Despite much work done to dispel historical myths, misunderstanding still remains, writes Shula Marks.
Kenny Kunene gives Bongani Madondo a candid interview on Zwelinzima Vavi as his marketing tool, sushi, tenderpreneurs and keeping it real.
Julius Malema has urged strikers at the Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg to negotiate a peaceful end to their labor dispute, which has left 3people dead.
Arriving to a rapturous welcome, Julius Malema has urged Implats mineworkers to resolve their strike by being "militant and radical, but peaceful".
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has been unable to explain the specific challenges to South Africans that necessitate a new assessment of the judiciary.
Thousands of children catch minibus taxis to school every day. Umbrella organisations dealing with scholar transport aim to make traveling to school safer.
SA’s GDP expanded to a growth rate of 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2011, but experts say this isn’t enough to lift the pall over the economy.
The ANCYL’s call for a meeting with the ruling party to discuss disciplinary action against it has been met with a resounding "thanks, but no".
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/ 27 February 2012
Five high ranking government officials have been arrested after an investigation into fraud and corruption involving R11-million.
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/ 25 February 2012
Brazil plans to impose strict quality control on imports from China and other Asian nations to prevent the influx of cheap goods.
AB de Villiers has compiled a superb century to lead his side to an easy six wicket win over New Zealand in the opening one-day match in Wellington.
An agreement has been reached to reinstate striking Impala Platinum mineworkers, the National Union of Mineworkers
South Africa is regarded as a leader in Africa but has yet to clarify its vision for the continent.
When the president speaks of reviewing the powers of the court, he can only mean one thing — that this power of review should be curtailed.
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/ 24 February 2012
Dirkie Chamberlain netted her second successive hat-trick as SA finished at the top of the table in the round robin stage of the Olympic qualifier.
Despite the hate camps, without apartheid to institutionalise racism and bigotry, SA’s ultra-right has lost its support, its momentum and its sting.
Forget FW de Klerk: when it comes to militarised extremists, Constand Viljoen is the man to hate.
As the 2012 Super Rugby season kicks off, <b>Andy Capostagno</b> analyses the three conferences and looks ahead to a weekend of local derbies.
An extremist right-wing survival camp, about 230km east of Jo’burg, is breeding virulent racism, training teenage boys in its ideology.
The government insists that a proposed assessment of the Constitutional Court’s judgments is not an attempt to undermine judicial independence.
An activist arrested at the Chapman’s Peak toll plaza construction site has had her bail conditions removed, allowing her protest there to go ahead.
The 2012 budget has been largely welcomed, though parties and unions have voiced concerns over infrastructure spending, tolling plans and wage issues.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to extend the timeframe for balancing SA’s books — laxity that is unlikely to sit well with markets.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has won the toss and chosen to bowl in the third and deciding Twenty20 international against South Africa.
M&G editor-in-chief Nic Dawes talks us through his predictions for the 2012 budget speech.
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says her department will focus on energy efficiency in municipalities and will address results of lowered revenue.
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/ 21 February 2012
South Africa’s young people are worst affected by the country’s unemployment problem, leading some to think there will be a call for a revolution.
King Goodwill Zwelithini has slammed the protests carried out by Democratic Republic of Congo expatriates at Parliament, calling them unacceptable.
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/ 20 February 2012
R2-billion has been set aside for an ethanol plant to help South Africa’s budding biofuels sector, which could reduce its reliance on imported fuel.
Awarding a R350-million Transnet contract to a black-owned firm is a major step in transforming the auditing profession, says minister Malusi Gigaba.
The latest Traditional Courts Bill could place rural people under the legal jurisdiction of the rulers of their former homelands.
Civil servants are paying more for their chronic medication dispensing fees than the maximum amount mandated by the health minister.