Villagers vow to resist as wildlife vanishes and they are driven from their land to make way for water-thirsty crops.
Rafa Nadal has the perfect stage to regain the bragging rights over Novak Djokovic when the world’s top two contest the Wimbledon singles final.
Dan Carter scored 19 points as the Crusaders eased past the Stormers 29-10 in their Super rugby semifinal at Newlands on Saturday.
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene married in a religious ceremony in their palace on Saturday, one day after their civil wedding.
One of the strongest statements made last year by IT mogul Robert Gumede has come back to haunt him.
Jet-heeled winger Rod Davies scored a hat-trick of tries as the Queensland Reds stormed into the Super rugby final with a 30-13 victory.
Family and friends attending the memorial service of slain photographer Anton Hammerl gathered under bare winter trees in Parktown North on Saturday.
Diepkloof in Soweto was quiet on Saturday morning after protesters blocked off roads and set tyres on fire because of electricity cuts.
United States wars launched since the attacks of September 11 2001 have left 225 000 dead and cost up to $4.4-trillion.
African Union leaders offered on Friday to host talks between the Libyan government and rebels on a ceasefire and transition to democratic government.
A Tibetan writer was sentenced to four years in jail last month after helping edit a magazine critical of Chinese policy in the restive region.
Europe’s most indebted countries — and Britain — have put prized assets up for grabs to bolster their creditworthiness. So what exactly is on offer?
BP Southern Africa has announced the appointment of Gerard Derbesy as the company’s new chief executive officer.
Safa has found a new opponent for Bafana Bafana after Nigeria’s controversial withdrawal from August’s friendly match.
Three of South Africa’s cellphone operators do not meet certain minimum requirements for network stability, says communications regular Icasa.
A Zimbabwe court has granted bail to an editor and journalist from an independent weekly newspaper, who face charges of defaming the police.
A low cost airline by the South African National Taxi Council will help to bring the black-owned taxi industry into the mainstream economy.
South Africa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 53.9 in June from 55.1 in May, sponsor Kagiso Securities has said.
South Africa’s biggest wireless phones operator, cut off about a million users for failing to register their SIM cards under a new law in the country.
The Reserve Bank says South Africa’s economy has been recovering since its lowest point in August 2009, mainly driven by household spending.
Just under a million Vodacom customers have been disconnected after failing to register their sim cards before the Rica deadline.
The retail price of petrol will drop by more than 30c a litre on Wednesday. The price of paraffin will also be lowered, the energy department says.
Government troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo raped at least 121 women over a three-day period, the United Nations said on Friday.
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This year, the current team at the helm of the National Arts Festival has entered its third year of steering the festival’s course.
Commentators on the judiciary and presidency regularly rely on the reassuring expression that our Constitution "is the most progressive in the world".
MySpace has been sold to an online ad company for $35-million, a fraction of the $100-million its parent company was seeking for the social network.
The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is in doubt following reports of major holes in the credibility of the woman who alleges he attacked her.
In his first live appearance since undergoing emergency pelvic surgery in Cuba on June 10, Chávez said doctors had removed "cancerous cells".
What Somalilanders have achieved they have done so with hardly any international assistance — a salutary reminder that local ownership does work.
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Juliana Venter, the ex-front singer of legendary South African band Mud Ensemble, is back in the country to tour and promote her new album.