MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <em>A Serious Man</em>, a sublimely funny serio-comedy by the Coen Brothers.
Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold as inflation abates and the economy recovers.
More than one in ten boys and one in seven girls have had sex by the time they turn 15, according to a report released on Thursday.
The Monetary Policy Committee of the SA Reserve Bank has kept the repo rate unchanged in a move welcomed by opposition parties.
A nine-year-old Dutch boy, the sole survivor of the Tripoli plane crash that killed 103 people, lost his parents and brother in the accident.
The ANCYL has warned it would wage a "mass political education campaign" against the ANC following the disciplining of league president Julius Malema.
A top Chinese commerce official has defended Beijing’s investment policies in Africa, as a giant deal was announced for a cement plant in SA.
NPA boss Menzi Simelane has been forced to climb down after he restructured the Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit, the DA said on Thursday.
Russian rescue workers on Thursday stopped searching for 24 men still missing after a mine disaster that killed at least 66 people.
The calculators are packed away and bonus points meaningless as the Super 14 comes down to a South African derby and a couple of Trans-Tasman clashes.
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Cezanne Visser, also known as Advocate Barbie, for leave to appeal her conviction.
A Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration official will meet with Transnet and unions in an attempt to resolve a countrywide strike.
The SA Institute of Professional Accountants estimates that the country has a skill shortage of more than 20 000 accountants.
The suspension of two senior Safa executives will not affect Bafana Bafana’s World Cup preparations, Safa CEO Leslie Sedibe said on Thursday.
Ugandan opposition lawmakers on Thursday demanded the publication of a graft report implicating top government officials.
Mozambique and Tanzania opened a bridge that will allow the first road traffic between the countries, it was reported on Thursday.
Doctors say the boy who miraculously survived a plane crash that killed 103 people in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, is in satisfactory condition.
The Deputy Press Ombudsman has ruled on a complaint by the ANC Youth League against the <i>Mail & Guardian</i>. Read it here.
SA police do not know of any terrorism threats to the Soccer World Cup, police chief General Bheki Cele said on Thursday.
SA filmmaker Craig Tanner presents Fahrenheit 2010, a hard-hitting examination of what the 2010 Fifa World Cup really means for South Africa.
Call for regulator to halt sale of iPhones, iPads and iPods in the US as fight between Apple and HTC grows increasingly acrimonious.
Ernie Els, who has won twice this season, headlines the Texas Open which begins Thursday on the Oaks Course.
A late self-portrait by "pope of pop" Andy Warhol sold for a record $32,5-million at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday.
Insurer Old Mutual met forecasts with a 29% rise in first-quarter sales.
Liberty said it expects first-half earnings will be at least 20% better than the previous year, signalling the worst may be over for the insurer.
Argentina has taken a major step towards joining an expanded Tri-Nations rugby competition in 2012 after the IRB changed player availability rules.
Andry Rajoelina announced on Wednesday he won’t stand in Madagascar’s presidential election, in a major step towards resolving a political deadlock.
Striking unions at Transnet on Wednesday asked the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to intervene in their wage dispute.
The ANC on Wednesday condemned a suspected act of sabotage by striking Transnet workers that caused a train derailment in KZN.
As part of M&G’s pre-World Cup coverage, we look at how average people living in South Africa are preparing for the influx of foreigners. Silas and Samuel Muzumbi are brothers who make and sell art on 7th Street in Melville. They are excited about the World Cup, despite the Metro Police’s efforts to stop them from selling their art.
The decision by the ANC to drop three of the four charges against its youth leader, Julius Malema, has been sharply criticised by opposition parties.
The brother of DA MP Anchen Dreyer, Frans Dreyer, has been identified as one of four South African passengers who died in the Libyan air crash.