South Africa News

Social networks were abuzz at the weekend over the decision to use Nelson Mandela's image on all bank notes.

Madagascar's ousted president was helped by South Africa to import crowd control weapons before he lost power, Wikileaks has revealed.

We've all heard of ageing rock stars making a comeback, but what's with the Muppets ? Kermit the frog, who first took shape in an American college art class in the mid-1950s, is back on the chatshow circuit.

Hawks spokesperson McIntosh Polela confirmed that Krejcir, Veselin Laganin and former bouncer Jason Dominguez were arrested on Sunday afternoon for their alleged involvement in an armed robbery in Pretoria in October last year.

Unemployment in South Africa must be approached in the same way as the World Cup, with red tape stripped away so investment can flow, DA leader Helen Zille said on Sunday.

Cape Town - Planning Minister Trevor Manuel said on Saturday there was a need for a more intelligent public discourse that welcomed a strong stance from citizens and reached past the current rift between the state and the media.

When Guy Lieberman attended the ROI Community gathering in Jerusalem last year, an international conference created by Jewish American philanthropist Lynn Schusterman to help foster Jewish social innovation, he was impressed.

A conservation group demonstrating an anti-poaching method for reporters in South Africa accidentally killed the rhinoceros they were using in the demonstration.

"Nationalisation is not the ANC or government policya Our policy is a mixed economy," Zuma told the business and diplomatic community in Cape Town less than 12 hours after his State of the Nation address.

South Africans can expect the introduction of laws restricting fatty acids and salt content in food, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Saturday.

New South African bank notes will bear the image of former president Nelson Mandela, President Jacob Zuma announced in Pretoria on Saturday.

ANCYL President Julius Malema sings before the start of the ANCYL NEC Lekgotla that was held at the St.

Sudan and South Sudan on Friday signed a security agreement which aims to defuse tensions over oil payments which officials had warned could spark a war between the two countries.

A Pinetown man accused of rape has been acquitted after a Durban magistrate ruled that the alleged attack during a cruise on MSC Sinfonia did not happen in South African waters.

Wilton Presbyterian Church will host a visit by Sharon Katz & the Peace Train Sunday, Feb.

When Jacob Zuma ascended to the presidency of the African National Congress , many remained unconvinced that he would be a suitable President for Africa's most developed economy.

Contradictory testimonies and a lack of evidence have led to former Gauteng housing MEC Dan Mofokeng walking out of the Domestic Violence Court in Pretoria a free man on Thursday.

Thick black smoke billows from a Cape Town bound train at the Kuilsriver station yesterday .

A man has been arrested for selling fraudulent airtime vouchers to several businesses in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Thursday.

South African conservationists say their attempt to protect a rhinoceros from poachers ended with the animal's death.