Nelson Mandela, home advantage and vuvuzelas are among the elements South Africa hope will help avoid the shame of a first-round World Cup exit.
A strike by rail workers left two million commuters stranded on Monday just 24 days from the kick-off of the Soccer World Cup.
An alleged assault by a South African diplomat in Zimbabwe on an embassy staffer has been confirmed by the International Relations Department.
Security forces paraded their World Cup arsenal on Monday, hoping to reassure fans SA will be safe during football’s premier event.
The Congress of the People in the Free State on Monday threatened to withdraw from the party’s national congress unless it was postponed.
SA coach Carlos Alberto Parreira hailed the significant improvement in his team’s form after they thrashed Thailand 4-0.
Eskom on Monday acknowledged that it was likely to come under "additional pressure" during the Soccer World Cup.
Several hundred healthcare workers in KwaZulu-Natal have been treated.
just show some crunch time bottle. That is the wish of Stormers coach Allister Coetzee ahead of his side’s Super 14 semifinal against the Waratahs.
Hard-fought gains against HIV/Aids are being threatened by international donors “flatlining” funding for treatment programmes.
All government ministers have now signed formal performance contracts with President Jacob Zuma; but if they fail to deliver, they need not fear.
Africa’s maligned malaria fighter causes male reproductive disorders as well as cancer, study shows. <b>Yolandi Groenewald</b> reports.
Transnet confirmed on Monday that wage talks between the transport utility and two unions faltered once again, despite the CCMA’s involvement.
What is being done to improve conditions in hospitals to help nurses render a more professional service? After all, nursing is a profession.
Yusuf Afari explains to <strong>Percy Zvomuya</strong> and <strong>Karabo Keepile</strong> how he uses poetry "as a surgeon would use his knife".
Convicted sex offender Cezanne Visser, also known as advocate Barbie, reported to the high court in Pretoria on Monday to begin her jail sentence.
Listed cellphone giant Vodacom — majority owned by the United Kingdom’s Vodafone — posted a profit for the year ended March 31, 2010.
<b>David Warneke</b> advises on the most tax-effective structure for a small business: CC, company, partnership or sole proprietorship?
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has promised the government that it would reach a wage agreement with striking unions by mid-week.
John Biccard’s Investec Value Fund has zero exposure to the big four banks for the first time, and he has also dumped retail stocks.
Nelson Mandela would be hurt if he was fully aware of the "gutter level of discourse" among politicians in South Africa, Archbishop Desmond has said.
Divisions at the Eastern Cape ANCYL conference were clear on Saturday, with supporters of various factions making their allegiance known to all.
The Aglican Archbishop of Cape Town has praised the late Frederik Van Zyl Slabber for his role in South Africa’s peaceful transition to democracy.
Katlego Mphela hopes to get back on the goal trail when South Africa launch their final World Cup countdown on Sunday against Thailand in Nelspruit.
South Africa has dumped genetically modified (GM) maize on African markets, the African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) alleged on Friday.
Train commuters will be left stranded on Monday due to a nation-wide strike by transport unions, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA said on Monday.
New charter would require farmers to sell 40% to black shareholders.
Amnesty International and Cosatu have called on the SA government to take action against Swaziland following the recent death of Sipho Jele.
Zuma’s office claims the president should be exempt from the Access to Information Act.
King Shaka International is R8-billion worth of shiny new kit on the other side of town. And it couldn’t be more different.
The eThekwini municipality is intent on running a carbon-neutral World Cup from the new R3,1-billion Moses Mabhida stadium.
The Tutus describe themselves as "a little pop ‘n roll kwela disco punk band from Pretoria" and their songs are finely drawn vignettes.