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/ 6 February 2009
In South Africa, we fire nobody, leading to a culture of deep intolerance and impunity.
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/ 6 February 2009
Kgosi Letlape, the first black ophthalmologist in South Africa and former president of the World Medical Association, had led Sama since 2001.
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/ 6 February 2009
While fundraisers foresee gloom, the economic meltdown may be a tonic for higher education.
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/ 5 February 2009
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel will probably stick to his conservative fiscal stance next week, ignoring demands for a populist budget.
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/ 5 February 2009
The IFP Youth Brigade has reacted angrily to a statement by the ANCYL’s Julius Malema, who called on his party members to campaign in IFP strongholds.
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/ 5 February 2009
Business confidence in January dipped further, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday.
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/ 5 February 2009
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies is satisfied with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Fatima Hajaig’s second apology, it said on Thursday.
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/ 5 February 2009
President Kgalema Motlanthe will announce the election date next week, presidential spokesperson Thabo Masebe said on Thursday.
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/ 5 February 2009
The JSE edged into positive territory by noon on Thursday after starting the day in the red.
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/ 5 February 2009
A fire on a Putco bus was extinguished by the quick action of its driver, a Johannesburg emergency services spokesperson said on Thursday.
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/ 5 February 2009
SA’s Izak van der Merwe upstaged Germany’s Benjamin Becker at the SA Open on Wednesday evening to progress to the second round.
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/ 5 February 2009
SuperSport gave notice that they are not giving up their Absa Premiership crown easily after they scored a 3-0 win over Bay United on Wednesday night.
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/ 5 February 2009
IEC chairperson Brigalia Bam said the IEC would be ready to stage general elections in April, SABC radio reported on Thursday.
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/ 5 February 2009
President Kgalema Motlanthe faces an awkward time on Friday as he delivers a State of the Nation address after only five months in office.
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/ 5 February 2009
Leaders of three of the most popular political movements talk about how they are planning to get their constituencies to the ballot box.
An ‘affordable’ safari often means a gaggle of 4x4s circling a lone animal, but you’re guaranteed to be outnumbered by wildlife in the Great Karoo.
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/ 4 February 2009
SA is to get some ”exciting and hip” new coins, but what they will look like is still under wraps, says government spokesperson Themba Maseko.
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/ 4 February 2009
Najwa Petersen was among the top 3% of earners in South Africa when she killed her husband, Taliep, the Cape High Court heard on Wednesday.
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/ 4 February 2009
Samwu is sending a ”strong warning” to substitute employees from provincial licensing centres to not undermine the JMPD strike.
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/ 4 February 2009
Will he or won’t he announce a poll date? That is the question observers are asking ahead of the president’s State of the Nation speech on Friday.
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/ 4 February 2009
Scopa, which decided last year to examine what further evidence has become available in the controversial arms deal, faced another delay on Wednesday.
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/ 4 February 2009
Two student leaders were arrested at Wednesday’s protest action at the Westville campus of UKZN, for allegedly inciting public violence.
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/ 4 February 2009
Khutsong residents may have to vote in North West if Parliament doesn’t finalise in time legislation facilitating the township’s relocation.
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/ 4 February 2009
A witness wanted to give police information on the murder of Lucky Dube but was warned that she could be killed, a court heard on Wednesday.
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/ 4 February 2009
Moroka Swallows will have their credentials as championship contenders examined when they face Kaizer Chiefs in an Absa Premiership clash on Saturday.
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/ 4 February 2009
The African National Congress on Wednesday confirmed that it would join Jacob Zuma in his legal battle as friends of the court.
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/ 4 February 2009
Researchers say it’s high time that political parties begin to better understand the next generation.
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/ 4 February 2009
The housing market will start recovering gradually in the second half of this year, Absa’s latest House Price Index released on Wednesday showed.
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/ 4 February 2009
On a rain-interrupted programme at the SA Open on Tuesday, SA’s Kevin Anderson went down 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 in the first round against Ivo Minar.
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/ 4 February 2009
At the M&G and Xstrata’s recent Critical Thinking Forum on youth politics, it was the crowd — as much as the panel — that stole the show.
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/ 4 February 2009
The youth will get a whole new government agency this year. But will it be just more of the same, asks Mandy Rossouw.
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/ 4 February 2009
ANC presidential candidate Jacob Zuma will emerge from the forthcoming election with a criminal prosecution hanging over his head.