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/ 5 December 2008
Just over a third of South Africa’s top 120 companies are likely to retrench staff in the next six months, it was reported on Friday.
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/ 5 December 2008
After their unexpected win in Dubai, can the national Sevens team defy probability yet again in George?
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/ 5 December 2008
The aristocrats of South African club soccer, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, appear to have recovered from a disastrous start to the season.
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/ 5 December 2008
Even a purse of ,2-million has done little to entice the multimillion-dollar athletes to Sun City for this year’s Nedbank Golf Challenge.
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/ 5 December 2008
Henrik Stenson carried his World Cup-winning form into the first round of the Nedbank Challenge when he took a five-stroke lead on Thursday.
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/ 5 December 2008
Eskom on Friday said that it was "not in a position to invest in nuclear", and has terminated talks it was holding with nuclear technology providers.
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/ 5 December 2008
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk this week requested that President Kgalema Motlanthe form a commission of inquiry to probe the arms deal.
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/ 5 December 2008
A political setback to the current ANC leadership, which hoped that the commission would further shore up itsclaim that Mbeki abused the system.
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/ 4 December 2008
Twenty-seven complaints of sexual misconduct against teachers were received by the South African Council of Educators between January and October.
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/ 4 December 2008
There were hugs and smiles in the Constitutional Court on Thursday when the court suspended evictions from a Johannesburg building.
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/ 4 December 2008
A government task team will be established to handle the effects of the global economic crisis, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced on Thursday.
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/ 4 December 2008
SA consumers can expect huge savings in telephone and internet costs in the next 12 to 18 months thanks to the launch of a second transatlantic cable.
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/ 4 December 2008
South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs will enter a month-long alcohol rehabilitation programme starting on Monday.
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/ 4 December 2008
Business confidence ticked up for the month of November, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday.
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/ 4 December 2008
Cabinet has approved plans to embark on R7,3-billion project to augment the Vaal river system, it was reported on Thursday.
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/ 4 December 2008
The Limpopo health department is still awaiting results on whether the Nwanedzi River is contaminated with cholera bacteria.
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/ 4 December 2008
The number of internet users in South Africa has increased at the fastest rate since 2001, according to a study released on Thursday.
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/ 4 December 2008
The Cabinet is extremely concerned about recent developments in Zimbabwe, especially the shortage of food, the government said on Thursday.
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/ 4 December 2008
SA expects Zimbabwe’s rival political parties to ink a deal on a constitutional amendment within days, paving the way for a unity government.
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/ 4 December 2008
Consolidated Murchison, a division of Metorex, has entered into consultations with trade unions regarding the possible retrenchment of 400 employees.
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/ 4 December 2008
A survey on how President Kgalema Motlanthe is faring produced an unusually high number of ”I don’t know” responses, it was reported on Wednesday.
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/ 4 December 2008
It is highly unlikely that the death of a South African man in Brazil was caused by a new type of arenavirus, it was reported on Thursday.
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/ 4 December 2008
Dubai champions SA have set their sights on a first home triumph when the IRB’s Sevens Series is staged in George this weekend.
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/ 4 December 2008
At least 40 Johannesburg metro police officers face disciplinary action for the June highway shooting clash with the SAPS, it has been reported.
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/ 4 December 2008
The latest Flux review says consumers are moving towards more sustainable choices that are humane and concerned with their impact on the world.
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/ 4 December 2008
Greenpeace Africa was launched on November 13 at the Constitution Hill court house, the symbol of this nation’s struggle for justice.
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/ 4 December 2008
Unlike in the West, where many works of fiction first see the light of day in literary journals, most of our local works appear in book form first.
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/ 4 December 2008
Timus Mubia escaped with only his life twice in the past 11 years in SA. He fled Du Noon township at the end of May during xenophobic attacks.
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/ 4 December 2008
Timus Mubia escaped with only his life twice in the past 11 years in SA. He fled Du Noon township at the end of May during xenophobic attacks.
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/ 3 December 2008
The IEC will oppose an urgent application by the ANC against the use of the name Congress of the People (Cope), it was reported on Wednesday.
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/ 3 December 2008
The African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday pulled out of a public debate on the protection and defence of the Constitution.
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/ 3 December 2008
A clinical trial which could benefit Aids patients is about to lose its funding because the Medicines Control Council won’t answer its phones.