The challenges facing Cosatu in the coming years amongst others is to build economy and alleviate the unemployment crisis and distribution of wealth.
The Joe Slovo Foundation, which will serve to commemorate his life’s work and raise funds for education and housing, was established on Wednesday.
An actress who played Barack Obama’s mother in an Indonesian movie about the president’s early life has been charged with drug possession.
South African Pioneer Food Group will spend about R1-billion in the current financial year on expansion projects, it said on Wednesday.
Free State arts and culture minister Dan Kgothule was fined R20 000 or 12 months in prison for speeding by the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court.
The water affairs department issued a flood warning on Wednesday after two days of heavy rainfall soaked parts of the country.
Satellite tracking devices have shed light on an astonishing trans-Atlantic odyssey undertaken by the leatherback turtle.
Belgian photo-journalist Cedric Gerbehaye of the prestigious VU Photo Agency traveled to Southern Sudan ahead of the watershed January 9 referendum. There he visited Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinics and documented the humanitarian situation, which remains dire, even as hope for positive change surges through the war-torn country.
The water affairs department was expected to issue a flood warning on Wednesday after two days of heavy rainfall devastated parts of the country.
Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, whose 1970s hits include <i>Baker Street</i> and <i>Stuck in the Middle With You</i>, has died at age 63.
Centuries by Alastair Cook and Ian Bell put England within sight of their first series victory in Australia for 24 years.
Andy Roddick fired 15 aces in a 6-4, 6-1 win over Ukranian Alexandr Dolgopolov to advance to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International.
Sachin Tendulkar and Dale Steyn fought out a titanic battle before India took a two-run first innings lead against South Africa on Tuesday.
The global death toll from air crashes rose by 13% to 828 last year, as the airline industry’s reputation for safety suffered a "disappointing" year.
Executive councillor in KwaZulu-Natal urges government investigation after 15 die over New Year weekend.
A bluefin tuna, prized by sushi aficionados as a high-end treat, sold for a record price of nearly $400 000 in the year’s first auction in Tokyo.
Kenya’s industrialisation minister said he has resigned his post over a car imports scandal.
The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province was shot dead in Islamabad because of his high-profile opposition to controversial blasphemy laws.
The SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has added its voice to those condemning police for arresting two journalists.
South Africa’s coal exports rose to 63,43-million tons in 2010 from 61,14-million tons the previous year, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal said.
The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) is to investigate recent police action against two <em>Sowetan</em> journalists.
Injured photographer João Silva, who was hurt in a landmine blast in Afghanistan last year, is improving, his wife said on Tuesday.
A would-be suicide jumper in New York was still alive after landing in a giant heap of uncollected garbage.
Seven insurance companies have sued Toyota Motor Corp in an attempt to recover money paid to cover crashes they blame on sudden acceleration.
The brother of South African Deborah Calitz, the woman taken hostage by Somali pirates last year, said there is still no update on her whereabouts.
With little fanfare, Israel on Tuesday marked five years since former prime minister and tough army general Ariel Sharon fell into a coma.
Nigerian terror accused, Henry Okah, plans to appeal against a decision to deny him bail in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The Free State provincial minister caught driving at 235km/h needs to resign immediately, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday.
The Côte d’Ivoire crisis remains deadlocked, the leader of the Ecowas West African regional bloc said on Tuesday.
US President Barack Obama says he expects Republicans will try to stall his reforms but ultimately will work with him to improve the battered economy.
A Taiwan scam victim paid 12-million Taiwan dollars for a croissant which he never got to eat,
Hundreds of villagers in Cambodia have flocked to a wedding ceremony between a 4,8m and 90kg female python and her slightly smaller snake mate.