South Africa’s inspirational defensive lynchpin Lucas Radebe will be fit for the World Cup and will wear the captain’s armband.
South African stocks dawdled in barely positive territory in Monday afternoon trade, with rising precious metals prices cancelling out gains wrought by a firmer rand, dealers said.
South Africa’s targeted CPIX inflation rate rose by 8,8% in the year to April compared to 8% in the year to March.
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Controversial retail plastic bag regulations promulgated last week by Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mohammed Valli Moosa will become law in May next year – despite the heated opposition of industry and labour
The cash-strapped South African Union of Journalists (SAUJ) lurched into further crisis this week with the abrupt resignation of its president, Sechaba ka’Nkosi, who alleges that the union is "reneging" on the interests of union members
The South African president is dwarfed by world leaders. If a man’s height truly determines his success, President Thabo Mbeki is in trouble. After Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, Mbeki might be the shortest leader in the world
Defence contractor Richard Young is accusing auditing giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which did much of the investigation into the multibillion-rand arms deal on behalf of state investigators, of having exposed itself to a serious conflict of interest
African National Congress national chairperson and Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota is rapidly emerging as a favourite for the deputy president’s position among disgruntled party groupings across the country
The Mail & Guardian‘s Khadija Magardie has won this year’s general news print category of the CNN African Journalist of the Year Awards