Former Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool has been appointed one of two special advisers to Minister in the Presidency Kgalema Motlanthe.
Gordon Igesund faces one of his biggest challenges when he leads newly promoted Maritzburg United back into the promised land of the Absa Premiership.
Judge John Hlophe’s court application was delayed when his lawyer objected to advocate Wim Trengove SC being appointed a friend of the court.
A case of murder and three of attempted murder against the alleged sword killer was on Wednesday postponed in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court.
South Africa needs 2 500 more debt counsellors to cope with its growing consumer crisis, according to debt counselling company Consumer Assist.
A R600-million aerospace village was opened in Centurion south of Pretoria by the Minister of Trade and Industry on Tuesday.
The old joke about the tomato blushing because it saw the salad dressing has a new twist, writes Anita Funke.
Trio told to vacate their offices and barred from participating in impact assessment, writes Fiona Macleod.
Allan Kolski Horwitz explains independently minded publishing collective Botsotso, while Darryl Accone applauds Colleen Higgs’s award-winning work.
A plan to boost SA’s scientific research has taken a knock, after the Science and Technology Department failed to secure R180-million in funding.
The same logic that saw Thabo Mbeki replaced as party president should apply to those who seem to think they represent their own jackets.
So many South Africans who have proven their bona fides in bucketloads are now being called enemies of the revolution.
It is unacceptable that schools are being turned into killing fields instead being portals of knowledge and information, Cosatu said on Tuesday.
A full bench of judges heard argument on Tuesday over whether Constitutional Court judges had infringed on rights of the Cape Judge President.
High salaries paid to legal executives is a great cause for concern, the Federation of South African Trade Unions (Fedusa) said on Tuesday.
A teenage girl failed a grade at school after being allegedly raped by accused serial rapist Tsediso Letsoenya, the Cape High Court heard on Tuesday.
Despite her fractured foot and injured back and ribs, Anna Myers was asked to stand so that her chair could be used by other patients.
Representatives of the SA government will discuss the country’s progress in preparing for the 2010 Soccer World Cup at a briefing in Beijing.
Johannesburg businessman Hugh Glenister’s bid to stop the disbandment of the Scorpions will come before the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.
University of Johannesburg scientists have started creating a database of DNA information from the world’s tree species.
Music legend Taliep Petersen pleaded not to be killed as he lay bound on the floor, one of the men charged with his murder told a court on Tuesday.
A recent survey reveals the students employers place on a university’s reputation, writes Primarashni Gower.
The University of Johannesburg is spending R25-million on scholarships for master’s and PhD students, some of whom will be guaranteed employment
Shelters for people displaced by xenophobic violence will remain open until a final ruling is received from the Constitutional Court.
Veteran fullback Percy Montgomery was on Tuesday axed from the South Africa team for Saturday’s Tri-Nations match against Australia.
Engineers, oceanographers and chemists in eight African countries will benefit from three grants of $800 000 each from a new initiative.
The Johannesburg High Court started hearing Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s application against the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
South Africa’s economic growth rate accelerated to 4,9% in the second quarter of 2008 on a seasonally adjusted and annualised basis.
In one Mpumalanga township, the streets are dominated by women on bikes. So where are the women in cycle races?
Lawyers for the state and a group of people displaced by xenophobic violence will return to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
A full bench of the Witwatersrand Local Division will hear Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s application against the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
South Africa needs to strengthen interventions on women’s empowerment, according to President Thabo Mbeki.