The mother of two toddlers who were slain by their father when he realised that she had left him, told the Pretoria High Court she would never forgive him.
Political parties gave mixed signals on their willingness to reveal their sources of private funding. Their views, voiced at a seminar in Centurion, ranged from conditional support for disclosure to calls for a proper inquiry into the matter.
Lambert Mende, a leader of one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) many rebel factions said on Friday the next round of peace talks in South Africa, were bound to fail.
A picture of total chaos preceding the deaths last year of 43 people in a stampede at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park stadium was painted in the final report by a commission of inquiry.
Organised crime syndicates are increasingly using forged identity documents to defraud vehicle dealers, Business Against Crime said on Tuesday.
Former African National Congress (ANC) chief whip Tony Yengeni asked Michael Woerfel to get him a luxury car at a 50% discount, the businessman said 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.
African academics all want to be involved in NEPAD, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, recognising it, despite reservations, as an unprecedented effort to pull the continent up by its bootstraps.
In the application to have the ”crossing-the-floor” legislation declared unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court was told the defection law in question diminishes the Constitution and ”devalues the vote”.
Talks are on the cards to resolve the tussle over internet domain administration in South Africa, the parties said this week.
Iraq has approached the United Nations to call for the lifting of sanctions imposed on the country in the 1980s.
The prime interest rate will remain steady at 17 percent after the SA Reserve Bank opted not to adjust the repo rate on Thursday.
Total new vehicle sales for June fell by 13,3 percent from the figure for the same month last year — or from 32379 to 28374 units — the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA said on Tuesday.
A young Pretoria waiter told the Pretoria High Court that he had decided to shoot his brother because he was furious about being framed for the murder of their parents.
Two more men were arrested on Wednesday in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow the government, police reported. Detective services representative Phuti Setati said thus far 17 people had been arrested in connection with the coup plot by white extremists.
Poor people would be able to buy a 12,5kg bag of maize at nearly half price in terms of a deal struck between the government and the private sector, Cabinet announced on Thursday.
Citing the Iraq situation, South African President Thabo Mbeki stressed on Thursday the role of the United Nations in bringing about peace in the world.
Five men had been arrested in two incidents in Pretoria for possession of Aldicarb — a drug used to poison pets, especially dogs, by would-be burglars, police said.
Maximum access was necessary to dispel any suspicion of a cover-up in the probe into South Africa’s multi-billion rand arms deal, a Pretoria High Court Judge said on Friday.
There is no trace of a letter purportedly sent to the President Thabo Mbeki to warn him about the recent Soweto bombings, the presidency said on Wednesday.
THE South African government on Friday afternoon said it was gravely concerned by reports that Israel was massing troops on its border with the Gaza Strip.
No government should be pressured by terrorists to do something it was not prepared to do, former president Nelson Mandela said on Monday.
The Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court refused on Tuesday to postpone the corruption trial of former African National Congress Chief Whip Tony Yengeni and businessman Michael Woerfel.
Police believed they had destroyed whatever infrastructure the right-wing Boeremag organisation had, government representative Joel Netshitenzhe said on Thursday.
Corruption and mismanagement in South Africa prisons are to be probed by the Special Investigating Unit, Justice Minister Penuell Maduna said on Wednesday.
Syndicates dealing in weapons, especially AK47 assault rifles, are operating along South Africa’s border with Lesotho, Safety and Security minister Charles Nqakula said on Monday.
The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project on Friday said it had expected that the Pretoria High Court would dismiss an application by lesbian couple Marie Fourie and Cecilia Bonthuys for same sex marriages to be legalised, recognised and registered.
Higher education institutions cannot be left to undertake mergers among themselves voluntarily, says Education Minister Kader Asmal.
South Africa’s all-commodities producer price index rose by 15,4% in the year to August after increasing by 15,2% in July, Statistics South Africa figures released on Wednesday show.
South Africa and China are to work jointly in developing herbal medicine.
Economic activity in the country continued to rise, with an increase of 2,2% in the Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter of the year compared to the previous quarter, reports Statistics South Africa.
The Congress of SA Trade Unions has urged all South Africans to support its two-day strike against privatisation starting on Tuesday.