Kaizer Chiefs went top of the South African Premiership table, while Bloemfontein Celtic and Orlando Pirates both lost their away games.
Stravinsky’s wacky neoclassical masterpiece, <i>The Rake’s Progress</i> features alongside comedy from Alan Committie and Rob van Vuuren.
Murdered businessman’s estate includes a company and weapons cache eyed by Krejcir
Three days before the start of the league season in Italy the likelihood of a strike has increased as the Serie A refused to agree to players’ rights.
Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9 000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula,
The first ancestor of modern humans to have mastered the art of cooking was likely homo erectus, which evolved around 1.9-million years ago.
A Unisa security guard accused of beating up a <em>Beeld</em> photographer has in turn opened a case of assault against his accuser.
China will appeal a World Trade Organisation rejection of its curbs on exports of industrial raw materials, the government has said.
Forbes magazine has named German Chancellor Angela Merkel the world’s most powerful woman, calling her the "undisputed" leader of the European Union.
Zimbabwean Vice-President Joice Mujuru has called for a thorough probe into the death of her husband last week in a fire at their farmhouse.
Jomo Cosmos have fallen to their third defeat in a row after the Free State Stars pocketed three points against them with a 1-0 win.
Striking municipal workers have dropped their demand for an 18% salary increase to 10% — but local government does not seem inclined to bite.
Police on Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago seized 1 041 elephant tusks apparently being smuggled en route to Malaysia, say officials.
Although difficult to quantify, SA’s contribution to relief efforts in Somalia exceeds R20-million so far, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
The UN says famine is set to spread to two new southern Somali regions with millions of people reeling from extreme drought.
The EU’s foreign affairs chief has urged world governments to meet a "moral obligation" to send aid into the drought-hit Horn of Africa.
Israeli air strikes have killed a Palestinian militant, prompting mortar fire into southern Israel just days after armed groups agreed to a truce.
Fifteen people have died — 14 of them children — and 42 were injured when a school bus plunged off a bridge and into a dam in Knysna this morning.
The Netherlands leads the latest Fifa rankings, ending World Cup winner Spain’s 13-month reign at the top.
South African musician Ard Matthews has apologised after bungling the words to the national anthem on live television on Tuesday night.
Rescue workers recovered the bodies of 11 children from a dam in Knysna on Wednesday and were expecting to find more bodies.
Darling is best known for its spring flowers and for being the home of Tannie Evita, but there are also good reasons to visit if you’re hungry.
Latest bid to count and catalogue the living world is billed as the most accurate yet — but only a tiny proportion is known to science.
The author of <i>Precious</i> talks about abiding barriers to black artists in America.
The form, filled in months before the Beatle’s death in 1980, describes his nationality as ‘weird’ and occupation as ‘hazardus’.
The alleged assault of <em>Beeld</em> newspaper photographer Craig Nieuwenhuizen by guards at Unisa was under investigation, the university said.
Lovers write their names on a padlock, attach it to a bridge and throw the keys in the river in a romantic act inspired by a novel.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho could be suspended up to 12 games for his altercation with Barcelona assistant coach Tito Vilanova.
Mbhazima’s application to have the order barring him from calling himself the leader — or a member — of Cope has been postponed … indefinitely.
Trade and diplomatic ties between the largest economies in Africa and Europe will top the agenda at the fourth annual SA-EU summit in September.
Thousands have signed a petition against opening of Nike branch on the site of Cafe Richmond, once frequented by Graham Jorge Luis Greene and Borges.
A new joint venture between Chinese and US studios will open the usually restricted Chinese film market to international films.