Millions of South Africans borrow to survive and are falling further behind on their debt repayments.
The death of Maj-Gen Tirhani Maswanganyi is a senseless blow to Gauteng's war against crime, Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Tuesday.
Satellite images released on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch show widespread destruction in recent attacks carried out in central Darfur by the Sudanese government and allied militias.
G8 leaders agreed on Tuesday to eradicate the payment of ransoms for hostages kidnapped by "terrorists" in an attempt to remove one of the key incentives for extremists.
Senior ANC MP John Jeffery formally withdrew his controversial remark about DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko's weight and apologised to her on Tuesday.
China’s Li Na began her grass season with just six days left before the start of Wimbledon, with the sixth seed beating Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Eastbourne International on Tuesday.
Businesses across globe take part in pilot project, run by International Integrated Reporting Council, to test, help develop integrated reporting framework
British folk band Mumford & Sons’ bassist Ted Dwane has posted a message saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot.
British folk band Mumford & Sons’ bassist Ted Dwane has posted a message saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot.
Veteran British rock bands Motörhead and Black Sabbath were crowned the kings of heavy metal on Monday, winning the top accolades at the UK’s top metal music awards, the Metal Hammer Golden Gods.
Sunday Times is giving twenty lucky readers plus their partners the chance to attend the 'reincarnated' star studded 'Kings Of Chaos' concert happening at Sun City and at the Grand West in Cape Town.
Couples in the United States looking to spice up their sex lives will have to do without certain adult toys after a US trade panel ruled that some companies are violating a patent held by a Canadian company for a two-armed vibrator.
China has banned individuals and groups are from privately adopting abandoned infants.
Top Italian chefs are clamouring for the resignation of a junior minister who dismissed the country’s cuisine as a poor copy of trendy French cooking, poking a sore spot in a long-held kitchen rivalry between the two nations.
The names of the world's greatest golf venues roll off the tongue like a putt rolling toward the cup. Pebble Beach. St. Andrews. Valderrama.
A pedal-powered car built by German motoring icon Porsche is a steal at just $900.
There was no "back door pipeline" to BlackBerry South Africa's platform, the company said on Tuesday following reports that the United Kingdom government had been monitoring e-mails and phone calls.
The Times Editorial: Freedom of speech, which is protected in our law books, seems to have been disrespected in our parliament. In recent days, we have witnessed parliamentarians abusing this right and turning parliament into a beer hall.
Andre Burgener has been immersed in all things food since she took over the making of the family's lunch box sandwiches aged eight (her mom could make a mean creme brulee and a staggering souffle, but could never butter the bread all the way to the edges.
The Times Editorial: Freedom of speech, which is protected in our law books, seems to have been disrespected in our parliament. In recent days, we have witnessed parliamentarians abusing this right and turning parliament into a beer hall.
Nigella Lawson, beautiful, clever and rich, is not the sort of woman we expect to be hit by her husband. And yet, here we are, gawking at photographs that apparently show Charles Saatchi with his hands around the heroine's throat - and her obvious, chilling terror.
The continuing e-toll dispute and the vast waste of time, energy and money to fight a government decision that should never have been made are sure signs that we have in the ANC administration a government that does not care about us.
He says: "Here is a person who, ahead of the ANC 2007 elective conference, was very vocal against people who wanted to cling to power for more than two terms in a party with many capable members."
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