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Guests at The Saxon hotel, in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg, can listen to music while under water in the pool. It’s one of the tiny details — along with the koi ponds…
Next door to Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport is Bonaero Park, born around 1967 — mainly to house the employees of arms manufacturer Denel. If the Airports Company…
The new year has seen a massive upsurge in criminal attempts to extract money from ATMs using explosives, with a startling 23 attacks in January. Eighty-nine ATMs have been…
Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride on Wednesday denied being drunk on the night he rolled his car in late December last year. McBride had left a metro year-end function…
Alcohol brands are ubiquitous in South Africa. A red castle rimmed in gold, for example, is splashed across cricket pitches and stitched on to players’ uniforms. It represents…
Self-extinguishing cigarettes, hefty fines and pictures of rotting lungs are among the ways in which the Department of Health plans to beef up South Africa’s tobacco-control…
Telkom came under fire this week after international news agency Reuters criticised the company for high telecommunications prices and low-quality bandwidth. Reuters chief…
More than 3Â 500kg of toxic waste has been illegally dumped in a landfill site in Walkerville, south of Johannesburg, since late December. Working in the scorching heat at the…
During December, when South Africans seem determined to be merry or drown their sorrows with the help of alcohol, more than 1 000 intoxicated drivers were arrested throughout the…
The apparent "emergency" in Eden Park to which Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride was rushing before he rolled his car in December did not exist, according to media…
Former state president Marais Viljoen died in the Muelmed Hospital in Pretoria on Thursday, his daughter said on Friday. Elna Meyer said her father was taken to hospital over a…
South Africans have less than two weeks to get into the habit of dialling ten digits instead of seven when making national calls. After January 16, should a person forget to dial…
When rings have been exchanged, tearful “I dos” have been uttered and empty champagne bottles are all that remain after a wedding reception, newly-weds embark on their honeymoon.…
"I’m living a life and a half. I’ve gone through different lives. I’ve been blessed, successful, thank God. I’m very grateful." These were words spoken by the late Taliep…
After months of threats since a series of fuel spills happened at OR Tambo International Airport, the Environmental and Conservation Association has finally pressed charges…
Whichever way one looks at it, South Africans are being cheated by their cellular network providers, says a new guide to cellphones and contracts. A "free" phone is never really…
An anti-De Beers website, <i>Boycottdebeers.com</i>, was launched on Tuesday, accusing the South African diamond company and the Botswana government of forcing the country’s…
The Soweto Gospel Choir used to joke about one day winning a Grammy, says their executive producer, Beverly Bryer. But their joke may become a reality after their album…
Conservationists panicked when more than a million litres of jet fuel spilled out from OR Tambo International Airport and flowed into the Blaauwpan Dam, east of Johannesburg, in…
”Her anxiety reaches such distressing levels that she names her suitcase — Carlos, if it’s going to Spain, or Charles, if she’s travelling to England — and blesses it with a…
