Gencor shareholders met on Friday to vote on a resolution that would conclude a drawn-out unbundling process that could prove the end of the road for the strategic investment holdings company.
Environmentalists from around the world on Thursday urged African scientists to conduct more research on genetically modified food offered as aid to the continent’s hungry.
Soldiers returning from the Gulf will be offered tests to check levels of depleted uranium in their bodies to assess whether they are in danger of suffering kidney damage and lung cancer as a result of exposure, the Ministry of Defence said last night.
Several political parties have welcomed ANC MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s intention to resign from Parliament, as well as her various positions in the ANC.
If it were enacted as it stands, the anti-terrorism Bill now before Parliament would outlaw most contemporary political protest — including action for land, cheaper electricity and universal access to anti-Aids drugs. This is because there is no clear definition of what constitutes a "terrorist act".
Nina Simone, one of the most distinctive vocalists and pianists to emerge from the world of jazz and make an impression on the pop charts, has died at the age of 70 at her home in France.
The Zimbabwe land disaster could spread into other Southern African countries if they do not implement and maintain effective land reform processes, say analysts in a report to be released by the Human Sciences Research Council on Friday.
Questions remain about how well apartheid-era biological warfare material is secured after a document obtained by the Mail & Guardian shows US agencies negotiated to buy remaining stocks.
South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday that the recent Nigerian presidential elections were by and large "well conducted" says.
London-listed South African resources group Anglo American plc (AGL) said on Friday that the strength of the South African currency would make it very challenging to sustain its record 2002 performance.