South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers said on Saturday it would suspend a strike at the world’s biggest diamond producer De Beers.
Women occupy some of the most important government ministries and make up 56% of the country’s parliamentarians, including the speaker.
<i>Sex and the City 2</i> has only just premiered, but it is well on its way to becoming one of the most critically derided films of all time.
The nationalisation of mines could not become ANC policy by 2012, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said in the United Kingdom on Friday.
<i>M&G</i> readers have flooded us with letters about Zapiro’s cartoon on the Prophet Muhammad. Read a selection here.
Readers react to Zapiro’s Prophet Muhammed cartoon and a spokesperson for Minister Sicelo Shiceka takes on the <i><I>M&G</I></i> after our expose.
And now for something completely different … The four star Soweto Hotel on Freedom Square in Kliptown offers you the opportunity to experience the great energy and warm people of Jo’burg’s biggest township while staying in first class accommodation.
Rhino poaching had escalated at an "alarming rate" since the beginning of the year, South African National Parks said on Friday.
<b>M&G</b> staffers review this week’s latest releases, from Jeff Beck to Erykah Badu.
Finally, a Superior Courts Bill has been approved by the Cabinet that may pass without major resistance from the judiciary, says a columnist.
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At least 60 civilians were killed over the last two weeks as heavy fighting engulfed the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the UN said on Friday.
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission has shot down a complaint by police commissioner Bheki Cele that an e.tv interview with two self-conf
As the Greek debt crisis escalates, we look at Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan plan to contain the risks locally.
Ticket sales for the Soccer World Cup were back on track on Friday afternoon after a computer crash earlier in the day, Fifa said.
The price of all grades of petrol will drop by 27 cents a litre on June 2, the Energy Department said on Friday.
How did <b>Jacob Dlamini</b> end up a few paces from a police cell? Read an extract from the book: <i>Should I stay or Should I go?</i>
Greed in the business and governing elite often leads to corrupt and undemocratic behaviour.
Food company Nestlé on Friday denied contravening the country’s Biodiversity Act in an act of "Rooibos robbery".
Shareholders of a broad-based platinum deal are
being bought out by a major empowerment player,
yet nobody seems to be overly concerned.
Police arrested two hotel workers on charges of stealing from Colombia’s national soccer team, a media report said on Friday.
A woman left locked alone in a plane asleep for about four hours after landing at Philadelphia International Airport is suing United Airlines.
A Zimbabwe court on Thursday freed two employees of a gay organisation after days in jail following a raid on their offices last week.
I like Johannesburg, its energy and possibilities. It has a bit of everything about South Africa in it, of Southern Africa.
Like something out of a fairy tale, The Westcliff hotel winds its way up the hill, offering spectacular views of the city. We spend a night at the famous five star Joburg destination as part of our <a href="http://www.mg.co.za/3city">Three City Tour</a>.
Tucked away in Melville are several guesthouses, a great location if you want to be close to much of Joburg’s nightlife. Check out Life on Third – a bright, airy and comfortable option.
A date for Zimbabwean elections will be announced only when the constitutional reform process is completed, the country’s prime minister says.
There will be no split in the Congress of the People (Cope) over a leadership battle, Eastern Cape chair Andile Nkuhlu said on Thursday.
The Transnet strike ended on Thursday with South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union members accepting a new offer.
Veteran Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed on Thursday to engage with the West despite an ICC warrant hanging over him.
European Union election monitors on Thursday praised the conduct of Burundi’s local elections, whose results were rejected by opposition parties.
The ANC has lauded the holding of rugby’s Super 14 final in Soweto this weekend, saying on Thursday such events had potential for nation-building.