The EU has slapped sanctions on the wife and other close relatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, freezing their assets and grounding them.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has defended her country’s stand on gay rights after controversy following a UK interview.
Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, backed by Africa’s leading economies, has announced her interest in the World Bank’s top job.
Government has proposed a plan that seeks to control people’s movements and in essence, limit or control the influx of foreigners into the country.
Mamphela Ramphele lashed out at South Africa’s education system.
China’s Great Firewall has finally met its match, with its web users developing a bizarre code to blog about political sagas.
Citizens have no way of knowing whether they will get value for their tax money, especially when it comes to policing.
Thato Mogotsi is something of an autodidact, a member of that tribe of people who opt out of the safe and sane precincts of formal education.
South Africa’s men and women in blue have been behaving like violent criminals and there is a rot developing within our policing bodies.
Witch-hunts, quite common in Africa, must be severely punished, writes <strong>Damon Leff</strong>.
Poor toilet facilities has reflected the state’s lack of recognition of informal settlements as permanent residences, writes <b>Gavin Silber<b>.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says Pretoria will be one of 10 districts selected for a National Health Insurance pilot programme from April 1.
More than R12-million was spent on accommodation and ‘protocol support’ for heads of state who attended the ANC’s centenary celebrations in Mangaung.
South Africa has condemned the escalating violence in Syria and has urged all parties involved to seek a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict.
Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau says the city is financially sound but will need to spend R100-billion on developing the city over the next 10 years.
The NCR says the latest credit market statistics suggest a need for caution as the number of consumers with impaired credit records jumped by 100 000.
An Investec economist says government’s planned R3-trillion spend on infrastructure must include the private sector if it is to lead to job creation.
South Africa has suspended almost all of its oil imports from Iran and intends to abide by a US request to significantly drop supplies from the state.
Cabinet has approved the two Bills dealing with labour broking without heeding the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ call to ban the practice.
Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has called on the public to find a long-term solution to the acid mine drainage.
French media is reporting that an al-Qaeda-inspired gunman who confessed to killing seven people in France is dead after police stormed his apartment.
Multiple Grammy Award-winner Lauryn Hill has been confirmed to perform at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been released on bail, after being arrested at a gathering in Kampala following the death of a policeman.
Consumer price inflation slowed to 6.1% in February, but "generalised" inflation pressures mean interest rates may still rise sooner than expected.
British hostage Judith Tebbutt, who was kidnapped when her husband was shot dead in Kenya six months ago, has been released by her captors.
The South African army’s new ground-based air defences are ready to be taken to "operational readiness", says the system’s developer, Denel.
The top three winners in the Excellence in Special Needs Education category.
The top three winners in the Excellence in Secondary School Leadership category.
The top three winners in the Excellence in Secondary School Teaching category.
Portugal could face its second general strike in four months as workers protest against their government’s austerity measures and economic reforms.
The top three winners in the Excellence in Primary School Leadership.
The winners in the Excellence in primary school teaching category were announced in Johannesburg recently.