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.
The Health Department is expected to table a new, revised salary offer for doctors, reports said on Wednesday.
SA’s mining industry has been hard hit by lower commodity prices due to the global economic downturn, Minister of Minerals Susan Shabangu says.
So, barely a day after Springbok coach Peter de Villiers rebuked criticism of Ricky Januarie, a Bok match 22 was announced sans Januarie.
The SA Council of Churches is trying to ”privatise” Jesus and turn the Christian religion into a cult, the Friends of Jacob Zuma Trust claims.
Some KZN and Free State hospitals were shut down on Tuesday as doctors protested over salaries, the SA Registrars’ Association said.
Swaziland on Tuesday vowed to implement a law against human trafficking.
SABC board members spent Tuesday morning arguing over whether they would participate in an inquiry into the troubled public broadcaster.
Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota has embarked on a campaign to build branches for his party in preparation for the 2011 local government elections.
The minibus taxi industry on Tuesday demanded full ownership of the bus rapid transit (BRT) system.
Warren Buffett famously said that when the tide goes out you can see who has been swimming without a costume.
The government seems set to oppose a possible merger between mining giants Anglo American and Xstrata, it emerged on Tuesday.
SA will continue to pursue fiscal policies that have helped grow the economy, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday.
A parliamentary inquiry into the state of affairs at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is set to continue on Tuesday.
The vuvuzela is symbolic of SA soccer. If Fifa was happy to give the World Cup to an African country, then everyone must deal with the consequences.
US President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
It doesn’t matter how Bafana got there, the important thing is that they have made the nation proud by reaching the semis of the Confederations Cup.
There are no serious injuries in the Springbok camp as preparations begin for the second Test against the British and Irish Lions.