The rand dived to a four-year low and gold mining shares took a pounding as fears spread that unaffordable wage demands will lead to strikes as soon as next month.
Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) has turned to the Supreme Court of Appeal to challenge a high court decision in favour of the City of Cape Town.
Nigeria relaxed a curfew on Monday in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offensive yet against militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram.
Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including another top IRS official.
Rival unions NUM and Amcu must play by the rules when recruiting members, ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said.
Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund has been forced into wholesale changes to his squad ahead of their upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers in June.
Car maker lauds Numsa for calling end to protest following talks with company’s management
The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defence team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison.
The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defence team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison.
A custom-made electric guitar, played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles, sold at a New York auction on Saturday for R3.67-million, said officials from the company behind the event.
‘Inferno’ - The astonishing new thriller from the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol.
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the spectre of autism.
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the spectre of autism.
Namaqualand's wild flower season is worth booking your trip just to see one of the great natural wonders of South Africa.
The dire manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official who lamented their poor "quality and breeding", according to state-run media.
Namaqualand's wild flower season is worth booking your trip just to see one of the great natural wonders of South Africa.
Being a South African I count myself among the luckiest in the world as we have very few natural disasters.
Yahoo Inc said it is buying blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the struggling Internet pioneer a much-needed platform in social media to reach a younger generation of users.
The Times Editorial: We hope that the National Union of Mineworkers' demand that its members be given a 60% wage hike is not just a ploy to win more support in a sector that is bleeding jobs.
Expect some Krautstanding drama at Wembley tomorrow night. Both contenders in the Champions League final play a futuristic mutation of football: they have equalled the supreme passing precision of the Spanish style, while transplanting it to a racier German tempo that...
The Times Editorial: We hope that the National Union of Mineworkers' demand that its members be given a 60% wage hike is not just a ploy to win more support in a sector that is bleeding jobs.
Somewhere, Richard Nixon is smiling. Four decades after Watergate and two decades after his death, we still can't stop talking about the dark anti-hero of American politics. His five o'clock shadow visage remains too convenient a metaphor for lazy critics looking to...
In response to Justice Malala's endorsement of learning another language (yesterday), I have to say that, in reality, it is not that easy.
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