Congress of the People acting president Mbhazima Shilowa on Thursday filed an answering affidavit to Mosiuoa Lekota’s court challenge.
Government’s decision to recall its ambassador to Israel is premature and inappropriate, the Jewish leadership in the country said on Thursday.
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The national awareness campaign billed as “Make Mzantsi Beautiful” will rally the public to collect, recycle and dispose of litter.
The National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) is the statutory mechanism for implementing the objectives and measures of the Waste Act.
New works about Biko and Fanon completely fudge philosophies of Black Power, writes <b>Andile Mngxitama</b>.
Every week, the <i>M&G</i> chooses one great song that says something about what it means to be South African.
Khayelitsha’s toilet protests have "subsided", Cape Town mayor Dan Plato said on Thursday, as police said unrest continued in the township.
The SABC board must take urgent action against the recent appointment of Phil Molefe as head of news, the SOS Campaign said on Thursday.
Shaydon Johnson (10) is one of the lucky children chosen to be part of the McDonald’s Player Escort programme and will walk with one of his soccer stars on to the pitch during the World Cup. "I want to feel what it is like to walk on the field that I will play on one day," said Johnson.
A Zimbabwean animal sanctuary says a fully grown male lion has mauled and killed a South African volunteer in western Zimbabwe.
The EU on Thursday sanctioned Madagascar over the "unacceptable" actions of its "de facto authorities" who seized power last year, by slashing funds.
A Malawian gay couple who received a presidential pardon for sodomy have called President Bingu wa Mutharika a "caring father".
At least 21 Somali civilians were killed on Thursday in fierce Mogadishu clashes pitting government forces backed against Islamist insurgents.
Coach Lars Lagerback boasted that Nigeria can beat any World Cup opponent after the team arrived here Wednesday to prepare for the tournament.
Business confidence for May has slipped, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday.
The call by some artists to boycott the Soccer World Cup kick-off concert is ill-advised, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday.
Bidvest Group said the World Cup was likely to boost earnings by a modest 1% to 2% as the number of expected visitors undershot previous estimates.
Injured Galatasaray forward Harry Kewell was included in Australia’s 23-man World Cup squad containing 14 veterans from Germany 2006.
Bob Bradley named his final 23-man US Soccer World Cup squad on Wednesday with forwards Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez called up.
The death toll from flooding and landslides in southern China climbed to 38 on Thursday, state media reported.
Nokia on Thursday released details of four new cheap phone models and a battery charger powered by the energy generated from riding a bicycle.
President Jacob Zuma was due to meet business leaders in India on Thursday in a bid to boost trade ties.
Friends and neighbours of Derrick Bird, who killed 12 people on a shooting spree in the UK, are in shock that a "normal bloke" could wreak such havoc.
US officials on Wednesday ordered BP to pay for five more sand barriers in the Mississippi Delta to keep oil from reaching Louisiana’s wetlands.
Six men are to be voluntarily locked away in a module for almost one-and-a-half years to simulate psychological effects of a mission to Mars.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday defended the Gaza blockade and a raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Palestinian enclave.
SA’s police force lost 5 362 firearms in the past two years, with nearly 90% still unrecovered, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Wednesday.
Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda will meet the SABC board soon about the recent appointment of Phil Molefe as head of news, a spokesperson said.
Fans who are not able to attend World Cup games at Mbombela stadium in Mpumalanga can still watch the games at one of six public viewing areas.
Cope’s presidential conundrum over who the rightful president is, will continue until Friday.
Trade unions rallied behind Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi on Wednesday following rumours that the ANC may bring disciplinary action against him.