The Democratic Alliance has renewed its call for bold leadership from the South African government in helping to resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe.
The credibility of the report on farm attacks has been questioned after Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula sent the document back to the committee that compiled it.
The Nigerian Senate is considering whether to advise President Olusegun Obasanjo to close the country’s borders with neighbouring Cameroon and Chad to stem cross-border crime, a spokesperson said on Thursday.
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa was a whisker away from turning positive for the year just after noon on Thursday, with a weaker rand and stronger European markets lifting heavyweights at the top end of the market.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Thursday said it would meet employers in the civil engineering contracting sector at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in the afternoon.
The African National Congress overturned a huge Democratic Alliance majority in a municipal ward in Uitenhage on Wednesday, winning a by-election by 248 votes and 48% of the vote.
Liberians attending peace talks in Ghana on Thursday appointed a relatively unknown businessman, Gyude Bryant, to lead the country’s next interim government which will take power in October.
After two months of declared disputes, failed compulsory mediation and a strong threat of a strike attempt, the Retail Motor Industry and the three relevant trade unions on Thursday ratified a new wage agreement for the sector.
Kenya will this month destroy most of its anti-personnel landmines, National Security Minister Chris Murungaru said in a statement this week.
Scientists believe they have unlocked the workings of an ancient Chinese herbal remedy which has become one of the brightest yet most puzzling hopes in the war against malaria.