JEANNETTE Harksen, wife of fugitive German businessman Jurgen Harksen, was released on bail of R25 000 rand (2 500 euros) by a Cape Town magistrate on Tuesday after having been arrested on fraud charges involving some R60-million on Monday.

THERE has been a dramatic increase in the number of people in
Cape Town and Gauteng seeking treatment for heroin abuse, according
to a Medical Research Council report released this week.

ALMOST one third of South African children had been subjected to
sexual abuse before the age of 18, the SA Human Rights Commission’s
(SAHRC) report on sexual violence against children estimated.

PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki has acknowledged that his government had failed to communicate
its message on Aids successfully.

A COMPANY representing billionaire internet tycoon Mark Shuttleworth on Friday brushed aside comments that he would not be the first African in space.

SOUTH African space tourist Mark Shuttleworth admitted to a touch of the butterflies on Wednesday as the hours counted down to his journey into space aboard a Russian shuttle.

BILLIONAIRE internet tycoon Mark Shuttleworth’s trip into space will be broadcast live on DStv by Multichoice, the company said on Monday.

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Kabul | Tuesday SIX Afghan children were airlifted for treatment by coalition forces after suffering serious landmine injuries near Kandahar, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Tuesday. The youngsters, aged between eight and 15, were airlifted to Kabul on Monday along with two adults who were also injured in the […]