A top Zimbabwe ruling party official on Monday dismissed media reports that his party was holding secret talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
Accusations of incompetence and unreasonableness were levelled against the Legal Aid Board on Monday as the Pretoria High Court treason trial of 22 alleged rightwingers was postponed for the third time.
The South African government has "moved speedily" to eliminate a possible recurrence of the errors made by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) in its calculations of the inflation rate, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said.
The Cradock ”apostle” who last year predicted his own death, but carried on living anyway, is now offering what he claims is a cure for Aids and a range of other illnesses.
United Nations envoy Razali Ismail said on Monday he was hopeful of being allowed to see detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after an ”encouraging” meeting with two of Myanmar’s most powerful generals.
Following the latest harvest, humanitarian agencies are to meet in Johannesburg to discuss the next step in tackling the Southern African food crisis, a United Nations (UN) spokesperson said on Monday.
The reported fall in the number of high school pupils moving through the system to grade 12 or matric is the fault of education minister Kader Asmal, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday.
South Africa’s chief justice Arthur Chaskalson has questioned imposing lifelong sentences on those found guilty of serious crimes, noting that a high proportion of those in the country’s prisons were below the age of 25.
The offset programme of the multi-billion rand arms procurement package has markedly improved the economic landscape of South Africa over the past six years, according to Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin.
This month marks the 56th month of economic growth in South Africa and all indications were that "this growth will continue" says South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.