Shrien Dewani’s lawyers say he should not be sent to SA as he is mentally ill, would be harmed in prison — and because there is no free press here.
Ivorian leader and former president Laurent Gbagbo wanted to use the South African embassy in Abidjan as a possible venue to negotiate his exit.
Anton Harber, co-founder of <i>The Weekly Mail</i>, now the <i>Mail & Guardian</i>, answers 10 questions as the <i>M&G</i> celebrates 20 years.
"Today I might be reporting about a crime that happened across the street, and tomorrow about a car accident. I’ll report about everything that is newsworthy," says a…
Kalay Maistry (33) is the newly appointed Southern Africa correspondent for al-Jazeera International, the new 24-hour English-language news channel.
Seven major conservation and wildlife NGOs in South Africa say culling elephants in the Kruger National Park must be considered. A report from the South African National Parks…
Broadband internet access, which finally made an impact on South Africa this year with the first 147 000 users settling into high-speed online lives, will almost double in usage…
Mobile-services company Exactmobile on Wednesday became the first to launch video ringtones and voice messaging via multimedia messaging service (MMS) in South Africa.…
A new combination therapy comprising only three pills cures patients of malaria once and for all in one day, its Belgian manufacturer said on Friday. The new therapy has been…
An e-mail doing the rounds in South Africa warns ATM users that organised criminals are installing equipment on the machines to steal both the ATM card number and its PIN. The…
The Wikipedia online encyclopedia is often celebrated for its uniqueness: every internet user can create new articles and edit entries. Wikipedia’s popularity is shown by the…
For the third time in the past three years of its existence, South African online bank 20twenty is set to get a new owner. Standard Chartered announced in an e-mail to its…
South Africa’s divorced fathers may need to start ironing their favourite superhero costumes and prepare for a headline-grabbing stunt. The South African chapter of Fathers 4…
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=zuma_report"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/243078/zuma.jpg" align=left border=0></a>In its weekly online…
More than 30 000 South Africans have signed a petition on a website called <i>Stop the Bill</i> against a draft law to reform the Road Accident Fund (RAF). Hein Kaiser, one…
American Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel (24) is an international electronic-sports champion — in other words, a cyber-athlete.
Muslims in the Middle East and Malaysia can now rely on their cellphones at prayer time. The Ilkone i800 includes the complete Qur’an, points the way to Mecca and has a prayer…
Karin Eloff (32) is the new editor of <i>Loslyf</i>. She appeared seminaked on the cover of the September issue.
After 47 days on a hunger strike, Iranians Azita Aslami and Mohammad Mehdi Neshat may finally get what they want: a residence permit to stay in The Netherlands. The Dutch…
The Media Monitoring Project (MMP) is again challenging the South African media on their coverage of National Women’s Day. For the past six years, the MMP has monitored media…
