South Africa News

By Clayton Barnes Terminal 2010, the multimillion-rand central terminal building under construction at Cape Town International Airport, is to be opened on November 7 - months before schedule, the Airports Company of South Africa says.

A 36-year-old man was arrested in Mamelodi after police caught him with a bag full of dagga worth R10 000, Pretoria police said on Saturday.

By Sharika Regchand Pietermaritzburg Bureau A Pietermaritzburg woman who allegedly killed her two young children last week will be sent for psychological assessment.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has commended government's decision to cancel an order for military aircraft, his office said today.

A soldier will take on beauty contest duties after the original Miss England relinquished her crown following her arrest over an apparent nightclub brawl.

Two members of the South African National Defence Force have died in a parachute incident, the Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans said.

The ANC Youth League said Nedbank had committed itself to sponsoring sports development in South Africa, following a meeting over transformation concerns.

Africa is rarely thought of as a destination for gay travelers. Now, one company is setting out to change that - 2Afrika.

Eskom's "obscene" price hikes meant foreign visitors would be the only people able to afford tickets to 2010 soccer World Cup events, the United Transport and Allied Trade Union said on Thursday.

Airbus planes under construction of the type A319 at the Airbus factory on February 6, 2009 in Hamburg, Germany.

South Africa's Athletics chief Leonard Chuene has been suspended for his role in the poor handling of the Caster Semenya gender row.

Four South Africans pardoned by Equatorial Guinea for a failed coup in 2004 will not face local criminal charges when they return home, the justice ministry said.

Eskom chief executive officer Jacob Maroga has resigned, chairperson Bobby Godsell told staff on Thursday.

When the Orlando Pirates take on local Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs, violent sporting tribalism is refreshingly absent Ten years ago I was a sports reporter for the Daily Express.

A Durban woman was raped and strangled in a park near Blue Lagoon on Tuesday night, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

The 1Goal campaign is pushing to make education for all children the legacy of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Springbok scrum-half Fourie du Preez capped a wonderful three days in his career on Monday when named South Africa Rugby Player of the Year.

The United Nations refugee agency has rushed relief items to help tens of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month.

A passenger enjoying a civilian joyride accidentally cut the trip short when he ejected himself from the plane after grabbing the eject lever while trying to brace himself.

The interim board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation is contesting a R1-billion contract, the SABC reported on Tuesday.