I almost fell off my exercycle at 7am on this icy Jo’burg morning when I switched on the TV and saw that Michael Jackson was dead.
Consumers suffered a triple whammy this week, with stiff increases in electricity tariffs, a petrol-price hike and no interest-rate cut.
An Ulundi election officer on Friday became the first South African since 1994 to be convicted of electoral fraud.
SABMiller will reduce fossil-fuel emissions from its beers by 50% per litre of beer produced by 2020, it said on Friday.
Harmony Gold has been selected as the preferred bidder for Pamodzi Gold’s Free State operations, the joint provisional liquidators said on Friday.
Despite SA’s loss to Brazil in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup, newspapers on Friday praised Bafana’s efforts.
Actress Farrah Fawcett, the Charlie’s Angels television star, died on June 25 after a long battle with cancer. She was 62.
Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications recommended on Friday that the board of the SABC be dissolved.
Brett Kebble murder accused Glen Agliotti is being sued for R29-million by the slain mining magnate’s former companies, it was reported on Friday.
The Springboks came within 20 minutes of playing the perfect game in Durban — and then fell off the bus.
Home Affairs Miniser Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Friday announced a cluster of measures designed to improve service from her department.
Entrepreneurial types are hawking flags and shirts at intersections, while workers are ditching office-wear in favour of bright yellow sweaters.
Nkola Motata has been acquitted on a charge of ”driving with an excessive amount of alcohol in his blood”, but still faces a drunken-driving charge.
Many South Africans see a Bafana Bafana victory against Brazil as an impossible dream.
Striking doctors in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday embarked on a campaign to cajole their counterparts in other parts of the country to join them.
The Competition Commission on Wednesday raided the premises of cement producers in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, it disclosed on Thursday.
SA’s producer prices fell by a record 3% year-on-year in May, data showed on Thursday, backing the case for an interest-rate cut later in the day.
If South Africa play as well as coach Joel Santana talks, then Brazil are in for a hiding in Thursday’s Confederations Cup semifinal.
Telkom needs to reassure the market that it has a plan following the sale of Vodacom, writes Lloyd Gedye
Media firm Avusa posted a 29% rise in full-year headline earnings per share and said it was confident it would deliver satisfactory profit this year.
PPC on Thursday advised that the Competition Commission had conducted a search-and-seizure operation at the premises of major cement manufacturers.
Nine men were on Wednesday convicted by the high court in Johannesburg for robbing the FNB depot in Selby of R46-million in February 2006.
Bafana have promised to take the game to Brazil on Thursday when they meet the five-time world champions in a Confederations Cup semifinal.
Built to look like a vast cooking pot simmering above a ring of fire, Soccer City promises to be an unforgettable venue for next year’s World Cup.
The US scored their greatest football win for almost 60 years by beating Spain 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the final of the Confederations Cup.
Hikers were being evacuated from the Otter Trail on Wednesday as bitterly cold and stormy weather swept the Southern Cape coast.
Two more SABC board members have resigned, leaving one last member standing, it was reported on Wednesday.
MTN said on Wednesday its Iran network was working and denied a report it would lose revenue from the country because of blocked cellphone signals.
Collusion appears to be the South African way of doing business. If it’s not bakeries, it’s milk producers.
SA’s targeted consumer inflation slowed to 8% year-on-year in May, slightly above expectations, from 8,4% in April, official data showed on Wednesday.
The pulp and paper sector may be the next to be hit by industrial action, with workers at Mondi and Sappi threatening to down tools.
Not many people expect Bafana to trouble, never mind beat, Brazil when the sides meet in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup on Thursday night.