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A rare Rau quagga was born at the Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West, Western Cape on 14 December. (Vergelegen)

It squeaks like a quagga and looks like a quagga, but is the new Rau quagga, a quagga?

The month-old foal born in Vergelegen, Western Cape, and growing up nicely as programme to breed the sub-species celebrates its success

More rain required to help completely extinguish fire near Somerset West

About 95% of the blaze, which started in Table View, has been contained but coals are still smouldering

Williams had blazed through the early stages of the tournament, seeing off world number one Simona Halep in the fourth round. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

‘I’m waiting for him to come home’ — wife of Denel munitions casualty

Residents say most of the Denel employees were locals. The facility was one of the biggest job providers in the area

Helderzicht removal ‘just not cricket’

Joan Poole recalls with clarity the traumatic moment more than 40 years ago when she heard her family would have to move from their home.

Two die after plane loses wing

Two people died when a small aircraft crashed on to Vergelegen farm outside Somerset West in the Western Cape at about 2.20pm on Tuesday, police said. ”The pilot was performing…

Foreigners should be informed about BEE

The policy of black economic empowerment (BEE) should be better communicated, especially to foreign countries, an economics conference was told on Thursday. Professor Willie…

Manuel looks to rand relief

A little less market confidence in the rand might be a ”welcome relief”, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Thursday. He told a Bureau for Economic Research conference in…

Land tax could ruin Eastern Cape farmers

More than half the commercial farmers in the Eastern Cape will face bankruptcy if they are forced to pay a land tax set at 2% of market value, according to research released on…

Try a rabbit roast or a bunny burger

Rabbit meat could be the food of the future for poor South Africans, according to a team of researchers from the University of the Free State. In a paper released at a…

Love triangle murder trial hears of the fateful night

A Dutch woman who with her lover faces a murder charge in connection with the death of her husband Gerrit Klip, has told the court that it was her idea to get rid of the body.

Aids vaccine in ‘seven to 10 years’

Expectations of an Aids vaccine within seven to 10 years are realistic, said South African Medical Research Council chairman Malegapuru Makgoba.

Speed is of the essence in dealing with HIV/Aids

Scientists and health officials meeting in Somerset West on Monday criticised what they believed was the cool response of the developed world towards investing in an African Aids…