Patricia de Lille has backed Lindiwe Mazibuko’s candidacy as leader of the Democratic Alliance in Parliament.
No charges were laid after two <i>Sunday Times</i> journalists were allegedly held hostage in Mvezo.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers called it quits after South Africa’s 11-9 World Cup quarterfinal defeat to Australia in Wellington on Sunday.
Sebastian Vettel became Formula One’s youngest back-to-back world champion on Sunday when he finished third in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Julius Malema has been discharged from hospital, the has SABC reported, saying he left through an entrance not yet open to the public.
Ahead of the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal, Fikile Mbalula has told the Boks that as children of warrior men and women, victory is the only certainty.
The Confederation of African Football says Bafana Bafana’s post-match celebrations are premature.
The world of pop has prepared to honour Michael Jackson as months of shambolic build-up to the Michael Forever tribute concert gave way to excitement.
Syrian security forces killed two mourners and wounded several others when they fired on the funeral of a murdered Kurdish opposition figure.
Bernie Ecclestone’s claim that he was blackmailed into paying a German banker millions of dollars have been backed by the banker’s former colleague.
International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says the United Nations Climate Change conference will not be an easy meeting.
Government says it has not made a decision yet on the number of nuclear power stations to be built or which vendors would be used for such projects.
Zambian President Michael Sata will not travel to Malawi for a regional summit because his counterpart hasn’t apologised for having him expelled
The Dalai Lama has accused China’s rulers of creating a climate of fear, lies and censorship during a video link-up in Cape Town.
Murowa Diamonds has ceded 51% of its equity to Zimbabwe to comply with a new law giving local blacks majority shares in foreign companies.
Gauteng Chairperson Paul Mashatile says passing the required grade at the ANC political school should be a minimum requirement for seeking office.
Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel said all individuals with power over political processes should be open to scrutiny, including Julius Malema.
The head of Burma’s repressive state censorship body has called for press freedom in the army-dominated country.
SA police have arrested a man believed to be the "Facebook rapist" who kidnapped and murdered women around the country.
Negotiators on Friday concluded their last round of discussions before the convention in Durban, with faint hope of extending the Kyoto Protocol.
Nominations for candidates to the Western Cape cultural commission.
Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and police chief General Bheki Cele won’t appear before the parliamentary committees to explain the lease deals yet.
The urbanisation of China has been happening at a dizzying speed, and shows no signs of slowing. How does the country cope?
His Holiness the Dalai Lama talks about Archbishop Desmond Tutu in this edited extract from <i>Tutu: The Authorised Portrait</i>.
Hertz has suspended 34 Muslim shuttle drivers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for praying on company time.
Three women who have campaigned for rights and an end to violence in Liberia and Yemen, including Liberia’s president, have won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Last week the Judicial Service Commission lost yet another case in which a decision it had made was successfully challenged.
The Northern Cape is using the power of sport to propel social development.
From Silicon Valley to Yokohama, Manuel Castells tracked the ways states can accelerate the technological modernisation of economies.
<i>M&G</i> readers weigh in on abortion, the Dalai Lama, Chris Roper and more.
Shell has fuelled armed conflict in Nigeria by paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to feuding militant groups.
MPs from across the political divide have called on Zimbabwe police to share what they know about the mystery death of ‘kingmaker’ Solomon Mujuru.