A stay of execution has been granted by suspected al-Qaeda linked militants holding Bloemfontein teacher Pierre Korkie hostage in Yemen. The deadline that ran out last week has been extended for another three weeks with a hefty ransom being demanded. Pierre Korkie was taken hostage with his wife Yolande Korkie in the city of Taiz […]

Queen Elizabeth will honour Nelson Mandela’s memory in a by-invitation-only service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday 3 March 2014.

A total of 1 004 rhinos were poached in 2013, the Department of Environmental Affairs revealed on Friday, compared to 668 rhinos poached in 2012 and 448 in 2011. Thirty-seven rhinos have already been illegally killed in 2014.

Are South African parents capable of setting an example for children?

Clients with one British born parent are often in doubt on whether they are eligible for a British passport or not.

The Commission of Inquiry has been tasked to investigate the series of events that led to the collapse of a shopping mall under construction in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal in November, which killed two people and left 29 people injured.

A pair of Capetonians will be the first people in history to attempt an ‘impossible’ 500km swim from Mozambique to Madagascar in just 25 days

The Democratic Alliance leader, Helen Zille, has released a video specifically addressed to the South African diaspora, urging them to register and vote in the upcoming national elections by 7 February

In a case that highlights the complex relationship between madams and maids in South Africa, a diplomat took her Pretoria domestic worker to Ireland – while still paying her South African wages and demanding 17-hour workdays

A British teacher and her South African fiancé thought they’d edge closer to a bull elephant in musth. What happened next was a sobering reminder of the power of these mammoths, and their consequences that await humans who forget that

Our list of the ten wealthiest Zimbabweans includes telecommunications entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa, mining and transport mogul Billy Rautenbach and Lonmin CEO Ben Magara.

Little Jasmin Pretorius’ body was found under her father’s bed after she had allegedly been raped and suffocated by her uncle.

Sales of South African wine to wine-producing countries such as France, Italy and Spain increased so dramatically due to the poor European harvest, while sales to the UK, still the country’s biggest export destination accounting for just over one-fifth of total volumes exported last year, rose 21%.

Millions of South Africans want to believe in the ANC’s promise of 6 million jobs, but the alarming truth is that our economy is a friend of poverty rather than the poor. Rigid labour markets, corruption and shambolic education are what stand in the way of South Africans’ creating jobs for themselves: what we’d like to hear is Zuma promise to stop destroying job opportunities, rather than pledging to create them

The rand fell to a five-year low of 10.7360 against the US dollar on Monday last week and could soon reach such lows again amid lukewarm investor appetite for riskier currencies, which seem to be taking the brunt of a cut-back in US monetary stimuli

Opposition parties have expressed doubt that the South African government will be able to fulfil its promises to create six million jobs, fight corruption and improve education, as detailed in the ANC’s election manifesto unveiled by Jacob Zuma on the weekend

Sadly, it is a reality that many marriages break down. In many cases, the visa granted to one of the parties was based on the relationship/marriage, and the immigration status is thus often compromised

U2 were inspired to write a song especially for the Nelson Mandela biopic after watching an early cut of the film.

You could place all your hard-earned wealth at risk by simply not making a valid Will.

Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party – which has been in power since democracy in 1980 – is set to enter the country’s mining sector as a competitor in a bid to raise funds

The value of the rand continues to decline against the strong pound and US dollar, marking its lowest point for five years this week.

R1.2billion has been approved for new housing projects in Cape Town, starting this year. Areas for redevelopment include run-down areas of the Cape Flats, and will provide more housing for those living in temporary settlements.

Well, it certainly took some searching: under the wreckage of the South African executive’s various setbacks, gaffes, scandals and furores, some good was done. Some government departments are broadly functional; a handful are thriving. We look at 10 isolated examples of the country and government we dream of

The average South African is still the richest in Africa, but oil and mining wealth mean that other countries are in hot pursuit – while once-bustling Zimbabwe still bleeds wealth. This was the outcome of a major report on the wealth of Africa’s citizens released this week

The South African High Commission in London has announced that registration for South Africans based in the United Kingdom will open from Thursday 9 January 2014.