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N1 highway closed overnight

The N1 highway near the Attebury bridge has been closed until Thursday morning following a massive accident, says the Tshwane department of community safety.

Mom convicted of horrific assault

A Pretoria North mother and her ex-boyfriend have been convicted of raping, sodomising and repeatedly indecently assaulting the woman's 6-year-old daughter.

NW education head quits

Suspended North West education department head Matanzima Mweli has resigned, the SABC has reported.

Dept spends R75m on conferences

Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin has defended the transport department's spending of R75.5m on four international conferences and accused the Democratic Alliance of being misleading.

Cops warn of internet job scam

Police have warned people looking for jobs on the internet to be on the alert about handing over money for "successful" job applications.

Man attacked by pit bulls

A 36-year-old man has been seriously injured when two pit bull terriers attacked him at his home outside Pietermaritzburg, paramedics say.

Students go on rampage

Students at the Tshwane South College in Pretoria have gone on a "rampage" and set fire to a classroom, the Gauteng education department says.

Woman, 83, raped and killed

Three men have been arrested for the rape and murder of an 83-year-old Pretoria woman, police say.

Pothole fight taken to court

The Cathedral Peak Hotel in the Drakensberg has applied to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court to order the transport department to repair roads and signs.

Striking unhealthy for SWC

Emergency staff on strike and budget constraints are among the concerns and challenges confronting the health department as it puts final touches to its preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.