Mining Minister Susan Shabangu said on Friday she was "very concerned" about recent mine deaths.
<em>Without Masks: Contemporary Afro Cuban Art</em> has been intended as a travelling event, emphasising regions inhabited by the African diaspora.
As a father to two children, whenever I go out I try to go to places that are kid-friendly.
Ten new directors general were recently installed in President Jacob Zuma’s administration. The <i>M&G</i>’s political staff assess them.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu applauded the decision to move a Super 14 rugby semifinal to Soweto, local media reported on Friday.
Lance Armstrong on Thursday dismissed accusations of doping levelled against him by disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis.
A gun battle broke out in Madagascar’s capital on Thursday after a mutiny by members of the security forces, leaving two soldiers dead.
Train commuters will have to wait until Monday for Metrorail trains as one of the transport unions had not signed a deal with Parsa by Thursday night.
No terror threats against the World Cup have been uncovered by any intelligence agency working with Fifa, despite claims of an al-Qaeda plot in Iraq.
An anonymous — but well-known — South African academic offers the following localised and updated version of The Devil’s Dictionary.
The advent of tarred roads in my childhood neighbourhood of Norwood in Mthatha in the early 1980s meant different things to all of us.
Julius Malema has confirmed that he wants to undergo military training to emulate his political idols, The A-Team.
Cape Town is well known for its great nightlife; we hit the buzz of Long Street, Greenpoint and more in search of different clubs and bars to suit pretty much everyone.
African National Congress (ANC) branches must be more involved in helping to detect service-delivery problems, the party said on Thursday.
Pakistan cricket is again facing match-fixing claims, with a parliamentary committee summoning the sport’s top officials to answer the allegations.
Bitter infighting in Cope continued on Thursday, with the party’s president, Mosiuoa Lekota, accused of trying to derail a national conference.
A hate speech complaint against ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was on Thursday referred to the high court by the equality court.
A gun battle broke out Thursday in central Antananarivo between rival Madagascan security forces.
Floyd Landis, who lost his Tour de France title after a positive drug test, has admitted to doping and accused Lance Armstrong of doing the same.
French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Thursday that she did not believe the euro’s survival was in danger.
A Malawi court has sentenced a gay couple to the maximum 14 years in prison for unnatural acts and gross indecency.
A team from the Gauteng health department was sent to the Natalspruit Hospital on Thursday after reports that a three-month-old baby died in a queue.
Sudanese security officers stormed two newspapers on Wednesday, tearing up articles ready for printing, employees said.
SABMiller expects a recovery in consumer spending only towards the end of 2010, as it reported a 17% rise in annual earnings on Thursday.
Djibouti warned on Wednesday that Somalia’s Western-backed transitional government may not survive the intensified conflict with armed insurgents.
Power supply to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital was restored late on Wednesday night after the hospital had been without electricity for two days.
Militants in oil-rich southern Nigeria, who last year laid down arms under an amnesty deal, on Wednesday pledged to back new leader Goodluck Jonathan.
Three Australian muggers who struck near a martial arts school got the fright of their lives when five black-clad ninjas foiled their attack.
Ryan McLaren took 5-19 to lead South Africa to a 13-run win over West Indies in their Twenty20 international in Antigua on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe’s Chamber of Mines on Wednesday proposed a compromise in the government’s drive to force foreign firms to give 51% stakes to locals.
Nicolas Sarkozy defended his plan to stop French women wearing the Islamic veil on Wednesday, despite fears that the move may be unconstitutional.
Two national strikes by transport unions that have disrupted economic activity and left commuters stranded for days could be over by Friday.