A knee injury has ruled South African defender Matthew Booth out of the World Cup squad. Booth will be replaced by Jacob Lekgetho from Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow.
Ticket chaos loomed at the World Cup in Japan as organisers admitted they might be forced to ask thousands of fans to pick up their tickets on the match days.
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South African stocks dawdled in barely positive territory in Monday afternoon trade, with rising precious metals prices cancelling out gains wrought by a firmer rand, dealers said.
South Africa’s targeted CPIX inflation rate rose by 8,8% in the year to April compared to 8% in the year to March.
South Africa’s inspirational defensive lynchpin Lucas Radebe will be fit for the World Cup and will wear the captain’s armband.
The trial of suspended health MEC Dr Bevan Goqwana and Dr Mkhuseli Mashiyi got under way in the Umtata High Court on Monday with both pleading not guilty to 1 242 counts of fraud involving more than R170 000. The State is seeking to prove that Mashiyi practised in Goqwana’s surgery, using Goqwana’s practice number, […]
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The South African president is dwarfed by world leaders. If a man’s height truly determines his success, President Thabo Mbeki is in trouble. After Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, Mbeki might be the shortest leader in the world
Controversial retail plastic bag regulations promulgated last week by Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mohammed Valli Moosa will become law in May next year – despite the heated opposition of industry and labour