The untried Western Province combination had to settle for a 26-all draw against Griquas in their Currie Cup match at Newlands on Saturday.
For years the South African medical schemes sector struggled to improve access to healthcare for South Africans.
Four Zimbabwean journalists detained on Friday while covering the eviction of a police officer from a government lodging, have been released.
Historians are racing to gather material for the national archives, but decisions about what to include have political significance.
South African boxer Francois Botha says he has agreed to face fellow veteran Evander Holyfield for the WBF heavyweight title.
The Boks are expected to leave for the away leg of the Tri-Nations series on Saturday evening, after their plane was forced to return on Friday night.
Swaziland’s King Mswati III has called for his male subjects to get circumcised as he endorsed a campaign aimed at tackling the world’s highest HIV.
Zimbabwean police have arrested four journalists while they were covering the eviction of a police officer from government lodging.
Tokyo has formally announced its bid to host the 2020 Olympics as symbol of determination to recover from the devastating March 11 double disaster.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is due to arrive in South Africa for a meeting with Jacob Zuma on investment and sustainable development.
A plane carrying the South African rugby team to their opening Tri-Nations match in Australia had to turn back after suffering engine failure.
From Cosatu to South Africa’s education system — the <em>Mail & Guardian</em> readers share their views.
The <i>M&G</i> and <i>Soul City</i> invites you to the third Critical Thinking Forum on developing a comprehensive alcohol policy for South Africa.
Robert Mugabe says new elections were still possible in Zimbabwe this year, despite a timeline that put the polls in 2012 at the earliest.
President Jacob Zuma needs to allay fears the country is fast becoming a "corruption-ridden banana republic", Cosatu has said.
South Africa has condemned the "unjustifiable" terror bombings in India in which 17 people were killed and more that 130 were injured two days ago.
How much longer before all children in Africa
get the education they rightfully deserve?
Christine Lagarde’s appointment to the IMF has reopened calls for greater representivity at the United Nations.
Rebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch’s most senior newspaper executive in Britain and close confidante, quit News Corp on Friday.
Gary Player isn’t sure what he’s prouder of — his selection as honorary starter at the Masters or South Africa’s continuing golf success.
Guatemala city’s weak state and rampant drug trafficking make South Africa’s problems look like a picnic
Understanding the Congo’s troubled past is a first step towards solving its deep-rooted problems.
Lionel Messi says he will continue to play for Argentina despite harsh criticism about his performance for the national team.
The partners of people who have HIV can protect themselves from infection by taking a once-daily pill, two studies have shown.
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale will appoint a team to investigate complaints that local government has failed to provide enclosed toilets.
Cities across India are on high alert as the government came under mounting criticism for its repeated failures to detect terrorist attacks.
Shane Durrant is the lead singer of Desmond & the Tutus and co-founder of Wolves.
Soviet condoms, a wall of drawings celebrating spanking, Obama and Putin doing battle with oversized penises: welcome to Moscow’s first sex museum.
President Jacob Zuma certainly caught the attention of legal and political commentators when he addressed a judicial conference.
Go behind the scenes at the <i>M&G</i> for a preview of this week’s paper, from the Numsa strikes to the overcrowded Chris Hani Baragwanath morgue.
Communications Minister Roy Padayachie talks us through his controversial intervention at the SABC in early July and the role of the public broadcaster in this country.
Employers and unions in the petroleum sector have indicated a willingness to meet, the bargaining council for the Chemical Industry has said.