The Democratic Alliance (DA) is suffering the aftershocks of its loss of the City of Johannesburg. The party’s candidate for the mayoralty was defeated by

Both the African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) retained seats in four by-elections this week. Three of the seats were held by the

Leah Tutu, wife of Desmond Tutu, has confirmed that the Archbishop emeritus and Nobel laureate has been admitted to hospital. She said in a statement

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has found that the definition of hate speech in the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act

The Economist notes that Brazil’s economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.6% in the three months to the end of September, but that unemployment remains high

A 37-year-old man was arrested in Fort Pierce, Florida after claiming that the cocaine found in his car might have been blown in by the

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has called for tax increases to fortify South Africa’s fiscal position. In a submission to Parliament on

The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has rounded on Cricket South Africa (CSA) for its attempts to ‘intimidate journalists critical of the sport’s governing

A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) investigation has confirmed claims of unlawful raids on homes by its soldiers in Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal. This was

Advocate Vernon Jantjies was shot dead on Sunday night at a petrol station in Mitchells Plain. Jantjies specialised in criminal cases, such as the trial