The University of Cape Town formally launched a comprehensive HIV/Aids Intervention Programme on Friday for staff who will now receive free anti-retrovirals and counselling.
South African President Thabo Mbeki has signed three key pieces of legislation into law after their passage through the two houses of Parliament, namely the Insurance Amendment Bill, the Appropriation Bill and the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill, according to Parliament.
The person arrested in connection with the Absa internet fraud case on Thursday was only being held for questioning at this stage, Western Cape police said on Friday.
Scientists this week began a month-long analysis of the brown smog that hangs over Cape Town on winter days.
The Democratic Alliance welcomed on Thursday the reported thawing of relations between the Zimbabwean government and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), saying it was a step in the right direction.
The South African cabinet has snubbed the United States government over its insistence on linking military training assistance with indemnifying US service people.
Government is doing little to remedy the severe skills shortage problem among black South Africans, says Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon.
Seeff Residential Properties has urged property owners to have their properties and other assets valued for capital gains tax as soon as possible.
National Afrikaans Sunday newspaper Rapport editor Tim du Plessis says voter apathy among Afrikaans speakers is reflected in newspaper sales when lead stories focus on political issues.
The population of HIV/Aids-ravaged southern Africa is expected to decline by 22% by 2050, according to a recent study.
Between 50 and 70 small boat fishermen staged a placard protest at Hout Bay harbour, on Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard on Tuesday over the allocation of permits to fish for snoek.
The Democratic Alliance has given President Thabo Mbeki’s office ”a final opportunity” to provide documentation on a controversial Nigerian oil deal, DA minerals and energy spokesperson Ian Davidson said on Tuesday.
Former Western Cape environment and development affairs MEC David Malatasi approved a housing development after he had already left office, according to a High Court judge.
There have not been any arrests in connection with the case of a hacker who apparently siphoned off more than R500 000 from Absa account holders, police said on Monday afternoon.
Mining group JCI on Monday confirmed it planned to take its former head, businessman Mzi Khumalo to court to recoup millions of rands it claims he owes the company.
The Democratic Alliance on Monday urged Education Minister Kader Asmal to extend the deadline allowing the public to comment on his proposed religion and education policy for schools.
Voter lack of interest is bogging down opposition voters more than supporters of the governing African National Congress, according to a poll by Markinor.
Sound financial management of South Africa’s courts was essential to maintain public respect and confidence in the country’s justice system, the New National Party said on Monday.
A Malaysian business consortium has invested R30-million in a condom-making factory in Mpumalanga province, South African government news agency Bua News reported on Monday.
Minorities are more reluctant to vote in the next national election in South Africa — scheduled for 2004 — than their black counterparts, according to a Markinor poll conducted for the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
The Western Cape government has provided more than 167 000 Western Cape families with homes of their own since the start of the housing subsidy system, premier Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Monday.
Congratulatory messages continued to pour in to the special Telkom lines set up for a world-record-breaking attempt in honour of the iconic former South African president, Nelson Mandela.
The military coup d’etat in Sao Tome and Principe on Wednesday underlined the challenge the African continent continued to face regarding defence and entrenchment of democracy, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born during the First World War on July 18, 1918, at Mvezo on the banks of the winding Mbashe River, also known as the Bashee.
South Africa’s Jewish community added its voice to the millions wishing former president Nelson Mandela happy birthday on his 85th on Friday.
The number of police officers has been allowed to drop and it is no surprise that at the same time crimes the police themselves define as ”more policeable crimes” have soared, Democratic Alliance (DA) Chief Whip Douglas Gibson said on Thursday.
Gauteng has notched up the highest figure in South Africa for abandoned babies, accounting for 268 of the 409 babies abandoned nationally last year, according to Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
The chair of the Peace Parks Foundation of South Africa, Anton Rupert, said on Thursday he was grateful for the US Congress’s efforts to support the foundation.
The Pan Africanist Congress appears to be heading for a split, as supporters of Thami ka Plaatjie call for a third national congress.
African, Indian and coloured employees are moving increasingly into senior management positions in South Africa, a recent employment equity survey has revealed.
South African members of Parliament (MPs) were clearly informed of the procedures applying to the travel voucher scheme — now the subject of a forensic audit — as far back as August 2001, according to a circular issued by Parliament.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is being honoured online ahead of his 85th birthday — on Friday July 18.