Johannesburg, South Africa News

Simon Grindrod, a major figure in the Congress of the People, on Tuesday launched an attack against his party's leadership.

JOHANNESBURG: Hundreds of striking workers demonstrated at World Cup stadiums across South Africa on Thursday, with some stoning cars and passers-by as they demanded higher wages for those building the stadiums and rail stations for Africa's first World Cup.

Dumisani Rebombo wasn't circumcised, did chores considered girls' work and was sick of being taunted for not being a man.

The number of swine flu cases reported in South Africa has gone up to 47, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe has taken a swipe on US' Johnnie Carson, calling him "an idiot" following an exchange between the two in Libya.

JOHANNESBURG: A top Indian diplomat here has dismissed suggestions in sections of the Indian media that the death of an Indian IT worker in an armed robbery had a racial motive.

Construction at South Africa's World Cup stadiums came to a standstill Wednesday as over 70,000 workers embarked on a strike to press for higher wages.

South African health officials said Monday that 12 new cases of swine flu have been confirmed, bringing the country's total to 30.

HYDERABAD: A software engineer from Andhra Pradesh has been shot dead by unidentified assailants in South Africa, his family members said Tuesday.

Human rights groups in South Africa have slammed this weekend's arrest of more than 300 people, mainly Zimbabwean exiles, taking shelter at Johannesburg's Central Methodist Church.

By Mitch Phillips London - The South African Rugby Union is to be charged with misconduct for allowing its players and coach to wear white "justice" armbands in Saturday's Test against the British and Irish Lions in Johannesburg.

The South African Savings Institute today launched the Savings Month under the theme a Tighten Your Savings Belta TM in Johannesburg.

Drivers should take cautionary steps to reduce the risk of hijackings, which rose more than four percent last year, according to crime statistics.

By Fakir Hassen, Johannesburg, June 29 : The success of the inaugural 'Doing Business with India' conference last year and rapid growth in bilateral trade with South Africa is expected to be repeated at the second edition to be held next month.

Several hundred South Africans gathered on Friday for a moonwalking tribute to the King of Pop that reflected the diversity of the rainbow nation.

By Bonile Ngqiyaza The authorities won't tolerate lawlessness from taxi operators on the Bus Rapid Transit system that comes into operation in less than two months.

Six men appeared in the Belfast Magistrate's Court on Monday for allegedly hijacking a truck full of Italian shoes worth R600 000, Mpumalanga police said.

Union federation Cosatu on Wednesday expressed concern about the state of education in South Africa.

South Africa's greenhouse gas emissions per capita are similar to that of industrialised countries, partly because of its strong reliance on coal, an environmental organisation said on Wednesday.

Aurobindo Pharma has sued the South African Government alleging bias towards the local companies after the Indian drug maker failed to get a 425-million dollar contract for supplying anti-aids medicines , according to a media report.