After taking over as the ANC’s treasurer general in December last year, Zweli Mhikze has announced that he is stepping down as premier of KZN.
Two men have been arrested in Marikana in connection with the murder of an NUM shop steward, Isaiah Twala, say North West police.
SA food and goods wholesaler Massmart says sales growth has decreased during the first half of the year amid a downturn in consumer spending.
Actor Wentworth Miller has come out as a gay man in a letter declining an invitation to attend a Russian festival in light of Moscow’s anti-gay laws.
Fallen politician Bo Xilai has opposed one of the bribery charges against him as he appeared in China’s most political trial in over three decades.
The navy was so enthused by the frigates and submarines it purchased, some ministers were moved to poetry, the arms procurement commission has heard.
Following Agang SA’s calls for the president to publicise his personal finances, the presidency says Jacob Zuma airs his financial details annually.
Ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s release has added new elements to Egypt’s political turbulence as members of the Muslim Brotherhood are rounded up.
Around 40 leaders have been invited to attend Robert Mugabe’s "grand" inauguration – an event election rival Morgan Tsvangirai will not show up at.
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