SA troops under attack from child soldiers had to defend themselves and couldn’t "give sweeties and blow kisses", says the defence minister.
The South African National Defence Union has announced it is suing the defence force for R1.5-million in damages for defamation.
What was seen as a major coup for the SABC and the New Age soon degenerated into a farce as a Brics briefing broadcast was lost in translation.
With organ donations in SA dipping as low as two per million people many don’t live long enough to find a suitable match, writes Faranaaz Parker.
President Jacob Zuma has failed to reassure the public that South Africa’s troops were in the Central Africa Republic for the right reasons.
Civil servants are plundering the public purse and government must act to root out corruption. But will the rhetoric translate into action?
Free State Premier Ace Magashule has promoted the director general under whom a controversial website deal was conducted to minister of finance.
The Free State’s premier, Ace Magashule, has been accused of feeding funds to the firm that built the province’s controversial R40-million website.
A snap survey of M&G readers shows that citizens are more likely to be fearful and suspicious of police officers than to regard them with trust.
A university study has highlighted the challenges facing the urban poor – and proposed ways to make the best of all they are likely to get.