Paul the octopus, the oracle of the Soccer World Cup in SA, has become an official ambassador for England’s bid to host the tournament in 2018.
This is part two of Desmond Makondo’s story.
A group of striking workers defied a court order when they prevented non-striking workers and patients from entering King Edward Hospital in Durban.
Stockholm’s chief prosecutor makes it clear Assange has no rape charges to answer after hundreds of mistaken stories appear online.
In the beginning was the word. Then came 140 words. At the rate that Twitter versions of the Bible are developing, there could be over 140 000 words.
The iconic Athlone cooling towers were demolished in just eight seconds on Sunday, the City of Cape Town said.
World 800-metres champion Caster Semenya silenced her critics by securing a comfortable victory at the Istaf meeting in Berlin on Sunday.
President Jacob Zuma has criticised violent striking
public servants, saying that ugly scenes seen during the strike would tarnish the country’s image.
<i>Golden Girls</i> actress Betty White won the fifth Emmy of her career on Saturday for hosting an episode of <i>Saturday Night Live</i>.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Saturday reaffirmed its support for the ongoing public-service strike.
A hunt was on Sunday for the woman branded "Britain’s most disgusting person" for urinating on a war memorial.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday reassured voters she would deliver "stable and effective" government.
The Zimbabwe president says he won’t meet any further demands of the former opposition in a coalition government until sanctions are dropped.
Jeopardising the freedom of writers will endanger the freedom of every reader in South Africa, renowned authors said on Friday.
The government will take measures against striking workers who seek to disrupt basic service delivery, Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says.
The deputy head of the UN mission in the DRC has called on the international community for a "big financial effort" to help the country.
The draft Protection of Information Bill does not pass constitutional muster, the General Council of the Bar of South Africa (GCB) said on Friday.
Army medics were providing emergency care at six strike-hit hospitals in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal on Friday.
Sudan’s ruling party says its southern partners in government would commit "suicide" if they declared an independent state without a referendum.
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed for swifter aid to provide immediate relief in food, shelter and clean water.
The US mutual fund industry has been rocked by research released by a mututal fund rating agency showing that costs ultimately determine performance.
Scientists have mapped a 35km plume of oil droplets from BP’s rogue well in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.
<i>M&G</i> reviewers once again pick a selection of CDs from a range of genres.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Peter Bradshaw</b> reviews<i>London River</i>, a film about the 7/7 bombings.
Does President Jacob Zuma deserve the praise heaped on him for "cracking down" on corruption last week?
TO CONDUCT RESEARCH TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A SPECIALIST REGULATOR FOR THE MANDATORY PENSION SYSTEM – REF.: RFP001/2010
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The Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (Act No. 68 of 2008) (the Act) provides for the establishment of a National Consumer Commission.
Business leaders should be raising their voices against planned media controls, said the editor-in-chief of Independent Newspapers Cape on Thursday.
Call for Submissions on the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Bill [B20-2010] and Community Scheme Ombud Services Bill [B21-2010]
NOTICE OF RFT For Supply Contracts for
Videoconferencing and Audio/Visual Equipment for the Caribbean Court of Justice
A look at a Nehawu striker showing off her moves outside the Natalspruit hospital in Thokoza.