Stubborn Cape dragged back to court

Lawyers for thousands of South Africans suffering from asbestos-related diseases are to return to the English High Court on Tuesday in a renewed bid for compensation.

The silly season in Cape politics

The Democratic Alliance is set on ruffling Western Cape premier and New National Party leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk's feathers with a giant chicken that will shadow his every public appearance for the next two weeks.

South Africans still missing after Bali blast

The number of South Africans missing after the massive bomb blast in Bali, Indonesia, was fluctuating between 19 and 32, said the Department of Foreign Affairs.

State agrees to Harksen payout

The state has agreed to a R2,25-million payout to the trustees of fraud suspect Jurgen Harksen's insolvent estate in compensation for cash allegedly stolen by crooked cops.

SA's tourist boom shows no signs of letting up

South Africa's tourism industry looks set for another bumper year, says Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Valli Moosa. "The boom just keeps going," he said in a statement on Thursday.

Mbeki refuses to budge on Zimbabwe

President Thabo Mbeki has reaffirmed South Africa's policy of constructive engagement towards Zimbabwe and again rejected calls to punish President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF party.

Businessman tells how he bankrolled Gerald Morkel

The Desai Commission wound up its public hearings on Friday with testimony from a wealthy German businessman on how he bankrolled Cape Town mayor Gerald Morkel.

Global study highlights missing milliseconds

The days really do get shorter as you get older, although even the Old Testament patriarch Methuselah, who is supposed to have lived 969 years, is unlikely to have been troubled by the phenomenon.

Freedom fighter Wolfie Kodesh dies

Wolfie Kodesh, a long-time South African Communist Party member and a prominent figure in the liberation struggle died at age 84 in Cape Town on Friday night.

SA prisons too 'appalling' for petty thieves

The Cape High Court has ordered the immediate release from prison of three burglars who stole whisky, brandy, soft drinks and sweets worth R800 during a break-in at the Hellenic Sports Club earlier this year.

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