Lawyers for chemical and biological warfare expert Wouter Basson argued in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Tuesday that a re-trial for their client would probably not be fair.
The number of victims in last Thursday’s air disaster, which occured when the rear doors of a cargo plane flew open shortly after takeoff from Kinshasa, sucking passengers to their death, ”will never be known”.
At least nine women from Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change were arrested on Tuesday after a demonstration near the court where their leader is on trial for treason, the party said.
Former security guard Luyanda Mboniswa has been found guilty of murdering former first lady Marike de Klerk, but not guilty on a rape charge.
The government should review all public holidays of a religious nature, the National Association of School Governing Bodies said on Tuesday.
Commissioner Thuli Madonsela, speaking for the Commission for Employment Equity, has hinted that forthcoming employment equity reports from companies could challenge previous statistics that painted a positive picture of workplace transformation.
Two months after the implementation of the law on minimum wages in the South African agricultural sector came to force and talk of retrenchments in the sector is rife, but the Labour Department refuses to budge on the new law.
Northern Ireland’s nationalists and the Irish government demanded explanations from London on Monday after it was revealed that a top-level mole had been working inside the Irish Republican Army for the British government for over 20 years.
African defence experts gathered on Monday in Ethiopia to lay the groundwork for a continent-wide peacekeeping force that aims to provide rapid reaction to crises and conflicts within Africa.
The Liquor Bill currently before the South African National Assembly trade and industry committee threatens the job security of 20% of all employees at SABMiller (SAB), the company said in a submission on Tuesday.