News

Feuding between the ANC Youth League and Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini intensified this week as the league accused him of having broken ranks with "progressive working-class struggles to appease the interest of the ruling class" after he

The Law Society of South Africa says this week's parading of three re-arrested escapees at a news conference by the authorities was shocking and concerning. It says bringing the prisoners to a media conference had violated the men's basic human

Three time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova rallied to defeat fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the Indian Wells semi-finals in California. Sharapova will face another former Indian Wells winner, Ana Ivanovic, in the semis

 Irishman Padraig Harrington fired a 10-under par 61, the lowest score of his career, to seize a three-shot lead in the first round of the US PGA Transitions Championship in Florida. Will Claxton was next best on 7-under 64. Sunday's

New Zealand have stuttered to a precarious 65/4 at stumps on the second day of the second test against South Africa at Seddon Park in Hamilton. They're still 3 runs behind with just the six second innings wickets in hand. Kane Williamson

McLaren driver Jenson Button set the fastest time in the first practice session for Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday. Button was a quarter of a second faster than team mate Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes

Teachers union Sadtu in the Eastern Cape has renewed its commitment to improving education in the province. This follows a recent education indaba in East London and the signing of an agreement between trade unions and the Eastern Cape government

South Africa exported R5.2b worth of military equipment during the last three quarters of 2011, according to the National Conventional Arms Control Committee, representing an apparent drop in exports. Figures released to Parliament show that

Two scholars were killed and a third critically injured Thursday afternoon when they were hit by an out-of-control bus on a district road near Nelspruit in Mpumalanga. Netcare 911 says the boys had been walking on the side of the road when they