspension that was served on him by Mnister of Police, Nkosinathi Nlheko. An urgent interdict McBride sought last week, to prevent his suspension from Ipid, was struck off the roll in the High Court in Pretoria. It's all about the ongoing debacle surrounding an investigation into t...

A Cape Town family is in limbo despite a ruling by the Constitutional Court which effectively allows the foreign spouse to remain in South Africa. The Department of Home Affairs lost a costly appeal over its attempt to prevent a Zimbabwean man from re-entering the country. But his residency status remains uncertain

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South Africa's national cricket team will take on co-hosts New Zealand for a place in the final of the 2015 Cricket World Cup on in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Following their clinical nine-wicket victory over Sri lanka in last week's quarter-final, Proteas skipper AB de Villiers says the team is oozing confidence before this clash at Eden Park, despite having been knocked out by the Kiwis...

Lawyers for Human Rights have approached the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, asking that it removes obstacles which make it difficult for orphaned refugee children to be granted asylum. The Refugee Act does not include orphans in its definition of dependants for purposes of seeking asylum. This means that their aunts or uncles first have to be declared their legal guardians before they can a...

The trial of tennis doubles champion, Bob Hewitt has been postponed to next month. Earlier Hewitt was found guilty on two charges of rape and one of sexual assault. He's been granted 10 thousand rand bail in the Palm Ridge magistrates court, east of Johannesburg.

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