The Scorpions were not involved in the investigation of the Taliep Petersen murder, an affidavit on record at the murder trial has confirmed.
The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union on Monday warned of a looming strike over wages with retail giant Pick n Pay.
The Eastern Cape branch of the National Union of Metalworkers has called on its members to down tools on Wednesday in protest at high food prices.
Fixed-line phone company Telkom announces a R1,7-billion deal with Absa to provide the banking group with a virtual network for its branches.
New vehicle sales declined by 19,7% compared to the corresponding month last year, says the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA.
The police and the SA defence force started with a week-long Soccer World Cup training exercise in and around Bloemfontein on Monday.
Kevin Evans confirmed his status as the country’s marathon mountain-bike racing king when he won his third successive SA title this weekend.
The JSE remained on the back foot at midday on Monday as the overall market was weighed by weaker mining stocks.
The Pietermaritzburg High Court started hearing argument on Monday on why the corruption case against ANC leader Jacob Zuma should be dropped.
The African National Congress repeated claims on Monday that its president, Jacob Zuma, was being persecuted by the National Prosecuting Authority.
The vigil for ANC president Jacob Zuma got off to a slow start with less than 1 000 die-hard supporters braving the cold in Pietermaritzburg.
For four months now Sihle Mavimbela has had to spend R14 on taxi fare each time he needs to draw cash from an automated teller machine.
Let’s face it, since 1994 many leading black figures in the middle, professional and upper classes have played the ”race card”.
Despite South African retail investors having withdrawn R3-billion from offshore funds in the last quarter, fund managers recommend offshore markets.
The indie label that gave birth to grunge is a very different beast in 2008. Lloyd Gedye explores its roster
Figures released this week will give the monetary policy committee a lot to talk about, writes
Maya Fisher-French.
In observing Women’s Month, Women’s Day and the 16 days of activism, we have lost the real political and liberating philosophy of days past.
So futile and low-tech was the exercise back in 2004 that just five attacks using explosives took place countrywide in that year.
The Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) elects new leaders as the ANC Youth League asks for the ”recall” of President Thabo Mbeki.
The Springbok coach has taken a huge gamble by retaining only one flyhalf in his reduced 24-man squad for the one-off Test against Argentina.
The Presidency on Sunday strongly rejected renewed allegations of arms-deal corruption involving President Thabo Mbeki.
Gauteng businessman Waldemar Katzke, who underwent single-bypass open-heart surgery on live national television on Saturday, is ”doing well”.
The Sharks defeated Griquas 44-15 in a fast-paced Currie Cup match on Saturday. Also, the Cheetahs secured a rather lucky victory.
The Lions on Saturday ran out deserved 27-13 winners against Western Province. Also victorious were the SWD Eagles and the Platinum Leopards.
Five Durban siblings burnt to death when their shack caught alight in the early hours of Saturday morning, the eThekwini fire department said.
President Thabo Mbeki was allegedly paid R30-million to guarantee a German shipbuilder would receive a submarine contract in the arms deal.
New Orlando Pirates coach Rudi Krol hit the jackpot by winning the Telkom Charity Cup against arch-rivals Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday night.
Education Minister Naledi Pandor and her predecessor, Kader Asmal, took a hard line on private universities, introducing tough legislative controls.
Former Transkei military ruler Bantu Holomisa said this week he did not know how the lease extension had ”slipped through”.
Jacqueline Steeneveldt recently spent a weekend at the Irene Country Lodge.
Falling standards and new curricula don’t bode well for high school learners, writes Thabo Mohlala.
Bobby Godsell wants to focus on South Africa’s energy future, without blaming anyone for its past, writes Lynley Donnelly.