SOUTH AFRICAN WORLD TENNIS RANKINGS Men Singles Previous Current 19 19 Kevin Anderson 475 474 Fritz Wolmarans 491 484 Ruan Roelofse 623 540 Tucker Vorster 608 563 Nik Scholtz 639 638 Dean O'Brien 678 676 Rik de Voest 903 899 Damon Gooch 1,106 1,107 Jean…
Durban City Hall: 13 September 2014 -On behalf of all those who knew and loved Nat Nakasa, I wish to express my gratitude to the Minister of Arts and Culture who has, in some small way, set the past right by retrieving our friend's mortal…
Pretoria – An investigation into National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, has found no reasonable prospects to prosecute her. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigated a complaint against General Phiyega of defeating the ends of justice. The Executive Director of IPID referred the docket…
Pretoria - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is disappointed that it could not secure a conviction on the original charge of premeditated murder, negligent discharge of a firearm and possession of ammunition in the Oscar Pistorius trial. “From the very beginning, the prosecutors…
WHO welcomes the commitment from the Government of Cuba to provide 165 health professionals to support Ebola care in West Africa. The newly announced support includes physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, specialists in infection control, intensive care specialists and social mobilization officers, and will be concentrated in…
As the curtain falls on the trial that has been dubbed the trial of the century, it is the end of one tragic chapter in South Africa’s golden boy and sporting hero Oscar Pistorius’ life. Equally, it is the end of a very sad period…
By Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Jeff Radebe The news that Cabinet has approved the tabling to Parliament of the Expropriation Bill 2014, has set off a flurry of discussion. This is a natural reaction in South Africa where…
Pretoria - All eyes will be on the North Gauteng High Court this morning as Judge Thokozile Masipa delivers the much-anticipated judgement in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. After 41 days of court proceedings, which saw 37 witnesses and lengthy closing arguments from both the…
Ebola virus disease - Democratic Republic of Congo Epidemiological situation Between 2 and 9 September 2014, there have been 31 more cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing the cumulative number of cases to 62 (14…
NASHUA (PTY) Ltd will take over the principal sponsorship and add R4 million per year to the coffers of the Cape Cobras, the team that has won seven of the last twelve competitions in the country and is generally known as the domestic trend-setter. The…