At least 21 of the 62 people who died in the recent xenophobic violence were South African citizens, government communications head Themba Maseko said on Thursday.
Eritrea on Thursday denied any hostile intentions towards neighbouring Djibouti following a border clash in which two Djibouti soldiers were killed.
The lawyer representing Cape Judge President John Hlophe on Thursday denied reports that Hlophe is to lodge a counter-complaint with the Judicial Service Commission.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Thursday it would intensify strikes already planned for July if the interest rate is increased later in the day.
A Cape High Court judge will on Friday deliver his ruling on the Treatment Action Campaign’s (TAC) bid to shut down activities of vitamin entrepreneur Matthias Rath.
South African industrial group Barloworld will sell a 10% stake worth R2,4-billion to black investors as part of its black economic empowerment drive.
Luiz Felipe Scolari has been confirmed as the new manager of Chelsea, the English Premiership club said on Wednesday.
Chinese President Hu Jintao called on the Sudanese government to take a series of steps toward peace in its Darfur region, state media said on Thursday.
Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea have suffered dramatic declines in the past few decades as overfishing has taken its toll on the sleek and ancient predators.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was roiled by another campaign scandal on Wednesday when a key adviser resigned.