Annanias Mathe, one the country’s most notorious criminals, has tried to escape from prison again.
Members of the South African National Defence Force Union on Friday called for Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota to step down.
There is a strong level of understanding among African leaders on the need for stable democratic systems, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.
There was no reason for Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown to remain in a private clinic for treatment after he was allegedly sexually assaulted in a prison vehicle, the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court heard on Friday.
The University of the Free State (UFS) has handed a private company a R4-million contract to help integrate its hostels.
The past couple of weeks have confirmed the truly risky nature of our constitutional journey, begun more than a decade ago.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille on Friday urged President Thabo Mbeki to ”speak out” on Zimbabwe before it was too late.
South Africa’s rural doctors have been thrust into the spotlight by the cases of Colin Pfaff, who sourced funding for antiretroviral drugs for pregnant women when the politicians failed to do so.
The slow pace of regional integration and poor infrastructure are hampering trade between countries in Africa, delegates at a World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting said on Friday.
The fifth anniversary of the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> Greening the Future Awards was celebrated at a black-tie event in Johannesburg on June 5.
In 2007, Woolworths removed hydrogenated vegetable oils and 31,6 tonnes of salt from its recipes.
Even as a seasoned "greenie" with an eye on recycling initiatives, I didn’t realise you could recycle Tetra Pak cartons.
Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils’s own ministerial review commission on intelligence has delivered a sharp critique of the ministry’s new draft Protection of Information Bill.
The Out of the Box Environmental Education Programme has learners and teachers across the country literally thinking outside the box.
EnAct International has played a key role in developing a pioneering legal philosophy and approach to governance called "Earth Jurisprudence".
The Gauteng Conservancy Association’s community-based approach has spread into nearly 30 conservancies in the province.
A meeting of the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) was under way on Friday to consider an allegation levelled against Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
The construction of a R46m plant at the Omnia Group’s Sasolburg fertiliser facility will reduce its nitrous oxide and nitrogen oxides emissions.
"Our school was in a bad condition before, with pipes leaking, toilets dirty and in a poor condition."
Many of the energy-saving initiatives introduced by management at Backsberg Estate Cellars cc have been small but significant.
Makana Meadery in Grahamstown combines local knowledge and scientific know-how to save energy and reduce its carbon footprint.
A fresh court bid by ANC members this week challenging Free State party chairperson Ace Magashule and his executive has thrown a harsh light on infighting among provincial ANC chiefs.
It is ingrained in the national consciousness that the only way to deal with inflation is for Tito Mboweni to use increasingly large clubs to clobber the consumer with higher and higher interest rates.
Two life sentences are an appropriate punishment for convicted murderer Andrew Jordaan, the Pretoria High Court heard on Friday.
The Springboks kick off the beginning of a new era on Saturday by hosting Wales in a Test match at Bloemfontein’s Vodacom Park.
With only one more practice session left before the Special Olympics golf tournament, about 100 children with disabilities arrived in high spirits at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club in Linksfield.
The regulatory framework that will enforce the energy conservation programme and penalise consumers who use electricity excessively is being finalised, it was reported on Friday.
A series of anonymous letters from employees and former employees of daily newspaper <i>Beeld</i> to the board of its holding company, Media24, has accused Beeld management of "serious corruption".
It’s been a long and hard journey with eclectic influences but Malatji’s first album looks set to become a hit.
Gold Fields, the world’s fourth-largest gold producer, on Friday confirmed that the illegal strike at its Beatrix mine near Welkom in the Free State had been called off.
South African miner Gold Fields said on Friday workers at its Beatrix gold mine had stopped an illegal strike, but production had been affected.
If you followed the media after Bafana Bafana’s loss to Nigeria, you would have thought the result was one of football’s greatest shocks.