Thousands of people staged a march on Wednesday to protest against lavish spending on the Soccer World Cup and the sacking of security staff.
Now is not the time to cut funding for HIV/Aids, say the TAC, MSF and Cosatu, among others.
Carlos Alberto Parreira is promising all out attack from Bafana Bafana against Uruguay – truth is, he really has no other option.
Nurses are as good as doctors at monitoring treatment for Aids patients, and shifting this role to them could help ease a shortage of health workers.
On the anniversary of the Soweto uprising, World Cup hosts South Africa will try to capture an emotional and much-needed triumph.
Tributes flowed in on Wednesday for singer Busi Mhlongo, who died from breast cancer on Tuesday evening.
Football fever, the Wild Coast and veld the young Nelson Mandela loved retain their tribal traditions and natural beauty, writes <b>Gavin Bell</b>.
The haunting, remote landscape of the Western Cape was once out of bounds, but now it’s completely open for the first time in half a century.
The DA on Tuesday said it would drop the hate speech charge against Free State ANC Youth League leader Thabo Meeko as he had shown remorse.
Eskom on Tuesday appointed Brian Dames as its new chief executive, the power utility said in a statement.
Nigeria are keeping everyone guessing about their plans for the match with Greece on Thursday, training in seclusion in Richards Bay north of Durban.
Doping is banned at the Soccer World Cup but the South African justice system is on steroids, with its special courts acting swiftly against crime.
Police on Tuesday deployed about 1 000 members to take over security duties at Ellis Park after security guards went on strike.
Nehawu on Tuesday demanded that state entities entities pay back nearly R11- million spent on 2010 World Cup tickets.
Of the 456 423 foreigners who entered the country since the beginning of June, 21 were denied permission to stay, Home Affairs said.
Police are ready to step in should security staff down tools at any of the Soccer World Cup stadiums, the local organising committee said on Tuesday.
New Zealand defender Winston Reid headed an equaliser in the dying seconds to earn a 1-1 draw with Slovakia.
South Africa’s dreams of the second round of the Soccer World Cup face a moment of truth on Wednesday in a critical match against Uruguay.
Victor Matfield will captain a South Africa team that contains six changes for the first of two Tests against Italy in Witbank Saturday.
Fifa has denied reports it detained dozens of women for wearing orange mini-dresses at a World Cup match in an alleged ambush marketing scam.
The <i>M&G</i>’s two court victories a significant boost for Access to Information Act.
<i>Mail & Guardian</i> armchair afficionados call the game
World Cup organisers battled on Tuesday to curb an outbreak of strikes, which saw police taking charge of security at stadiums and left fans stranded.
A group of 36 young Dutch fans in orange miniskirts were detained at Soccer City stadium for wearing outfits designed by a Dutch beer company.
The pace of the World Cup comes thick and fast now, leaving little time to start intricate work on tactics and plans, writes <i>Mark Gleeson</i>.
Sarah Palin is promising to honour the woman she calls the Iron Lady by visiting Britain to see Margaret Thatcher.
South Africa claim they have shrugged off opening day World Cup jitters and will be much more enterprising against Uruguay on Wednesday.
Workers at power utility Eskom could go on strike by Thursday if their demands for an 18% wage hike are not met, a union spokesperson said on Monday.
Suspended Transnet Freight Rail chief executive Siyabonga Gama is threatening legal action to stave off his dismissal, the company said on Monday.
Eleven games into the tournament and Ghana remains the only African team to have won a match after Cameroon slumped to a 1-0 loss to Japan.
Keisuke Honda carried Japan to their first World Cup finals victory on foreign soil when he scored the goal which beat Cameroon 1-0.
Holland’s 2-0 victory over Denmark at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Monday lacked the masterful brush-strokes of the traditional Dutch masters.