Critics say the government's response to the strikes has been slow and ineffective, exposing the ANC and President Jacob Zuma as ill-equipped to...

The African National Congress does not expect its labour ally, Cosatu, to embark on strike action during the Soccer World Cup, ANC secretary...

Central and Eastern Europe faces at least another year of economic difficulties and there are signs at best of stabilisation rather than recovery,...

Recent financial-market turmoil will not impact South Africa's Baa1 credit rating, which is backed by low external debt ratios and solid fiscal...

Oil prices jumped on Monday after a suspected terror attack on a tanker off Yemen raised tensions on world markets already fretting about the...