Helen Zille on Friday stepped up her protest that an HRC probe was being used by the ruling party to target the opposition.
The latest instalment of CD reviews from the <i>M&G</i>.
South Africa’s world record holder Cameron Van der Burgh on Friday won the men’s 50m breaststroke, adding a second gold to his 100m title.
Rights group Amnesty International called on the United States on Friday to set an example to other nations by abolishing the death penalty.
UKZN recently hosted the second Network for Regional Integration Studies seminar, involving African, Caribbean and Pacific states.
Long-time Wits University registrar Derek Swemmer joined the University of the Free State (UFS) at the beginning of the month.
An ambitious plan to fight climate change by paying states to preserve their forests could be a rare bright spot at next month’s UN climate talks.
A senior member of FIFA’s executive committee has criticized the decision to vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts at the same time in December.
Zimbabwe’s prime minister said on Thursday that the refusal of Zimbabwe’s longtime president to appoint a white politician to the Cabinet is racist.
An escaped zebra turned motorists’ heads on a busy Johannesburg highway as it strolled down the road at rush hour.
Peruvian-born writer and one-time presidential candidate Mario Vargas Llosa won the 2010 Nobel prize for literature on Thursday.
We are giving Jo’burg readers a chance to win tickets to Rocking the Gardens at Emmarentia Dam this weekend.
The co-accused in the murder of AWB leader Eugene Terre’blanche was re-arrested on Thursday afternoon follow a court order revoking his bail.
Disapproval of Confucianism and destruction of temples during the Cultural Revolution had made people cautious.
Desmond Tutu fans have flooded social networking sites, wishing the struggle icon happy birthday on Thursday as he officially began his retirement.
<i>M&G</i> reviewers take time out to listen to some sounds from a range of interesting genres.
<i>M&G</i> reviewers reveal the latest releases, including Harper Simon’s debut.
The demand for electricity and water — two resources essential for a growing world — is expected to increase dramatically over the next 20 years.
President Jacob Zuma’s approval level in metro areas dropped to a new low of 42% in the third quarter, the latest poll finds
Zambia’s communications authority has reversed its decision to shut down five main Internet service providers
Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennell said he was happy to see competitors engaging in safe sex at the athletes village even if condoms caused problems with the plumbing.
Following the Johannesburg Gay Pride march, twelve members of the Vosloorus community were allegedly brutally arrested while at a private party. This is not the first time that the Vosloorus Police Department has been accused of homophobia. The <i>M&G</i> investigates.
Fifteen years ago, when the internet was first flexing its gobal wings, futurists were predicting the end of all "traditional" media
SABMiller is in talks to buy the African beer operations of the privately-held French drinks group Castel in a deal worth £6-billion.
Ratepayers could end up paying for Cape Town stadium’s operating costs after Sail Stadefrance walked out on a 30-year lease to manage the property.
Guangzhou has drawn hundred of thousands of people from the continent. Now harassment and prejudice is widespread.
A rebel commander accused of helping to lead an attack in which more than 300 villagers were raped in the DRC has been given up for arrest.
South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh lowered the Commonwealth Games 100m breaststroke best for the third time in two days.
The <i>M&G</i>s reviewers reveal the latest CD releases for your listening pleasure.
The borrowing that leads to indebtedness is not what it might seem.
Judgment was reserved in the state’s appeal to overturn the granting of bail for one of the accused in the Eugene Terre’blanche murder trial.
A Zimbabwean man has accused three women of kidnapping, drugging and raping him in the fifth sexual attack targeting male victims in under a year.