While criticism against the Congress of South African Students (Cosas) mounted, the Gauteng Department of Education declared its intention to apply for a court interdict against the student organisation.
The SAS Drakensberg would leave for the island of St Helena on Sunday to take part in the island’s 500th anniversary celebrations.
National Land Committee (NLC) official Ann Eveleth was released on Thursday after a ruling by the Pretoria High Court.
Political control changed hands in 21 municipalities in four provinces following a 15-day floor-crossing window period for local councillors — 13 of them in the Western Cape, it emerged on Friday.
South Africa has been rocked by another bomb explosion, this time at a police station in the Western Cape. An explosive device went off on Saturday night at the Bishop Lavis police station, shattering its front doors and windows.
Contrary to popular belief, South Africans were satisfied with the level of service they received from local banks.
Germiston man in his late 20s was arrested on Thursday night for making false claims of having planted a bomb in a pub, and saying he was responsible for one of the Soweto bomb blasts in the
early hours of Wednesday morning.
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Pro-Palestinian activists seem to have hijacked the civil society march on the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
The Gautrain, linking Johannesburg, Pretoria and Johannesburg International Airport, would have limited impact on the environment, it was announced on Monday.
The state would not allow anybody to impose minority views through extra-legal and unconstitutional means, including some traditional leaders who were threatening bloodshed because they were opposed to a controversial new land right bill, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.
A programme to provide a basic amount of free water to every household in South Africa has now reached an estimated 27-million people.
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Despite media stirring, this year’s awards at Sun City ran without fault or controversy, writes Matthew Krouse.
The South African Screenwriters’ Association is struggling to recruit black film-makers, reports Johnny Masilela.