The lessons learned from organising a successful World Cup must serve as a template for better delivery, President Jacob Zuma says.
The vuvuzela, which became the sound of the Soccer World Cup, has won an entry in the latest edition of the <i>Oxford Dictionary of English</i>.
The public servants’ strike will step up a gear on Thursday, despite government’s protestations that it doesn’t have the cash for an improved offer.
A device aimed at measuring the body’s immune
response to HIV on site could ‘revolutionise’ Aids care in poor, under-resourced areas.
Weakest Link presenter Fiona Coyne has died, it was reported on Wednesday.
The deeply troubled Durban University of Technology (DUT) closed its doors, suspending all academic activities, on Wednesday at around noon.
South Africa’s <i>Weakest Link</i> quizmaster, Fiona Coyne, has died at her home in Cape Town, police said on Wednesday.
Cheryl de la Rey is revered within education circles for the many trails she has blazed. Her passion for education took root in the late 1980s.
The Black Management Forum on Wednesday added its voice to attacks on the media, accusing newsrooms of double standards.
Business organisations have called for the speedy resolution of a national public-service strike that started on Wednesday.
SA’s retail sales rose for a sixth consecutive month in June, helped by Soccer World Cup spending, but the increase was slightly weaker than expected.
Proteas skipper Graeme Smith on Wednesday announced his decision to stand down as captain of the T20 international squad with immediate effect.
Cosatu has condemned what it terms "elitist" black economic empowerment deals in the steel industry.
The Gauteng department of education said on Wednesday that it will implement study groups to continue learning during the public sector strike.
The new National Education Evaluation and Development Unit can make a positive contribution to better education if implemented wisely.
Scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan and prop Ben Franks have been recalled by New Zealand for the Tri-Nations clash against South Africa on Saturday.
There will be a six-month moratorium on new prospecting applications while a full audit of all mineral rights granted since 2004 is conducted.
Cosatu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi criticised the proposed Protection of Information Bill during the Ruth First memorial lecture on Tuesday.
Public-sector workers embarked on a full-blown, indefinite strike on Wednesday after rejecting the government’s latest pay offer.
Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula admitted on Tuesday that the use of money in elective conferences of the ANC is an increasing trend.
Public-sector unions on Tuesday rejected a revised government wage offer and said they planned a mass strike from Wednesday
Corrupt former police national commissioner Jackie Selebi has filed for leave to appeal against his conviction and sentence.
World champions SA sprang a surprise on Tuesday by naming lock Flip van der Merwe among seven changes for the Tri-Nations clash against New Zealand.
The sardine run is an underwater version of the wildebeest migration over the Serengeti, explains <b>Brent Meersman</b>.
Mining magnate Brett Kebble needed to die in a way that would look like a hit so that his family could claim money from insurance, a court has heard.
But emerging economies likely to continue along path of rapid growth.
Interventions such as learnerships, employer subsidies and internships have failed to make a meaningful impact on youth unemployment.
One sector of apartheid life, has, to date, escaped any process of truth and reconciliation — the international corporation.
Sanef is willing to talk about improving self-regulation, but does not appreciate the public slamming of the media by ANC officials.
No philosophy department in the country is doing more to train black postgraduates than UJ, says Professor Thaddeus Metz, head of the department.
<b>Granville Whittle</b> outlines the changes to the curriculum that have resulted from the recommendations of the ministerial review committee.
South African schools urgently need to incorporate the teaching of how to live sustainably in our changing natural world, writes <b>Caitlin Ross</b>.