Russia banned has certain Egyptian seeds including fenugreek, after they were linked them to the deadly E. coli outbreaks in Germany and France.
Motorsport SA said it would only support a Cape Town Grand Prix if South African drivers be included, among other conditions.
Walmart may have won the boardroom battle, but the street war was just beginning, Cosatu’s president Sdumo Dlamini has warned.
Bahrain has sentenced one of its citizens and two foreigners to 10 years in prison for spying for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
Suspended Fifa official Mohamed bin Hammam will face its ethics committee on July 22 regarding bribery allegations.
ANCYL president Julius Malema says SA should never have signed off on the UN resolution that has driven Nato’s bombing campaign in Libya.
Sharks forward Jean Deysel has joined the Springbok training squad in Cape Town, ahead of the team announcement
There are more than 130 stalls in the narrow, winding streets of Borough Market, guaranteeing food lovers a magical experience.
The assault trial of a man accused of spilling his drink on President Jacob Zuma at the Durban July last year has postponed until July 27.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela would respond to a report at noon on Wednesday that police planned to arrest her, her spokesperson said.
The ANC Youth League is opportunistic in trying to privatise unemployed young people’s struggle, writes <strong>Ayanda Kota</strong>.
A dangerous and novel phase in the eurozone crisis has opened up on Tuesday after the ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Portugal to junk status.
A semi-official Sudanese news agency reported on Tuesday that 197 African migrants bound for Saudi Arabia were feared to have drowned.
American painter Cy Twombly, renowned for his large-scale scribbled canvases, died in Rome on Tuesday. He was 83.
Wine drinkers suffering an unexpected hangover after what they thought was a moderate drink may have just found someone else to blame but themselves.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela allegedly committed fraud while she worked for the South African Law Reform Commission.
President Jacob Zuma will lunch with newlyweds Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco on Wednesday, the president’s office says.
The hotel worker who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape is suing a newspaper for claiming she was a prostitute.
Houses belonging to a Soweto councillor and a former councillor have been set alight during protests by residents over electricity prices and outages.
Over 4 000 people have been displaced after heavy floods in the Eastern Cape, which also forced the closure of key roads across the province.
Nine ruling party MPs have quit India’s Parliament to press their demand for a separate state of Telangana, roughly halving the government’s majority.
The metal and engineering industry just can’t afford the wage increases unionists want, says the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA.
The three cities hoping to stage the 2018 Winter Olympics wrapped up their vying in Durban on Tuesday, ahead of the voting that starts on Wednesday.
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco arrived in South Africa on Tuesday to host a reception after their wedding weekend.
Heavy rains trapped residents in their cars and homes, while flooding displaced about 4 000 people in the Buffalo City Metro.
SA editors have asked for a meeting with the police minister after a journalist was warned that he would be killed by hit men wearing police uniforms.
Doubts about his accuser’s credibility will likely lead to charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn being dropped, US reports say.
President Zuma has returned from Russia, where he and President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the AU’s political solution to the Libya conflict with Nato.
Nearly 20 000 people have fled Libya for the safety of the Italian coastline this year. In Mineo, one of the biggest centres for asylum seekers in Italy, refugees share with MSF staff their feelings about Libya and their new living conditions and painfully uncertain future.
Aung San Suu Kyi kept a low profile on Tuesday as she visited pagodas on the second day of a countryside visit.
The person regarded as the most credible alternative to replace Jacob Zuma as the head of the ANC has denied claims he will seek the party’s top job.
The debate is skewed by distrust of big corporate interests. Under proper scrutiny, new plants can give safer, cleaner energy.