About half of hotels, lodges and other accommodation in South Africa will charge premium rates during the World Cup.
<i>Sarah Badat</i> got a heads up on the official attitude to creative production at Friday’s opening sessions at the annual Joburg Art Fair.
Could crime fiction be the new direction the "political novel" is taking in contemporary South Africa?
Now is the time to reconsider the work of Guy Butler and what he stood for.
Percy Zvomuya reviews two histories of the beautiful game as played in Africa.
Since his arrest for drunken driving in Cape Town this month, the ANC’s senior spokesperson, Jackson Mthembu, apologises to everyone he meets.
What matters is the real exchange rate, which takes into account what you can actually buy with your depreciated rand.
The PAC Youth has threatened to kill ANC Youth League president Julius Malema if he does not apologise for misleading the country about Sharpeville.
Senior managers in the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department say they have been "displaced" by minister’s restructuring.
Department spokesperson claims action was taken against a senior manager found to be at fault for irregular expenditure.
SA faces increased risks of power cuts from 2011 to 2013 unless co-generation projects come on line and consumers try to conserve more electricity.
Percy Zvomuya speaks to visual artist Mary Sibande about freedom, politics and alter egos.
The Pretoria and Johannesburg Bar councils are pressing ahead with a misconduct inquiry into advocate Seth Nthai, it was reported on Friday.
Art critic, novelist, essayist and curator Simon Njami is no stranger to South Africa.
Serving Julius Malema with a dose of his own medicine is the purpose of Steve Hofmeyr’s open letter, Skiet My Eerste, Malema.
The Sky Car that carries visitors to the top of the 106-metre arch over Durban’s new Soccer World Cup stadium has been grounded for safety checks.
Unexplained deposits in Joe Modise’s bank account add to the mounting questions about the arms deal.
Sitting in a deck chair at a white South African squatter camp, Ann le Roux (60) holds a yellowing photo from her daughter’s wedding day.
The apparent financial meltdown of a mine purchased by a company chaired by President Jacob Zuma’s nephew has raised questions about the deal.
Enock Molefe will be coming full circle when he takes to the field as the only South African assistant referee at the Soccer World Cup.
Matuma Letsoalo and Rapule Tabane visited Julius Malema at his Sandton home this week to quiz him about his riches and his war with journalists.
With more trophies beckoning, South African rugby is in a good place, writes Andy Capostagno.
A quality audit tells university to get its vast house in order, write <b>Cornia Pretorius</b> and <b>Primarashni Gower</b>.
The newly appointed chief executive of the CHE will tackle the organisational turmoil that has undermined the work of the policy advisory body.
A huge, uncatalogued collection at the University of
Leiden presents research opportunities for the future, Jos Damen reports.
A new MTN deal lights a spark of hope that all the big BEE transactions may not be over yet.
The politics of beauty is much deeper than make-up for former supermodel Iman, who was in South Africa this week to launch her cosmetics line.
Alexandra township will host an alternative soccer tournament for impoverished youth from all over the world during the Soccer World Cup.
Will the central bank, with the strength of the rand, be tempted to cut rates despite the inflation data?
SABMiller has a fight on its hands in the premium beer market and the battle was intensified this week with the opening of the Sedibeng brewery.
South African Disability Alliance members burnt tyres on Thursday in protest at the lack of accessibility of Cup stadiums to people with disabilities.
A "revolution" in South Africa’s response to HIV/Aids will unfold next month, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday.