Jittery foreign visitors, including diplomats, celebrities and businessmen are scrambling to secure personal bodyguards for the Soccer World Cup.
The Stormers crushed New Zealand’s Wellington Hurricanes 37-13 on Saturday to go second in the Super 14 table.
A bus rapid transit (BRT) bus was shot at in Soweto in a drive-by shooting, Johannesburg police said on Saturday.
Fatima Meer was a selfless leader who fought fearlessly and sacrificed her well-being in the struggle for liberation, the ANC said on Friday.
The UK press reaction to the South African president’s visit echoed an oldier, bloodier history between the two nations.
President Jacob Zuma has expressed concern about relations within the ruling alliance and about the conduct of national executive committee members.
The Film and Publication Board has welcomed Multichoice’s decision not to launch a porn channel, saying it was in the best interests of children.
ANC stalwart Fatima Meer died in hospital on Friday at 81. Meer built a reputation as a prolific academic and an powerful advocate of gender equality.
Dear Julius Malema: I’m a year younger than you. I still live with my mother in a four-room house in Soweto.
Could the Mini Cooper’s reputation for being one of the most exciting cars in its class have contributed to the illegal Soweto drag race?
There’s a surplus of pizza outlets around, but finding a good one is harder than you might think.
As an aspirant kugel Lerato Mogoatlhe gets to live
out her fantasy holiday in Plettenberg Bay.
Leaving the ‘protected’ concrete jungle of Johannesburg, Ricky Hunt feels slightly vulnerable in the beachcomber’s paradise on the Wild Coast.
Security clearances being conducted in some Gauteng institutions are invasive and excessive, say critics.
Pressure is mounting on President Jacob Zuma to explain why he missed the deadline for the declaration of his assets.
The City of Johannesburg was forcing its bus rapid transit (BRT) system on the taxi industry, the United Taxi Association Forum said on Friday.
Percy Zvomuya steels himself for a ringside introduction to cage fighting.
Percy Zvomuya and <i>M&G</i> photographer Oupa Nkosi took to the streets of the Free State capital to investigate rumours of human trafficking.
This year has particular significance for Africa’s connection with the written word. Percy Zvomuya reports.
South Africa’s oil companies are accused of running a bitumen cartel at the government’s expense, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Nedbank, Capitec and FNB seem to be the banks offering some of the best products, writes <i>Maya Fisher-French.</i>
Most protests are the reaction of people who have been raising issues for a long time without getting a response from relevant government structures.
The state of a country’s highways is a sure guide to
the state of its economy, writes Busani Bafana.
The power struggle in Gauteng has heated up, with some ANC members in the province trying to block Nomvula Mokonyane’s bid for the chairperson’s post.
Police fired rubber bullets at residents of Finetown, near the Grasmere Toll Plaza, on Thursday as waves of service delivery strikes hit Gauteng.
Accusations of negligence reignite anger still harboured by KwaZulu-Natal’s overstretched medical staff.
A row has broken out between the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the local event organisers who brought <i>Top Gear</i> to South Africa last month.
Prescription drug abuse is on the increase, and medical aids often fund this form of addiction. Faranaaz Parker reports.
The Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities has welcomed Multichoice’s decision to cancel the launch of a pornographic channel.
When in Cape Town Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda lives a five-star life at the city’s top hotels — courtesy of the taxpayer.
President Jacob Zuma has defended controversial ANC Youth League president Julius Malema again, saying he will not be forced into shouting him down.
Will Jomo Cosmos boss Jomo Sono finally heed the call and quit as the country’s longest-serving football coach?