Archbishop Tutu has condemned the depiction of Johan Kotzé as a monster, but experts warn the Modimolle murder suspect is a "sadistic psychopath".
Illegal occupiers of private properties are still being evicted without alternative accommodation arrangements despite a ConCourt ruling in December.
As US websites black out their content to fight SOPA, local analysts say the US anti-piracy Bill could seriously affect South African consumers too.
As lawyers prepare to appeal Julius Malema’s suspension, the ANC looks set to be on the receiving end of more bitter rhetoric from the youth league.
Activists have accused police of assaulting and laying false charges against UPM’s Ayanda Kota in retaliation for his anti-government stance.
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/ 13 January 2012
FET colleges need vast improvements if they are going to compete with universities, experts say.
Conservationists say regulating trade in ivory and rhino horn is getting tougher because syndicates are becoming more sophisticated.
The ConCourt has ruled that parents of children who have been removed from their care will now have access to an automatic decision review.
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande’s "wonderful problem" came back to haunt him when a stampede at UJ left one woman dead and 17 injured.
The number of quality maths and physical science passes achieved by the class of 2011 bodes ill for SA’s plans to create five million jobs by 2020.
The <i>M&G</i> rounds up President Jacob Zuma’s January 8 speech to save you the monotony of watching it again.
Are the matric results a true reflection of the quality of education in SA? A lot of people are sceptical because it takes so little to secure a pass.
Education experts say that the 2011 matric results show a worrying trend of high attrition at school level and low performance in critical subjects.
South Africa’s obsession with the matric pass rate is set to resurface as Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga releases the 2011 matric pass rate.
Was COP17 a hit or a miss? A round up of views from COP17’s key players.
COP17 has come and gone, leaving many South Africans still scratching their heads about what it all meant. You have questions, we have answers.
Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has hailed South Africa’s role at COP17 as an "outstanding success".
EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard has stepped up warnings that if major economies do not compromise, a Durban deal may be out of reach.
Ban Ki-moon has called on nations to expedite the launch of a Green Climate Fund, as SA’s Trevor Manuel adds his voice to the call for carbon pricing.
There’s been mixed reaction at COP17 to China’s announcement that it would accept a legally binding agreement to reduce carbon emissions.
China says it will commit to a binding agreement on climate change, even as calls grow for the US to stop hindering negotiations and leave the talks.
The drama in 2011 seemed to unfold on an almost daily basis, with scandals, disasters and political unrest rolling in one after the other.
Protesters marched through the streets of Durban on Saturday morning creating a spectacle that was worlds apart from the solemn climate change talks.
The EU’s "Durban Roadmap" — a plan to conclude negotiations on a legally binding treaty by 2015 — has been gaining traction with other parties.
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/ 2 December 2011
Youth delegations at the Durban climate talks have called for a greater sense of urgency from countries agreeing on a treaty to slow climate change.
On the first day of COP17 rumours that Canada planned to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol began circulating.
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/ 29 November 2011
The UN’s weather agency says greenhouse gas levels are reaching critical levels, and meteorologists say warming in SA is worse than the global trend.
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/ 28 November 2011
As the first day of COP17 kicked off in Durban, rumours of mistrust among the negotiating parties have already begun to circulate.
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/ 27 November 2011
Organisers have denied that negotiators headed for the international climate change conference in Durban are going in with low expectations.
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/ 25 November 2011
As the 16 days of activism campaign kicked off in South Africa, the UN has called for zero tolerance for violence against women.
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/ 24 November 2011
The claim that international precedent does not show a need for a public interest clause in the secrecy Bill has been challenged by legal experts.
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/ 24 November 2011
The Arab Spring, eurozone crisis and looming US elections has thrown the global political landscape into turmoil in 2011.