Criminal elements were behind the fire that broke out at Kruger Park flats in the Pretoria CBD on Tuesday, Tshwane mayor Gwen Ramokgopa said.
Three men have been arrested in possession of dagga at the Jose Pearson tuberculosis (TB) hospital in Port Elizabeth.
The ANC will announce a successor to embattled Eastern Cape Premier Nosimo Balindlela as soon as she returns from China, media reports say.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is full of praise for Orlando Pirates after his Red Devils managed a 1-0 win over a second-string Bucs.
The Public Investment Corporation has supplied the money for two of the biggest disinvestments from South Africa since the apartheid era.
Report reveals Wits University’s graduation rates for 2004 were well below the national benchmark for higher education.
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Residents of two flat complexes in Pretoria obtained an urgent interdict on Tuesday to stop their eviction following a day of violence and death.
A planned Cosatu protest march through the Johannesburg CBD on Wednesday is set to disrupt traffic and public transport.
Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has expressed regret over his recent ”shoot and kill for Zuma” comments.
A showdown seems to be looming between Parliament’s sport and recreation committee and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee.
The number of South Africans who give emigration as the reason for selling their home has shot up in recent months.
JCI and Randgold & Exploration sign a memorandum of understanding to conclude a settlement agreement in place of the merger of the two companies.
Trucks were taking foreigners from the Glenanda refugee camp in Johannesburg to deportation centres on Tuesday afternoon.
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Kgalema Motlanthe, appointed by President Thabo Mbeki to Cabinet last week, attended his first meeting of the executive on Tuesday.
South Africa is embarking on a programme to increase its PhD output. This strategy is an important effort to boost the entire educational system.
Six people have died in a fire that broke out in the Kruger Park flats in Pretoria. The fire was allegedly started to protest against evictions.
The Scorpions have raided and searched a property of Dimitro Paparas, who is the co-accused of businessman Glenn Agliotti in a drug-dealing case.
Academics will now receive funding based on their rating, writes Primarashni Gower.
A journal covering public affairs issues on the African continent was launched recently at the University of Pretoria.
Court hears that witness wasn’t careless in handling cellphone recordings taken after an accident involving Judge Nkola Motata.
The ANC parliamentary caucus has bitten back at Sascoc for its remarks about Butana Komphela, the chair of the sports portfolio committee.
South Africa should not only be training artisans for current needs, but also replacing its aging workforce, says a human resources company.
The South African Property Owners’ Association sees risks for the commercial and industrial property industry contained in the draft Companies Bill.
An urgent court application to stop the African National Congress provincial conference in the Free State was removed from the roll on Tuesday.
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Postgraduate scholarships are now an option for South Africans wanting to study in other countries.
Higher education is clearly dangerous in today’s political climate. Zuma has no formal education, but that hasn’t deterred him.
Efforts by police to remove xenophobia refugees from the Glenanda shelter in Johannesburg ran into resistance by lunchtime on Tuesday.
The JSE remained in the black at midday on Tuesday, boosted by commodity stocks on firmer metal prices.
Cosatu has called on civil society to join in a protest against rising electricity and food prices in Johannesburg on Wednesday.