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GCIS/ Sapa President Jacob Zuma is seen at the Union Buildings in Pretoria during the annual Freedom Day commemoration. Photo:GCIS/ Sapa Related Stories Zuma clarifies stance on CAR SANDF could be … [Read more...] about Zuma cements SA’s relations with the CAR

Independent Newspapers Westville policeman Stephen Clark points out bullet holes in the Mercedes that was stolen in Pietermaritzburg and was then the focus of a car chase that ended when the vehicle crashed in Chesterville, near Durban. Photo: Marilyn Bernard … [Read more...] about Bullets fly as police chase gunmen

Independent Newspapers Eight children died when this bus, ferrying pupils from Zamimpilo Special School, crashed near Ulundi. The disabled children had been at a sports event in Richards Bay. Related Stories ANC mourns KZN bus crash … [Read more...] about Bus driver faces arrest after crash

Independent Newspapers In a precedent-setting move, Ulundi municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has decided to cut Eskom power supply agreements, saying the tariff hikes had drained its coffers and the governments plan to supply electricity to all by next year was not viable. File photo: Dumisani Sibeko … [Read more...] about Enough is enough, Ulundi tells Eskom

. Durban - Electricity transformers on offer at a municipal auction in Durban on Wednesday did not go to the highest bidder, but were sold to people who weren’t “millionaires” or “Indian”. This is according … [Read more...] about Race row over auction