Paul Mashatile has been recommended as the new Gauteng premier, the African National Congress (ANC) announced on Friday.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown turned to old hand and former enemy Peter Mandelson on Friday in a government reshuffle.
People demonstrated in the flood-riven southern Algerian town of Ghardaia on Friday to demand urgent aid after flash floods killed 31 residents.
Business Unity South Africa (Busa) will try to help resolve the dispute between Woolworths and Saccawu, the union said on Friday.
Former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota is a dying horse aiming his last kicks at the ANC, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) said on Friday.
The only way Kgalema Motlanthe can continue as SA’s president after the 2009 elections is if ANC president Jacob Zuma agrees.
In his first interview since his inauguration, President Kgalema Motlanthe speaks about his reaction to his sudden elevation and the state of the ANC.
Thabo Mbeki had ample opportunity to join proceedings to defend himself against inferences of political meddling, say papers filed in court.
At least 19 buses belonging to Durban’s troubled municipal bus service were set alight in the early hours of Friday morning, police said.
Sasol on Friday accepted accountability for anti-competitive behaviour that led to an approximately R3-billion fine, but said it intends appealing.