The Western Cape has been singled out by police as having one of the highest incidences of child murder.
HEDGE FUNDS Ian Hamilton unpacks some of the issues facing investors looking for exposure in local funds.
A high interest rate environment may lead to the need to adjust an investment strategy, especially if you have a living annuity.
When it comes to 2010, government leaders are eternal optimists. Do they just have their heads in the sand?
Parliament wants to fire the existing SABC board, while the president and minister back the body.
Thousands march in Durban in protest against job losses caused by the electricity crisis and spiralling food, fuel and other prices.
As climate change and global warming result in an increase in natural disasters, more must be done to limit the loss of lives, the government says.
Booking for the 2010 World Cup to be staged in South Africa opens on February 2 next year, it was announced in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
South Africa’s economy is not heading for recession, with growth still strong, boosted by robust investment growth, says the top Treasury official.
The memory of former minister of intelligence Joe Nhlanhla can inspire the ANC when it is challenged by ill discipline, Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
All Gautrain operations are expected to resume in a week at the collapsed section of Oxford Road, Gauteng transport minister Ignatius Jacobs says.
Two police officers have described as accurate audio recordings involving them after Judge Nkola Motata’s alleged drunken-driving accident.
Skies showed signs of clearing over the Western Cape on Wednesday afternoon, offering a respite to communities hit by days of driving rain and floods.
Crime-ravaged SA would be a safer place if children were treated better by society, former president Nelson Mandela said on Wednesday.
South Africa’s residential rents are continuing their rapid rise, with the Trafalgar national rent index rising by an annualised 12,5% to 153.
New Clicks, trading as Musica, says it was disappointed at the outcome of the court case in which it was found guilty of trading in counterfeit goods.
Suspended NPA boss Vusi Pikoli may know by the end of August whether he is fit to hold office after public sessions of an inquiry ended on Wednesday.
Concerns were voiced on Wednesday in the drunken-driving trial of Judge Nkola Motata over a media report on last week’s proceedings.
The appeal against the conviction of a man who held a home affairs employee hostage using a toy gun was postponed on Wednesday.
SA banks have not been discouraged by the ongoing spate of bombings of ATMs and will continue to provide financial services in remote areas.
Africa’s biggest iron ore producer Kumba Iron Ore forecast lower than expected first-half earnings per share, triggering a 4% fall in its shares.
Durban businesses on Wednesday reported that up to 80% of their workers failed to turn up ahead of the planned Cosatu protest.
The Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday questioned SABC CEO Dali Mpofu’s lawyer about Mpofu’s conduct during a board meeting where he was suspended.
Police were on Wednesday searching for body parts that were sliced off three corpses at a Pietermaritzburg mortuary.
Large numbers of awaiting-trial prisoners appear to be the reason for South Africa’s grossly overcrowded prisons, some by more than 300% of capacity.
Times are tougher than Vernon Koekemoer’s biceps for South Africans at the moment, yet many of us are slipping further into debt.
Jerome Valcke, the general secretary of Fifa, on Wednesday admitted it will be tough going for Bafana when they compete in the Confederations Cup.
South Africa have moved above England in the Test championship standings on the eve of their four-match series.
Relegated PSL club Black Leopards on Tuesday announced they will be changing their spots with the massive sale of 14 leading players.
Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla allegedly told investigators that arresting police commissioner Jackie Selebi would “shake the foundations” of SA.
Thousands of unionised South African workers downed tools on Wednesday to protest against a sharp jump in food and fuel prices.
South Africa’s 2010 World Cup organisers said on Tuesday the Port Elizabeth stadium had been dropped as a host venue for the 2009 Confederations Cup.