Africa has enchanted the world with its "wonderful" hosting of the World Cup and Brazil will learn from this, says Brazilian President Lula da Silva.
"It is in bad taste, disrespectful and it is an insult and an affront to values of our society", spokesperson Jackson Mthembu said.
Zuma seems to have replaced the well-known Shaik brothers as his close allies with another influential and wealthy family: the Guptas from India.
An exhibition in Cape Town stages the “bodilyness” of gay men, spurring delight as well as some reservations, writes <b>Shaun de Waal</b>.
The SA Reserve Bank is "likely" to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points at its monetary policy committee meeting on July 22, Standard Chartered said.
Telkom has appointed Jeffrey Hedberg, head of its struggling Nigerian unit, as acting group chief executive to replace Reuben September.
For a long time in South Africa art has always occurred in one of two places: the austere, echoing halls of the gallery or public space.
The ANC in Gauteng is preparing to relieve Gwen Ramokgopa of her duties as mayor but curiously it appears the position could stay within the family.
A host of legislative amendments proposed by MPs have not seen the light of day in the National Assembly.
"I don’t know how many people lifted me off my seat and threw me off the train," said Reason Wandi, a traumatised 26-year-old Zimbabwean.
Rumours of outcomes-based education’s death this week were not so much exaggerated as stupendously belated.
A painting depicting Nelson Mandela as a corpse by a Johannesburg-based artist has caused an upset. His 92nd birthday is on July 18.
Ten years ago Jo’burg launched the Johannesburg Art City Project, meant “to transform the city into the world’s largest outdoor art gallery.
The Airports Company of SA has set aside R400 000 as a "goodwill gesture" for flights which had to turn back from Durban.
"I don’t know how people can sit in Camps Bay, eating and drinking, saying what a great place it is when there is such poverty just down the road."
Julius Malema may have shot himself in the foot by telling the taxman he does not benefit financially from business dealings but receives "donations".
Were we acting? Was it just an act? It was a Zimbabwean who put the right question with such precision, writes <b>Richard Calland</b>.
Prosecutions boss has been asked to explain his evidence against Vusi Pikoli before the Ginwala Inquiry to the Johannesburg Bar
Jo’burg’s waste management company, Pikitup, is bleeding millions in a contract with a company booted out of a separate R28-million municipal tender.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said that "Africa can be proud of having organised the World Cup" as the four-week tournament entered its final days.
Seven Eastern Cape emergency services staff have been dismissed following a soccer jaunt at government expense.
SA’s manufacturing output slowed year-on-year in May, adding to recent data that suggests the pace of economic recovery is losing some steam.
An inquiry into a mine accident in Rustenburg that left five people dead and one critically injured is under way, Aquarius Platinum said on Thursday.
SA business confidence rose in June after a dip the previous month, as positive sentiment from the World Cup offset a gloomy global economic outlook.
As SA savoured the final days of the Cup, the government hammered out plans to use the tournament’s good spirits to stamp out anti-immigrant tensions.
There are doubts over plans to replicate the successes of World Cup courts which have seen cases around the tournament swiftly concluded.
Hundreds of fans missed the World Cup semifinal between Spain and Germany on Wednesday due to delays at Durban’s King Shaka international airport.
Carles Puyol cracked open Germany’s stubborn defence with a superb header on Wednesday to give Spain a 1-0 win and a place in the World Cup final.
Carles Puyol scored the only goal of the game to send Spain into the World Cup final against The Netherlands against Germany on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will soon meet the Auditor General to discuss World Cup ticket purchases of R130-million by state entities.
Caster Semenya should still be able to compete at the African Athletics Championships in Nairobi despite failing a fitness test on Wednesday.
Finance minister and auditor general are to investigate World Cup ticket purchases by government agencies amid concerns over "wasteful expenditure".