Former miner Oleseng Mokoena has broken 15 plates and a dozen wine glasses since becoming a waiter in Rustenburg a month ago.
SA begins the most important test of its ability to host the 2010 World Cup as games for the Confederations Cup kick off on Sunday.
The breezy shade of a tall thorn tree in the middle of a field strewn with puddles of cow dung provides a cool sanctuary on SA’s hot summer days.
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/ 27 January 2009
A fierce political battle has erupted between the ANC and Cope to win the Eastern Cape, which is also the birthplace of famed anti-apartheid leaders.
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/ 22 January 2009
Analysts say the latest diplomatic push by Southern African leaders to rescue Zimbabwe talks stands little chance of faring better than the rest.
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/ 13 January 2009
A legal reverse for ANC leader Jacob Zuma has injected fresh uncertainty into South African politics, analysts said on Monday.
Banks in Africa’s biggest economy, South Africa, have so far been sheltered from the United States financial crisis.
SA is braced for a slowdown after a stretch of solid growth, as higher interest rates coupled with rising food and fuel costs are set to bite.