South Africa News

A QUIET high school pupil donned a macabre ninja-like outfit before slaying a fellow student with a sword in South Africa.

Johannesburg Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died yesterday at a Paris hospital, Vice President Rupiah Banda told Zambians in a televised speech.

Johannesburg businessman Hugh Glenister's bid to stop the disbanding of the elite crime fighting Scorpions will come before the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.

The matric pupil accused of killing a grade nine student at Nic Diederichs Technical High School, in Krugersdorp, will not be allowed back into the school.

Zimbabwe's ruling party and the main opposition have not yet reached a power-sharing agreement, an opposition spokesman said yesterday.

Mediation was mooted in the Constitutional Court on Monday as a possible solution to the dispute over the temporary shelters for foreign nationals in Gauteng.

Names for at least 230 previously unnamed streets in the eThekwini municipality will be announced on Wednesday.

Only 22% of higher-level students complete their undergraduate degree within the required study period, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Monday.

The remains of a one-year-old baby were found in Ladysmith at the weekend, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Monday.

A school boy stabbed a fellow pupil to death with a sword at the Nic Diederichs technical high school in Krugersdorp on Monday morning, Johannesburg police said.

South Africa should consider temporarily declaring asylum seekers from certain Southern African countries as refugees, to keep up with the burgeoning numbers of migrants, particularly from Zimbabwe, according ...

By Agiza Hlongwane Legendary Durban brewer Ben Lamaletie is probably the man every beer drinker would want to shake hands with.

The Southern African Development Community officially launched on Sunday the Free Trade Area , ushering in a new era of economic integration in the region.

Five people died on Sunday when two vehicles collided on the R59 between Sasolburg and Parys, paramedics said.

Wallabies assistant coach Jim Williams has emphasised the need for Australia's forwards to sharpen their attitude and technique against South Africa next week after they were "out-enthused" by New Zealand in ...

Rugby fan Clint Eastwood is looking for actors to play the parts of New Zealand's All Blacks in the 1995 World Cup.

IN the wake of the apparent collapse of Zimbabwe's interparty talks, one is reminded of Bertrand Russell, who once said: "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of ...

MAJOR Eastern Cape towns, rivers and airports could have new names in the next few months.

South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and SADC Executive Secretary Tomasz Salomao address the media Credit: Zahira Kharsany/IPS JOHANNESBURG, Aug 15 - A free trade agreement is one of the main ...

Aug. 16 - Protesters against Mugabe's rule in Zimbabwe have rallied at the SADC summit in Johannesburg.