The draft Anti-Terrorism Bill now before Parliament is not intended to restrict freedom of religion in any way, Deputy President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
An old apartheid jail on a hill where Nelson Mandela was once held is at the heart of an ambitious project to blow new life into Johannesburg’s sprawling city centre, hit by disinvestment and decay.
Tensions in KwaZulu-Natal eased on Wednesday when premier Lionel Mtshali agreed to accept a ”disrespectful” African National Congress MEC back into his cabinet.
Placebo drummer Steven Hewitt talks to Jason Curtis about their new album.
South African director Khalo Matabane ponders the role of the filmmaker in troubled times.
<b>Not the movie of the week:</b> <em>The Core</em> is complete nonsense you can’t take seriously for a split second, writes Shaun de Waal.
The top United Nations human rights body on Wednesday ducked discussion of a resolution that condemned violations in Zimbabwe.
South African fast food retailer Steers Holdings has acquired the business of Creative Coffee Franchise Systems, the franchisor of a range of coffee shops operating under the brand names House of Coffees Coffee Shops, ESP, The Illy Boutique and Brazilian Coffee Shops.
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) was essentially flat in early trade on Thursday, despite indications that it would open significantly down on the US market’s drop overnight and the stronger rand.
The South African rand reached a new best level for 2003 in early morning trade on Thursday as it broke below 7,60 rand per dollar to touch 7,5868 rand per dollar. This was its best level since January 2001.