South Africa’s is overweight, underactive and malnourished, with the highest smoking rates in Africa, according to a recent health survey.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is the voice of reason as the SAHRC opposes statements made by Julius Malema and Zwelinzima Vavi.
Suspended head of the National Prosecuting Authority Vusi Pikoli had a feeling that the the Special Browse Mole Report would cause trouble.
The museum — small, intimate and in the very spot where it all took place — remembers the man, the remarkable history of heart transplant surgery.
Judge Nkola John Motata’s lawyers spent Thursday morning trying to find technical problems with five recordings capturing the judge’s rantings.
Shoplifters who usually steal luxury goods such as jewellery, electronics and clothing have shifted to basic necessities such as food.
In a society reeling from violence, how appropriate or helpful is it to see violence depicted on stage?
Environmental factors may contribute to about 90% of all cancers. Belinda Beresford reports.
South Africa’s biggest miners’ union said on Wednesday it would down tools on August 6 in a national strike that could halt production.
Individuals, companies and the economy are at risk if it is not dealt with effectively, argues Ian Sanne.
Michael Mushi stands near the spot where Mozambican national Ernesto Nhamuave was burnt alive and issues a warning to foreigners.
Pay for the average worker continues to lag way behind executive remuneration, with top management getting pay rises double that of general employees.
Silence and buck-passing have been the official response to the alleged rape of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown in the back of a police van.
According to experts and ex-prisoners, young, good-looking men, homosexuals and white-collar convicts are most vulnerable to prison rapes.
A Grahamstown court will soon decide if a body of government may withdraw advertising from a newspaper simply because the authorities do not like it.
“All the people inside wanted to eat him like they did. I don’t know how many men [raped him], but it was messy.” A formidable, broad woman, Ma Khambule* allows her eyes to water just a little as she recounts the pain of discovering that her 15-year-old son, Siya*, was allegedly raped “many, many times” […]
Former Intelligence Minister Joe Nhlanhla died on Wednesday, the ANC said. The ANC said Nhlanhla (71) had been in a coma for the past month.
The African National Congress Youth League on Wednesday insisted that its president, Julius Malema, will not withdraw his ”kill for Zuma” remark.
Crime levels in SA are a national problem and not only the responsibility of police and the government, Safety and Security Minister Charles says.
President Thabo Mbeki was shocked when told that warrants had been issued against police chief Jackie Selebi, the Ginwala inquiry heard on Wednesday.
Sasol’s Inzalo Black Public Invitations have been extended to July 9, the chemical and fuels company said on Wednesday.
SA Aids patients in Durban are under siege from drug addicts who rob them of their antiretroviral treatment to get high.
The Expropriation Bill has negative consequences for South Africa, a group of concerned parties said on Wednesday.
Three men convicted of the fatal shooting of five-year-old Danielle Esterhuizen were given life sentences on Wednesday.
The cause behind a recent spate of crocodile deaths at Olifants Gorge in the Kruger National Park is still unknown, the government said on Wednesday.
The Democratic Alliance says there is mounting public concern over the quality of tap water in South Africa.
Black business on Wednesday rejected the Pretoria High Court’s recent ruling defining Chinese South Africans as black people.
A trial date will be set at the next appearance of Glenn Agliotti in connection with the murder of Brett Kebble, the NPA said on Wednesday.
Mining in Rustenburg does not just bring wealth. With the influx of people, it has added to the massive strain on the region’s resources.
Suspended NPA head Vusi Pikoli and police chief Jackie Selebi wept together at a meeting during which Pikoli quizzed Selebi over criminal allegations.
South African consumer confidence plunged to a new four-year low in the second quarter of 2008, stung by high interest rates and soaring inflation.
A court on Wednesday heard a recording of Judge Nkola Motata swearing at the businessman whose wall he crashed into, allegedly while drunk.