Sections of the proposed protection of information legislation are reminiscent of apartheid-era secrecy laws, according to an intelligence expert.
Sasol said on Monday it would explore for shale gas in the Karoo Basin in a joint venture with Statoil ASA and Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
Zimbabwe has set up temporary shelters for scores of its nationals leaving South Africa following threats of attacks on foreigners, an official said.
South African authorities might be denying a xenophobic upsurge in the wake of the World Cup, but they are taking no chances.
Kumba Iron Ore may look for other domestic buyers to take extra ore if ArcelorMittal’s South African unit shuts down one of its plants.
I have no desire to meet Nelson Mandela, writes <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
Cope deputy president Mbhazima Shilowa said he plans to take party leader Mosiuoa Lekota to court for stripping him of his duties as chief whip.
A South African community once riven by anti-foreigner violence came together on Sunday in the spirit of Nelson Mandela to play a little soccer.
The IFP on Sunday voted to postpone its general conference until a disciplinary inquiry was conducted into national chairperson Zanele Magwaza-Msibi.
It is a pity that Jacob Zuma, Nathi Mthetwa and Bheki Cele talk such blithe rubbish about the threat of attacks on foreign Africans living in SA.
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, turns 92 on Sunday as the world celebrates the first international day in his honour.
Invoking Nelson Mandela’s legacy, SA’s foreign minister made an appeal on Friday for her country’s bid to secure a non-permanent seat on the council.
The ongoing contractual dispute between steel giant ArcelorMittal and iron-ore supplier Kumba Iron Ore has intensified.
The Communication Workers Union is "horror-struck by infightings" in the Communications Department led by Minister Siphiwe Nyanda.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa insisted on Friday that the recent violence in the Western Cape was "so-called" rather than actual xenophobia.
Four women jumped off a moving train to escape two robbers in Somerset West, Western Cape police said on Friday.
Designers at the Africa Fashion Week steered clear of using bold African prints and instead chose to focus on intricate detail and craftsmanship.
Former ANCYL Limpopo chairperson Lehlogonolo Masoga has been found guilty of "grave" and "serious" offences by the league’s disciplinary committee.
Two tenders awarded by the Limpopo health and welfare department were allegedly allocated to friends of provincial minister Miriam Segabutla this year
When is a disciplinary hearing not a disciplinary hearing? When the Inkatha Freedom Party calls it an inquiry, it seems.
Government officials who bought Soccer World Cup tickets using the state purse could face fines or imprisonment.
Congratulatory messages continued to stream in on Friday for former president Nelson Mandela, two days ahead of the struggle icon’s 92nd birthday.
Unions representing 1,3-million government employees have given PSA Minister Richard Baloyi until next week to improve the government’s wage offer.
Africa’s extensive network of national parks is failing to stem the decline of large mammals, according to a new study.
The latest surprise posting of an ambassador is that of Mohau Pheko, a prominent academic, political economist and gender activist.
The ANC Youth League national executive committee (NEC) meets on Friday evening amid chaos in its provincial chapters.
The ANC has called the move a deliberate attempt to extend the DA’s political power in the province.
Hidden below Johannesburg where trains once ran, <b>Nechama Brodie</b> finds fragments of a time gone by.
I find Johannesburg captivating. I can’t say I will always be here but it has shaped me and whatever I will do in the future.
In 2006 the City of Johannesburg drafted a transport action plan detailing how transport should work during the World Cup.
The World Cup has come and gone and Fifa’s officially endorsed exhibition, the <em>2010 Legacy</em> collection, is on display until the end of July.
The mass of plastic hands east of Johannesburg are a boon for the landscape, but is there an audience in South Africa for public art projects?