Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will decide this week whether to investigate a communications tender in the Western Cape.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is being "vague" over the proposals for a youth wage subsidy, which he suggested last week, the DA says.
The Blue Bulls will remain one of the top contenders in Currie Cup rugby after Friday’s 44-20 victory over the Griquas.
Platinum producer AngloPlatinum has improved its wage offer during talks with the National Union of Mineworkers last week.
Russia has put forward "proposals" to build new nuclear power plants in Iran after the completion of the Bushehr project, local media has reported.
Foreign nationals are due to be evacuated from Tripoli on a boat to Malta as fighting between rebels and Muammar Gaddafi’s forces reached the capital.
Survivors of the Norwegian shootings exorcise the memory of their escape from gunman Anders Behring Breivik.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers was a relieved man after his side’s 18-5 Tri-Nations victory over the All Blacks on Saturday.
An investigation into alleged fraud and corruption by ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has started, the Hawks said on Sunday.
Poaching in South African nature reserves has reached epidemic levels, driven by soaring demand for rhino horns.
The veteran activist, on hunger strike over his country’s corruption, has thousands of followers — though others harbour serious misgivings.
The increasingly fierce battle for intellectual property rights is causing many large corporations to make questionable decisions.
The Hawks have confirmed that they are investigating ANC Youth League president Julius Malema for fraud and corruption over tender irregularities.
Flyhalf Morne Steyn contributed all of his team’s points as South Africa beat New Zealand 18-5 in their Tri-Nations match in Port Elizabeth.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday urged the country’s political rivals to desist from violence ahead of elections yet to be decided on.
Wales cruised past Argentina with a 28-13 victory at the Millennium Stadium in their final warm-up test ahead of the world cup.
Opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have met in Istanbul to launch a "national council" to coordinate the fight against the Damascus regime.
Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has told the Judicial Service Commission that he is not a nominee for the position of chief justice.
The ANC Youth League was not up for discussion at a special national executive committee meeting in Pretoria, spokesperson Jackson Mthembu says.
Some 2 000 provocatively dressed protesters marched through Cape Town against the notion that a woman’s appearance can excuse attacks.
Several hundred survivors of the shooting spree on an island near Oslo will make their first return to the site where 69 people were killed.
The Springboks will be handed a timely reality check by the New Zealanders in the weekend’s Tri-Nation’s Test, their last ahead of the World Cup.
Pope Benedict XVI warned against "false gods" as he celebrated mass in Madrid’s cathedral on a final weekend of dazzling Catholic festivities.
The <em>News of the World</em> investigator at the heart of Britain’s phone-hacking scandal has been ordered by a court to reveal who instructed him.
Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis has resigned citing personal reasons, but said he would continue stay on through Augusts’s tour of Zimbabwe.
Tanks rumbled into Homs a day after security forces killed at least 33 protesters across Syria, adding urgency to a UN mission expected this weekend.
Bingu wa Mutharika has sacked his 42 member Cabinet and taken over all portfolios weeks after deadly anti-government riots killed 19 people.
Abercrombie & Fitch offered to pay a character in reality show <i>Jersey Shore</i> to stop wearing its clothes, fearing its image is being tarnished.
Novak Djokovic survived a scare before easing through to the semis, but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer’s US Open preparations have hit a snag.
Zimbabwean and Swaziland activists have slammed the failure of the SADC summit to act on political crises threatening their countries.
While municipal workers in Gauteng were asking the premier to intervene in wage negotiations, strikers in Cape Town were denied permission to march.
The prison population in England and Wales has swelled to a record high this week after more people convicted over the recent riots were sent to jail.