Aware of the risk of traditional circumcision, the family of Yongama Boya had him circumcised in hospital before sending him to his initiation ritual.
The trial of Durban businessman Prince Sifiso Zulu has been set down for August, the Durban Magistrate’s Court heard on Friday.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s legacy is being undermined by powerful elements in the ANC, DA leader Helen Zille said on Friday.
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was not chosen on Friday to be on South Africa’s Olympic team for the Beijing Games.
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday on Friday by urging the wealthy to share their prosperity with the less fortunate.
If you are lucky enough to find one of the five million new commemorative Nelson Mandela R5 coins, would you trade it for a loaf of bread?
African National Congress deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe will be sworn in as minister without portfolio at the Union Buildings on Friday.
The National Treasury has decided to bring forward the disbursements of its loan facility to state-owned power utility Eskom, it said on Friday.
The Renault-Nissan alliance on Friday announced the launch of a new manufacturing project in South Africa.
South African telephone company Telkom may be looking at a buyer for its pay-television unit, a local newspaper reported on Friday.
The state has rejected arguments that a drunken-driving charge against former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni be withdrawn, a Cape Town court has heard.
The JSE remained in the red at midday on Friday, weighed down by weaker resources. However, banks and financial stocks continued their gains.
The chairperson of the Young Communist League (YCL), David Masondo, has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting police, a spokesperson said.
Awash with good wishes, South Africa’s media highlighted the love and awe the country felt for Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday on Friday.
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on Thursday unconditionally approved the merger between the Absa Group and Woolworths Financial Services.
Gardeners mowed the lawn outside the museum honouring Nelson Mandela on Thursday, while a work crew laid new tarmac on the road outside his home.
The imminent sacking of Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Eastern Cape counterpart Nosimo Balindlela has heightened tensions in ANC structures.
What did the Cabinet know about serious financial risks associated with the arms deal? And why does the public not have the same information?
The ANC has proposed a number of possible candidates to replace Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Eastern Cape Premier Nosimo Balindlela.
”The theme for tonight is betrayal,” Ebrahim Rasool told about 800 family, staff and supporters gathered for a surprise birthday party in Cape Town.
Mandela is 90. But the celebration of a life of leadership, service and generosity is mixed with the sour taste of a legacy being polluted.
Nelson Mandela is a world-historical icon who has enlarged human freedom and redefined humanist ideals, writes Drew Forrest.
The SACP is to lay a complaint with the Independent Complaints Directorate over the alleged of assault of David Masondo.
Owen Hargreaves was among four regulars missing from the Manchester United squad that set off for their pre-season tour to South Africa on Thursday.
Bushbuckridge mayor Milton Morema did not hand himself over to police as expected on Thursday, Mpumalanga police said.
Oscar Pistorius, South Africa’s double amputee track sensation, is pinning his final hopes of a ticket to the Olympics on the 400m relay.
At least 13 people died in a collision between two trucks, two cars and a minibus taxi near Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, police said.
An apparent hostage situation at a refugee camp in Johannesburg highlights troubling situations in these camps, established after xenophobic violence.
Government funding of SAA should stop, kulula.com said on Thursday. It said taxpayers should stop filling the begging bowl for state-owned businesses.
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel convened a meeting on Thursday between the Treasury and Cosatu in an attempt to resolve numerous challenges.
Trade union Solidarity has signed a 12% wage increase for its members with Sasol Mining, the union said on Thursday.
Africa must avoid returning to a situation where armies and soldiers played a role in politics, ANC president Jacob Zuma said in Uganda on Thursday.