A 38-year-old former ANC MP, advocate Mamaroba Johannes Malahlela, died in a car accident over the weekend, the Office of the ANC Chief Whip in Parliament said on Monday.

The trial of a security guard accused of raping and strangling his wife in a Pretoria park three years ago has been postponed so that a psychologist can examine him.

Los Angeles – “The King’s Speech” has garnered the Oscar for Best Picture at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony held at Kodak Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Pretoria – Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande, will award bursaries to the top 67 matriculants from the Mopani District in Limpopo today.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will this week pay a state visit to France aimed at deepening bilateral political and economic relations with that country.

Pretoria – The last batch of South Africans, who had been stranded in Libya during the recent unrest in that country, arrived in the country last night.

Pretoria – The Presidency has rejected claims that the relationship between members of President Jacob Zuma’s family and the Gupta family interfere with the work of the National Executive of government.

Four passengers were killed when a Grumman 21T aircraft crashed at Al-Ain airport in the west of the United Arab Emirates, an aviation authority statement said on Monday.

It was a terrible afternoon for SuperSport United who saw their miserable season continue after they were hammered 5-0 by Bloemfontein Celtic, thanks to a hat-trick from Luyanda Bacela, in an Absa Premiership match at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Natalie Portman won the Oscar for best actress Sunday night, a credit to her terrifying portrayal of an obsessed, paranoid ballerina in “Black Swan.”