Temperatures ranging from as little 2C to as high as 38,5C within only three weeks had damaged one of the most promising South African wheat crops in years.
Cabinet has decided to reduce the number of higher education institutions from 36 to 21, Education Minister Kader Asmal said on Thursday.
Large numbers of South Africans could suffer serious eye injuries during the eclipse over the country on December 4 because of a shortage of eclipse viewing glasses, a company involved in preparations around the event warned on Thursday.
Lawyers for thousands of South Africans suffering from asbestos-related diseases are to return to the English High Court on Tuesday in a renewed bid for compensation.
Diamond giant De Beers has warned the country’s proposed minerals law could put R8,5-billion in investment at risk because it threatened mining companies’ security of tenure.
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.
The number of South Africans carrying the HIV virus that causes Aids appeared to be stabilising, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Monday.
A conservation campaign promoting South Africa’s yellowfish above the exotic bass and trout has elevated the indigenous species’ popularity with anglers so much that foreigners are starting to visit the country to add yellowfish to their trophy lists.
Supposedly ”laid back” Capetonians appear to be leading the way in fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits while working at the same time.
The number of people arrested in connection with diamond dealing in the Northern and Western Cape during the final phase of Operation Solitaire on Wednesday has reached 33.
A programme to provide a basic amount of free water to every household in South Africa has now reached an estimated 27-million people.
The National Development Agency (NDA) will spend R2,5-million in an effort to improve the lives of the San communities of the Kalahari and Schmidtsdrift in the Northern Cape.
The Noupoort Christian Care Centre said it would refuse a government-appointed investigating team access for its probe into alleged human rights violations at the Northern Cape drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.
A dismissed policeman went on the rampage in Postmasburg, Northern Cape, killing four people and wounding another eight on Monday night, police said.
South Africa’s biggest steel and iron ore producers Iscor and Kumba Resources are seen reporting a leap in annual earnings next week, reaping the rewards of their split and despite a firmer rand.
Former North West sports director Thabiso Mokoena was found guilty in the Mafikeng Regional Court on Tuesday on 85 counts of fraud totalling R1,3-million.
President Thabo Mbeki made a strong call on Friday night for all South Africans to embrace transformation.
The lawyers of thousands of South Africans suffering from asbestos-related diseases said on Monday they would return to the United Kingdom High Court in an effort to force mining company Cape Plc to pay overdue settlement claims.
South Africa’s population rose by an average of
657 532 annually between 1996 and 2002, bringing the total figure from 42-million in 1996 to 46-million in 2002.
Former North West sports director Thabiso Mokoena was found guilty in the Mafikeng Regional Court on Tuesday on 85 counts of fraud totalling R1,3-million.
In recent by-elections around the country, the African National Congress (ANC) won six seats while the Democratic Alliance (DA) won three.
The South African government would not force the British multinational Cape PLc to clean up old asbestos mines.
Limpopo was the province with the highest economic growth rate last year. It also has the highest economic growth rate on average over the past six years, Statistics SA said on Thursday.