Healthy, thin - and relieved to be home
"We have waited for more than a year for this moment, after so many false promises. Now, finally it's all over and we have seen it through. " These were the emotional words of Marge Pain as her husband Ken and 60 other alleged South African mercenarie
Another Pretoria salon faces racism charges
A Tshwane woman claims she was barred from entering a hair salon in Pretoria because she is coloured - and now she's preparing to take legal action.
Nurses' pyjama protest is fizzling out
Nurses reporting for duty in civilian clothing at Tshwane's public hospitals are returning to wearing their uniforms as the "pyjama protest" winds down.
Pretoria is hot. . . and here's the proof
Twenty contestants sat down to devour as many as they could - and with R3 000 in prize money up for grabs, the competition soon became red-hot. . .
Pretoria folk try their hand at bull-riding
Rayton turned into a scene from the Wild West as aspiring cowboys donned their boots and stetsons to try their hand at bull riding during an American-style rodeo.
Struggle heroes honoured
Former Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and former transport minister Dullah Omar have been posthumously honoured for the contributions they made to democracy in South Africa.
Chernobyl is still a wasteland 19 years on
Nineteen years have passed since the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl exploded and spewed a cloud of radioactive material over Ukraine, Russia and Belarus but the tragedy remains deeply embedded in the Ukrainian national psyche.
'Everything is possible with determination'
Sabina Khoza of Zuurbekom used her husband's pension money to buy a vacant stretch of scrubland and produce maize and vegteables, not only to feed her family but her community as well.
GM maize to help African agriculture
South Africa's estimated three million subsistence farmers - many of whom are reliant on maize for their survival - could benefit from genetically-modified crops, according to a biotechnology stakeholder.
'Failed' doctors to stop practising - HPCSA
Ten foreign doctors have been struck from the register after failing their statutory South African examinations, says the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
Overworked nurses are 'making petty mistakes'
Nurses in the public service are increasingly at risk of being hauled before tribunals for minor charges - usually committed as a result of understaffing and general fatigue, one of their unions has said.
'Prison attackers' were due out soon
The two inmates who allegedly stabbed and raped two female nurses at a prison in the Northern Cape were not considered a threat and were due to be released soon.
State teachers rewarded for professionalism
Teachers employed in the public service sector can look forward to an additional three-percent salary increase over and above their annual pay hike this year, according to the department of education.
Tides changing for old fishing kraals
Maputaland has hosted fish kraals for over 400 years, but this tradition is slowly being lost as it passes from one generation to another.
Four doctors struck from the register
The Health Professions Council of South Africa has struck four doctors from the register of practitioners as a result of professional misconduct.
MS can't be cured, but it can be treated
Multiple Sclerosis South Africa has initiated a study to capture personal information on its members, as well as those not yet registered with the organisation.
Media barred at surgeon's hearing
A Health Professions Council of South Africa hearing into the alleged professional misconduct of a Pretoria plastic surgeon has ruled that proceedings should be in camera.
More state doctors turn to moonlighting
The Health Professions Council has warned state doctors neglecting their jobs to perform private work undermines the patient's right to medical treatment.
Your doctors' bills are set to soar
The next time you're ill you will have dig deeper into pockets for consulting a doctor because they're being made to pay more for medical insurance.
Too full indoors, so pupils head outdoors
Some pupils at Pretoria Secondary School in Sunnyside have been forced to visit the zoo and the museum because all the children cannot attend classes at the same time.
Patient wrong-footed by surgeon - twice
A surgeon's mistake has ended a police officer's career after a "simple" ankle operation went horribly wrong at a private hospital.
Annual abortion rates decreasing - MRC
The Medical Research Council has found that more than 45 000 legal abortions have been performed annually since the introduction of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act.
Mom of hanged boy will be at funeral
Maria Mabuza, who is serving a 10-month sentence for shoplifting in Pretoria Central Prison, has been granted a temporary release to attend her son's funeral.
Angolan plane downed by SA debt
A commercial airliner belonging to the Angolan government has been seized at Johannesburg International Airport by the Kempton Park sheriff.
'He can't play for Sundowns anymore, can he?'
Growing up with friends in the heartland of Mamelodi Sundowns, Dida Alfred Mabuza, had ambitions of emulating the feats of his hero - former Sundowns striker Daniel "Mambush" Mudau. Then he was reported missing, and his body found in a veld between M