A total of 145 members from the United Democratic Movement (UDM) have defected to the African National Congress (ANC) in Umtata in the Eastern Cape.
The South African rand was looking relatively steady against the dollar in early trade on Tuesday after rallying to its best level since September 2000 in thin London trade on Monday.
”Insufficient”, is how the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) views the announcement by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline that it will cut the prices of its HIV/Aids drugs by up to 47% for countries eligible for reduced prices.
Glaxo slashes price of Aids drugs
The leader of one of Ivory Coast’s three rebel groups, Felix Doh, has been captured and executed, in what appears to be a battle between rebels and fighters from neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Acclaimed Indian novelist and activist Arundhati Roy addressed a public meeting of the Palestine Solidarity Committee and the Anti-War Coalition in Johannesburg this week. Afterwards she spoke to David Macfarlane.
Union leaders at American Airlines are furious after learning of lucrative executive pay deals that were being struck as workers agreed to ,8-billion in pay cuts and concessions.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma will leave on Tuesday for Bujumbura to witness the inauguration there of Hutu president Domitien Ndayizeye, Zuma’s office said on Monday.
No one could afford to be complacent about freedom, Education Minister Kader Asmal told children from five countries at a Freedom Day celebration on Monday.
The 19-year-old Pretoria student who was suspected of having contracted Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, has been discharged from hospital.
The Republic of Congo on Monday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order France to freeze an investigation into allegations of torture by Congolese officials, claiming the probe violates international law.