Those who want to challenge the ANC Youth League leader’s legitimacy at the league’s conference must first win a two-thirds majority.
Among the many accolades showered on Nelson Mandela at a joint sitting of Parliament on Friday were some shining examples of his sense of humour.
The Ginwala hearings into the fitness of suspended head prosecutor Vusi Pikoli to hold office have been postponed until Monday.
An unknown number of armed men killed a 35-year-old pregnant woman in a suspected house robbery in the Bergvlei Complex in Villeria, Garsfontein.
South African football is becoming a microcosm of society’s gap between the haves and the have-nots.
South African stocks were mixed with a firmer bias at noon on Friday, supported by miners on firm metal prices.
The government has criticised the "misconception" that foreign migrants steal jobs from SA citizens — a key reason for recent xenophobic violence.
Jacob Zuma’s lawyers have filed an application asking the Pietermaritzburg High Court to set aside the decision to prosecute him.
More than a month after xenophobic attacks shook Gauteng, feelings of desperation worsen among thousands of foreigners housed at temporary shelters.
South Africa has been supplying Zimbabwe with helicopters, revolvers and cartridges — despite the mounting human rights atrocities in that country.
Eskom’s top managers will forgo much of their annual bonuses this year after a troubled few months for the state-owned power utility.
Director Jane Lipman couldn’t have wished for a better time to launch her thought-provoking documentary on the lives of South African women judges.
Professor Kader Asmal, a key figure in the development of SA’s constitutional democracy, has drafted a strong declaration supported by the M&G.
The Department of Health awarded a R3,615-billion tender to six suppliers over a period of two years to supply antiretrovirals.
Unions are seeking a R1 500-a-month bonus for all workers at Cape Town’s Green Point 2010 stadium, regardless of whether targets are met.
The Nelson Mandela Museum is to run a year-long festival to celebrate the 90th birthday of the revered former president, Kader Asmal has announced.
There could be no justification for violent protests by metro police officers, Gauteng community safety minister Firoz Cachalia said on Thursday.
Belinda Beresford provides an Idiot’s Guide to health regulation
A 42-year-old teacher was shot dead in a school driveway in Durban’s Umlazi suburb on Thursday, police said.
Cape Town’s Kelvin Grove club, which several years ago clashed with health authorities over anti-smoking legislation and won, has now banned smoking.
Vodacom has chosen Royal Bafokeng Holdings and Thebe Investment Corporation as partners in its broad-based BEE deal, the company said on Thursday.
South African investors have become increasingly pessimistic about expected returns on the domestic equity market, a survey showed on Thursday.
Once minor aesthetic procedures, such as Botox injections and "fillers", had to be administered by a medical specialist: now my GP does them in betwee
Elvis Jack argues that steriod use by sports people should be brought into the open.
Police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi’s case has been transferred to the Johannesburg High Court for trial to begin on April 14 2009.
SA’s producer price inflation (PPI) accelerated above expectations to 16,4% year-on-year in May, from 12,4% in April, data showed on Thursday.
Lawyers for police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi want his case to be struck from the roll, the Randburg Magistrate’s Court heard on Thursday.
Metro police officers will continue their protest outside their Johannesburg headquarters on Thursday while union bosses meet with city management.
It had to be pushed by government, but the company shows the way empowerment is going, writes Reg Rumney.
Jacob Zuma’s attorneys have warned the Constitutional Court over its complaint against Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
It’s about much more than pin-stripes and requires business and other leaders to open up social and economic connections between the world of plenty.
Some advice to a would-be Inzalo share scheme subscriber from a helpful nephew