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Murdered woman 'loved another man'
By Lebogang Seale The night she was murdered, Phelisa Mkhuma arrived home with Tefo Joseph Khoza in tears.
Annan pushes Mbeki for swift action on Harare
By Fiona Forde and Hans Pienaar Pressure is mounting on President Thabo Mbeki to negotiate a speedy settlement in Zimbabwe, with Kofi Annan calling on him to accept the Zanu-PF chief and his Movement for ...
Premier shocked at home affairs
By Nompumelelo Magwaza & Gugu Mbonambi Premier S'bu Ndebele intervened on Wednesday to assist several people inconvenienced by bungles and delays at the home affairs department office in Umgeni Road, Durban.
Nelson Mandela is 90 years ...
Former South African President Nelson Mandela smiles during the launch of postal stamps in Houghton, outside Johannesburg, issued by the South African Post Office to celebrate his 90th birthday.
Manuel, Vavi discuss rising prices
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and the Congress of SA Trade Union's have met in Pretoria to discuss rising food and fuel prices.
Zimbabwe Opposition Holds Out for Second Mediator in Talks
Morgan Tsvangirai, the founding president of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change, has put on hold a preliminary agreement that would pave the way for formal talks with President Robert Mugabe's ...
Pretoria: Zimbabwe's opposition said on Tuesday it hopes a meeting this week between the South African president and a top African Union official will result in a second mediator joining efforts to resolve ...
Zimbabwe's government on Saturday thanked the countries that blocked United Nations sanctions against its regime, and particularly South African President Thabo Mbeki for having refused to yield to Western ...
How Big Brother protects the state
By Moshoeshoe Monare Did you know that every time a minister, a director-general and some senior government officials make a critical phone call, they push a secret red button to avoid interception or ...
Zimbabweans fleeing their country for South Africa because of political violence are now bringing their families with them, according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees office in Pretoria.
AU chief, Mbeki to hold 'emergency' Zimbabwe talks
African Union Commission chief Jean Ping will hold an emergency meeting on the political crisis in Zimbabwe with South African President Thabo Mbeki, a source said Monday.
Inter-party talks gather momentum
Zimbabwe's inter-party talks between the ruling Zanu-PF and the two opposition MDC formations have gathered momentum in South Africa amid reports that the parties have agreed on a working framework that could ...
Once a relatively stable market, Zimbabwe has become a nightmare for foreign businesses in recent years with the annual inflation rate now well into eight figures and the government trying to impose prices for ...
Zimbabwe: Preliminary Talks Open Between MDC And Zanu-PF
SW Radio Africa Tichaona Sibanda Preliminary talks that will set the agenda for substantive negotiations between the MDC and Zanu-PF began in Pretoria, South Africa on Thursday.
Sanctions delayed against Mugabe and cronies
The UN has delayed a vote on fresh sanctions against Robert Mugabe, after he and opposition members held a second day of talks in South Africa.
Union wants SABC board to step down
Over 100 unionised SABC employees were expected to picket outside the broadcaster's Johannesburg and Pretoria offices on Friday, said the Creative Workers' Union of South Africa .
Refugee attacks: Mbeki says never again
"Never again." This was the resounding message that President Thabo Mbeki and other dignitaries sent to South Africans and foreign nationals at the remembrance of victims of xenophobic attacks at the Pretoria ...
Residential rents rise rapidly
South Africa's residential rents are continuing their rapid rise with the Trafalgar national rent index rising by an annualised 12,5 percent to 153 in the first half of 2008, the property management company ...
Musica guilty of trading in counterfeit goods
The National Prosecuting Authority revealed on Wednesday that New Clicks Holdings, trading as Musica, has been found guilty of trading in counterfeit goods in a matter that was successfully prosecuted by the ...
'I'm trying to find out who they are'
By Louise Flanagan The Gauteng Legislature's Register of Members' Interests makes for interesting reading - including for one MEC who found himself part of a business he didn't know about.