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Ireland is emerging from its economic slump and views Africa as a continent that will become an economic giant in years to come, says Joe Costello, Minister of State for Trade and Development in Ireland.

Cape Town is the best city in the world, according to a United Kingdom poll. Yet South African Airways (SAA) has chosen to scrap their direct flights to the Mother City. Go figure!

The ANC has vowed to render the DA led Western Cape ungovernable; and now the process has started in the form of a violent wage disputes by farm workers. This has already sparked protests in 16 Boland towns and an incident in Wolseley leading to the death of a 28-year-old...

It's not reliable and it's not cheap. In fact, South Africans can rely on one thing in the coming year and that is continued black-outs combined with massive electricity bills. So high will electricity bills be, consumers will actually be happy with the rolling load shedding. Most people will simply...

South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu received a once in a lifetime special award from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in the Senegalese capital Dakar.He won the award for "his lifelong commitment to speaking the truth to power", AllAfrica.com reports.

On the 11th of November 2012 a fire started in St Francis Bay, South Africa. 100 Homes burned down after the wind spread a fire that started at one house and it was spread by strong winds to the other houses.

Who's your daddy? We might ask of the UK's, in fact the world's, most famous meerkat, Aleksandr. Or as most people know him, Simples!

The ANC is not happy with the Springboks because the team is too white. This time it's not the grumpy and vocal ANC Youth League complaining but the ANC proper. ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe had one look at Heyneke Mayer's Bok team for this weekend's test against Ireland and...

More affirmative action news from South Africa. The Department of Trade and Industry has clarified media reports stating that the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Codes could ruin charities, saying the B-BBEE process contributes to economic transformation while seeking to create an equitable society.

Look who's talking... Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba dismissed allegations that Mango Airlines was responsible for the demise of 1Time Airways.

Helen Zille, the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), has returned to laying lame charges after she was prevented from visiting President Jacob Zuma's private compound and love nest in Inkandla (pictured right), KwaZulu-Natal.

Low cost carrier 1time Airline announced on Friday, 2 November 2012 that it has suspended their operations and that all of its planes have been grounded with immediate effect.

You just got to love Chris Moerdyk. Not only because his surname reminds us of a bar fight, but because he seems to hit the sweet spot in his opinion of the South African media. Oom Chris is a marketing and media analyst and former head of strategic planning at...

New banknotes bearing the face of former President Nelson Mandela will come into circulation next Tuesday, says the Reserve Bank.

South Africa's population has swelled from 40.5 million in 1996 to 51.7 million in 2011, results of Census 2011 have shown.

The more affirmative action proves to be a failure in the world, the more the SA government wants it. Broad-Based Black Economy Empowerment (B-BBEE) will continue to be regarded as an imperative in South Africa, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. The B-BBEE true believer was speaking to the...

The Presidency on Sunday announced that President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his claim for damages against Avusa Media, publishers of The Sunday Times and editorial cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, aka "Zapiro".

Cabinet has agreed that the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) should proceed with the implementation of the Gauteng e-tolling system, Transport Minister Ben Martins announced on Friday.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into South Africa has taken one hell of a nosedive in the fist six months of this year. While labour unrest can be blamed for this, this is bad news as foreign investors might not look at SA too favorably going forward.

What comes to mind when you think of bullies? Perhaps a typical high school movie where the shy boy with glasses and books underneath his arm gets picked on by the cool guys? Perhaps your own experience of being bullied or even being the bully? Either way, bullies do indeed...

Almost half of young South Africans feel violent strikes are the only way to get bosses to listen.

A new "land reform programme" announced by President Jacob Zuma will give commercial farmers the option to transfer land to black farmers at 50% of market value, "which is closer to its fair productive value".

No, it's not a very early April Fool's joke. The SA State Security Agency (that's Pretoria's answer to James Bond and M) is indeed investigating a "suspiciously" cosy relationship between the DA and the British government.

Rolling in the deep…fried “I am hungry.” “Me too!” “Let’s get some burgers and fries on the way to work.” “Good idea, just remember the soft drinks.”

The Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies will today officially open the South African Expos 2012 in Beijing, China where 68 local companies from different sectors are participating with a view to expanding their exports to that country.

President Jacob Zuma has extended his good wishes to all Grade 12 learners in the country who will begin writing their examinations today. Pupils will write their examinations against the background of an improvement in the matric percentage pass each year.

The South African government and the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) have resolved to closely work together for the good of the country.

South Africa's prospects for growth and development will depend increasingly on diversifying and strengthening of economic links with countries in the south, said Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.