Suspended youth league president Julius Malema was thrown a lifeline on Thursday when Ronald Lamola, deputy president of the league, said the ANC youth league "will never agree that its leadership is subjected to unfair and unjust (procedures) or banished for narrow political purposes. The leadership has been elected by the 24th national...

The death toll from Cyclone Giovanna, which hit Madagascar earlier this week, has risen to 16, officials say.

More than 10,000 people have been left homeless after the category 4 storm made landfall on Tuesday, the National Disaster Management Office said.

Some 3,380 homes and 38 schools have been destroyed.

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South African miner Exxaro Resources has taken a majority share of Perth, Australia-based iron ore explorer African Iron after last-minute acceptances of multi-million dollar offer.

Exxaro's takeover offer was due to expire on Tuesday if it failed to gain acceptance from at least 50 percent of African Iron's share holders.

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DRDGold, South Africa's fourth-largest gold producer, on Tuesday announced that second-quarter earnings climbed 66 percent as it continued to cash in on the higher gold price.

Total gold production was 63 659oz compared with 63 562oz in the previous quarter.

The company, which plans to exit underground mining, aims to...

Greek MPs have approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill, demanded by the eurozone and IMF in return for a second bailout and to avoid national bankruptcy.

The altogether vote was carried by 199 in favour to 74 against. 43 deputies from the two parties in the government of Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, the socialists and...

Zambia is celebrating winning a first Africa Cup of Nations title after beating tournament favourites Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties on Sunday.

Zambia have been runners-up twice and have been inspired throughout the tournament by the loss of the 1993 Chipolopolo team after a plane crash close to the venue of the final in Libreville....

Jacob Zuma’s latest State of the Nation address was full of promise and he’s pledged to boost the economy, skills and jobs with a massive infrastructure development drive.

Nothing new there, you might think: Government has been pushing infrastructure as a means of kick-starting the economy and reducing unemployment since at least...

The South African government has announced plans to set up a R1.6 billion plant to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients for antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) used in the treatment of HIV and Aids.

The plant, dubbed Ketlaphela, which will be built near Pelindaba in Gauteng, is a joint venture between the SA government, through...

President Jacob Zuma has squashed more than two years of talk about the nationalisation of South Africa's mining sector, saying state control or ownership would not work.

Asked during a televised breakfast briefing on Friday if the government planned to nationalise mines, Zuma said: "We're very clear. It is not our policy. We've...