Hundreds of fans missed the World Cup semifinal between Spain and Germany on Wednesday due to delays at Durban’s King Shaka international airport.
South Africa have received a boost with Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw declared fit for their Tri-Nations opener against New Zealand on Saturday.
"Psychic" octopus Paul predicted Spain’s victory over Germany which saw the Iberians through to the Soccer World Cup final.
Fourteen heads of state have confirmed that they will be attending the 2010 World Cup final on Sunday.
The ANC on Wednesday welcomed Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s changes to the education curriculum.
Robbie Hunter said it was time to put the record straight on Wednesday after claims he punched Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang on the Tour de France.
A French court on Wednesday sentenced Panama’s former dictator, Manuel Noriega, to seven years in jail for laundering drug money.
Hundreds of al-Shabaab supporters vowed on Wednesday to intensify the al-Qaeda-inspired group’s jihad against African Union troops in Somalia.
Imagine a country where a man with a ponytail could have it cut off by the cops, as could one with a mullet, or one whose hair was slathered in gel.
Caster Semenya will not compete in the World Junior Championships in Canada but might run in the African championships in Kenya later in July.
British journalist Simon Wright is to go on trial in Cape Town this weekend — and the state has brought its big guns to bear on him.
Compounds being developed against tuberculosis also show promise against deadly tropical diseases threatening millions of people.
Dutch airline KLM scrambled to put on extra planes to South Africa on Wednesday after The Netherlands reached the World Cup final.
Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti on Wednesday urged diamond watchdog the Kimberley Process to clear the country to sell its diamonds.
Kigali has summoned SA’s ambassador to voice concern over the probe into the shooting last month in Johannesburg of a Rwandan general.
Cricket great Muttiah Muralitharan said on Wednesday he was retiring from Tests because he had nothing left to strive for.
We head to Africa Fashion Week 2010 and chat to Nigerian fashion label Bunmi Koko as they launch their Autumn/Winter collection. Creative Director Bunmi Olaye and partner Francis Udom’s unique clothing line celebrates female empowerment and domination.
SA’s economy is recovering, but the recovery is "fragile and hesitant", South African Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Wednesday.
Plans for a statue of a leader of the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe have been branded an insult to the victims of massacres ordered by Mugabe.
We take it for granted that the internet is free. Yes, we pay to connect, but once we’re on it there’s very little that isn’t free.
The situation of foreign nationals on the N1 near Paarl was "completely different" to that of those displaced by xenophobic violence in 2008.
The Gupta Group on Tuesday confirmed it will launch a new national daily newspaper in September.
E.tv on Tuesday confirmed that <i>3rd Degree</i>’s Debora Patta will apologise for accusing Freedom Front Plus leader Chrisna de Kock of racism.
Caster Semenya has been cleared to compete as a woman after nearly a year of speculation over her gender, the IAAF confirmed on Tuesday.
The NUM says it will stick to its 15% pay-rise demand in mediation talks next week with Impala Platinum but wants a quick end to the dispute.
President Jacob Zuma says the billions SA spent on the World Cup have paid off with improvements to infrastructure and "priceless" social benefits.
Somali refugee Ebrahim Mohamed Ali has been living in South Africa for 15 years. During the 2008 xenophobic attacks his brother was killed and his panel beating workshop was destroyed. Now, running a coffee shop, he speaks to us about his fears that the rumours of renewed xenophobic violence after the World Cup are true.
The <i>M&G</i> takes to the streets to find out what the public expects from the World Cup semifinals.
Soccer journalist Mark Gleeson speaks to the <i>M&G</i> about the upcoming semifinals. Will there be more surprises to come?
An edited extract from Minister of Arts and Culture <b>Lulu Xingwana</b>’s speech at the opening of the PACE2010 Craft Exhibition.
The outcomes-based education (OBE) system would not be completely scrapped but would be modified to improve the performance of school pupils.
I wonder why it needed a Portuguese producer to bring out a wine with a brilliant fick-Fufa label celebrating the beautiful … beverage.