That trees fall under two different departments illustrates the need for politics to embrace science.
Ghana became the only African team from the original six to qualify on Wednesday for the knockout stage of the World Cup.
Tim Cahill and Brett Holman scored second half goals to give Australia a 2-1 victory over Serbia in their final World Cup Group D match on Wednesday.
Germany and Ghana advanced to the second round of the World Cup finals on Wednesday as Australia and Serbia made their exits.
United States coach Bob Bradley, who has scowled his way through much of the World Cup, allowed himself a rare smile on Wednesday.
England finally found their fighting spirit and along with it a place in the second round with a battling 1-0 win over feisty Slovenia on Wednesday.
A string of first-round flops by African teams on home turf threatened to muzzle the buzz of the vuvuzela on Wednesday.
In a bid to avert industrial action during the remainder of the Fifa World Cup, the NUM said it had given Eskom until Friday to revise its wage offer.
Board expected to study all submissions and make their final recommendations to the National Council on Correctional Services within 30 days.
SACP leader Chris Hani’s killer, Clive Derby-Lewis, shouldn’t be considered for parole until he has served a longer sentence, the DA says.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday local banks remained fairly stable in the face of Europe’s debt woes.
South Africa fans are split on which team they will switch their allegiances to following the demise of their beloved Bafana Bafana.
When it emerged that Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson had been cast as Winnie Mandela in a biopic of the Struggle matriarch, there was an uproar.
South Africa’s targeted consumer inflation slowed in line with forecasts to 4,6% year-on-year in May from 4,8% in April, data showed on Wednesday.
Nigerian legend Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha thinks Africa’s misery at the Soccer World Cup is because of bad administration and players’ lack of passion.
South Africa’s batsmen improve their batting averages as the second Test against West Indies meandered to a draw on Tuesday.
German football boss Theo Zwanziger on Wednesday reminisced about the day it was announced that Germany would host the Soccer World Cup.
The employment figures released by Stats SA made a mockery of reports of economic growth, trade union Uasa said on Tuesday.
Argentina cruised into the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday as France bowed out and South Africa became the first hosts to fall in the first round.
The justice department was investigating whether SA should consider an extradition request for former Rwandan General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa.
While Safa is silent on Carlos Alberto Parreira’s replacement after the Soccer World Cup, the smart money is on his assistant, Pitso Mosimane.
Bafana Bafana may have exited the World Cup, but they will not exit the hearts of the this nation for a while.
SA took advantage of a dispirited France on Tuesday to win 2-1 and restore pride, but it was not enough to see them through to the knockout stages.
Although employment fell across all job types, it declined most sharply in the highly cyclical construction and trade sectors.
When kulula.com advertised it was offering "Sepp" free flights during June and July, it assumed everyone knew who it was talking about.
The Soccer World Cup has been a wonderful success story so far, organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan said on Tuesday.
You could hardly credit the appreciation of this high-brow audience for this crass, brash and possibly the world’s cheapest instrument.
Czech public television network CT is putting a sock into vuvuzelas at Soccer World Cup games in South Africa.
The National Union of Mineworkers said on Tuesday it had rejected the latest wage offer by Eskom, but would pursue talks for now.
A court has dropped a case against two Dutch women accused of ambush marketing at a World Cup match last week, the NPA said on Tuesday.
Cosatu chief Zwelinzima Vavi need no longer fear disciplinary action after the ANC said charging him would not be the "right route to follow".
Marginalised HIV-positive women are bearing the brunt of this unconstitutional practice.