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Great Greek grub

Throwing plates might not be big, but Greek restaurants still offer a Mediterranean feel.

Eskom granted a 31,3% tariff increase

SA’s power regulator on Thursday granted Eskom a 31,3% tariff rise for the 2009-10 financial year, falling just short of the firm’s request for 34%.

Vodacom reveals results as it stands on its own two feet

Vodacom may have listed successfully on the JSE on Monday, but on Tuesday the spotlight was on its annual results.

Shhh, we’re a university

Good show that we’re back. The summer break throws those of us in tertiary education into a humid hiatus where nothing happens.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo scoop world music Grammy

Ladysmith Black Mambazo won the best traditional world music album at the 2009 Grammy Awards on Sunday for their album <em>Ilembe</em>.

Powerful quake hits northern Chile

A powerful, 7,7-magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey reported. It said the quake, 60km deep, was centred 106km west of the…

Harmony mine shut down for weeks

Harmony Gold’s Elandsrand mine near Carletonville has been shut down for up to six weeks after the mine’s main exit was blocked, trapping 3&nbsp;200 miners underground, the…

‘More than just Pikoli’s suspension needed’

There are deeper issues in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) than simply the suspension of National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli, the South African…

Harare was source of leaked Zim document

A controversial document criticising Britain over the crisis in Zimbabwe, which was leaked at a Southern African regional summit last month, came from Harare, not South Africa, a…

Study: Nutrition cannot replace drugs in treating Aids

Nutrition is a supportive measure in dealing with infections such as HIV/Aids and tuberculosis (TB), meaning neither food nor food supplements are alternatives to drug therapy in…

Labour seeks show of force in strike

South Africa’s civil-service strike broadened on Wednesday as other union workers walked out, piling more pressure on the government in a dispute stoking political tensions in…

Zim warns of new slum clearance

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government threatened a fresh round of slum clearances, state media said on Tuesday, after new shanty towns sprang up despite a widely…

Mbeki: War on terror not won

South Africa and India will share intelligence to help prevent international terrorism, President Thabo Mbeki said on Monday. He met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the…

UK bomb plot: SAA not cancelling flights

South African Airways (SAA) is not cancelling flights to the United Kingdom yet, but warned of lengthy delays on return flights. However, all passengers flying to the United…