At Kiffa, in the heart of the "triangle of poverty," the desert is synonymous with scorching winds, sand in the streets and a sky tinged by red dust.
The four interest rate increases this year as well as the notable appreciation of the rand in 2002 will in due course brake the inflation spiral decisively, says South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Tito Mboweni.
The Sappi KwaDukuza Resource Centre is a lifeline of hope to the surrounding community
The trial of Swaziland opposition leader Mario Masuku, charged with demanding the overthrow of Africa’s last absolute monarch, was adjourned on Tuesday after police threw his supporters from the courtroom
Shareholders of media group Naspers (NPN) have approved the group’s proposed buy-out of the minorities of MIH Holdings (MIHH) and MIH Limited (MIHL).
Oil prices dropped 2.7 percent on Monday after Iraq announced it would resume crude exports from May 8, ending a month-long ban on sales to protest against Israeli incursions into Palestinian territory.
South African white maize on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa rocketed on Friday on the back of the continued lack of widespread rain in the country’s maize belt, at a time when farmers are trying to sow maize.
Australia became the second country yesterday to say that it has received intelligence that the popular Thai resort of Phuket is a potential terrorist target.
Respected scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have warned that the US is developing a new generation of weapons that undermine and possibly violate international treaties on biological and chemical warfare.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) holds its first national conference in five years at Stellenbosch University next week — with elections likely to indicate whether the left or "right-wing" of the movement holds sway.