Doubt cast over weapon in Steenkamp killingA blood-stained cricket bat found at the home of murder accused Oscar Pistorius has emerged as a crucial piece of evidence in…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Pistorius breaks down in court as he is charged with murder of girlfriendOscar Pistorius’s family and management company yesterday disputed the murder charge laid against the Paralympic gold medallist…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius to be charged with murder of girlfriendSouth Africa has been left stunned by the news that one of the country’s favourite sons, Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Nelson Mandela's granddaughters in TV reality showHave you ever wondered what it is like to be a member of Nelson Mandela’s family? Well, if you tune into US broadcaster NBC’s…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
South Africa's only black billionaire pledges half his funds to charitySouth Africa’s only black billionaire, Patrice Motsepe, has announced that he will give away half his fortune to charitable causes…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Zimbabwe' s finances in state of paralysis, says ministerThe Zimbabwean government’s precarious financial position was laid bare on Tuesday when finance minister Tendai Biti admitted…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Black consciousness activist sets up party to take on the ANCRamphele reported to be raising funds for the forming of a new political partyTue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Angolan president's daughter first female African billionaireIsabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of Angola’s longstanding president, has been declared Africa’s first female billionaire…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Up to 14,000 jobs to go as SA mining firm announces restructuringAnglo American Platinum has revealed it is cutting its exposure to labour unrest in South Africa’s turbulent mining industry …Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
South Africa sends 400 troops to troubled stateSouth African troops have been sent to boost a regional force in the Central African Republic that is trying to foster peace …Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Zuma's re-election as ANC president may prove to be pyrrhic victoryAnalysis: That African National Congress unity was the central theme to the victory speech delivered by Jacob Zuma after his…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
'Stunning' 10% rise in rates of life expectancySouth Africa’s decision to roll out the world’s largest HIV/Aids drug treatment programme in 2009 has increased life expectancy…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Headline conflicts in Africa hide the story of progressAs the curtain comes down on 2012, unfolding events in some of the African countries south of the Sahara may tempt observers …Sat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
Slowly does it to succeed in South AfricaWILD GEESE: Aiden Connolly, MD, Lowe and Partners Advertising, Cape Town It took a while for a Waterford man to assimilate to…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Zuma wins ANC leadership contestSouth African president Jacob Zuma won a landslide victory in the African National Congress’s leadership contest yesterday, opening…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
'Indigenisation' key in Mugabe campaignThe controversial black economic empowerment policy of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe will be the cornerstone of his re-election…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Deputy to challenge Zuma for top ANC jobThe hold by South African president Jacob Zuma on the African National Congress’s top job will be challenged by his deputy, Kgalema…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Mandela responding to treatment, says Zuma's officeA recurring respiratory infection is the cause of former South African president Nelson Mandela’s stay in hospital, the president…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Vietnam and South Africa sign deal to protect SA's rhinosA deal signed by South Africa and Vietnam designed to curb the rise in rhino poaching has raised hopes that the species can be…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Mugabe exhorts Zanu-PF supporters to fight like 'wounded beast' to win electionZimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, has called on his Zanu-PF party to fight like a “wounded beast” to win the general election…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
KPMG report shines a light on South African president's lavish lifestyleSouth African president Jacob Zuma has been financially dependent on a range of high-profile patrons over the years to pay for…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Taxpayer cost of work to Zuma's house detailed in leaksDespite his vehement claims to the contrary, documentary evidence indicates that South African president Jacob Zuma knew the …Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Special army units patrol SA border for rhino poachersSpecialised army units have been dispatched to patrol South Africa’s borders to stop rhino poachers who are threatening the species…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Six boys charged with murder and rapeTHE STONING to death of three children in South Africa last August prompted widespread public disgust, but yesterday the nation…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Man guilty of killing Irish man and wifeAn elderly man who shot his daughter and Irish son-in-law in their home near Johannesburg last August has been found guilty on…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
S African farm workers clash with police in wages protestViolent clashes between farm workers and police in South Africa’s picturesque winelands region continued yesterday despite unions…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Exporters advised to focus on AfricaAfrican markets have more potential for Irish exporters over the next decade than China, according to the Irish Exporters Association…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Business opportunities help Ireland redefine its relationship with AfricaOPINION: Irish people seeking a silver lining to the global economic slump could do worse than look at how the crisis is helping…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
South African census shows big disparities in wealth remainINCOMES IN South Africa have more than doubled in the last 10 years, but, 18 years after the end of apartheid, white households…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Zuma drops claim of defamation against South African cartoonistSOUTH AFRICA’s most popular and influential cartoonist, Jonathon Shapiro, yesterday hailed president Jacob Zuma’s decision to…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
HIV vaccine closer after antibodies breakthroughMEDICAL RESEARCH by a team of South African scientists has revealed how two HIV-positive women’s bodies were able to produce …Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Shack attack on slum dwellingsTHE THREE shiniest shacks on the western-most hill of Enkanini, an informal settlement about a 30-minute drive from Cape Town…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Leaving for the lifestyle, staying for businessWILD GEESE Andrew Woods, Silvertree Properties, Cape Town: The recession meant there was no better time to leave Ireland and…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Ex-ANC leader says whites should be deprived of lands, by force if necessaryFORMER ANC youth leader Julius Malema has suggested that South Africa white people should have their land taken from them, through…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Mugabe shimmies up to youth vote in advance of electionANALYSIS: Zimbabwe’s ageing president has little traction with the vital youth demographicMon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Rescuers find second body after tourist boat capsizes off Cape TownRESCUE EFFORTS to find the last of 38 people pitched from a boat into a freezing Atlantic ocean near Cape Town on Saturday ended…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Zuma convenes summit in bid to end strikesA HIGH-LEVEL economic summit convened by South African president Jacob Zuma to tackle the strikes seizing the country was given…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
'Alarming' food dearth in 20 countriesA GROUP of 20 countries experienced “alarming” or “extremely alarming” levels of food shortages between 2005 and 2010 despite…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
S Africa's Zuma fails to quell row over upgrade to private homeGOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS this week to justify the expenditure of €18Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
'Vampire'dinosaur finally revealedA US-BASED palaeontologist who discovered a new type of dinosaur in a piece of South African rock in 1983 has left it 29 years…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
'Vampire' dinosaur finally revealedA US-based palaeontologist who discovered a new type of dinosaur in a piece of South African rock in 1983 has left it 29 years…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Anger at Zuma's €18.7m home upgradeFIRST IT was “Zumaville”, the €200 million proposed town to be built at public expense in South African president Jacob Zuma’…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Malema seeks to stop Zuma re-electionSHORTLY AFTER being charged with money laundering yesterday, South Africa’s most controversial politician, Julius Malema, called…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Malema co-accused granted bail in corruption caseJULIUS MALEMA’S four co-accused were granted bail yesterday at a court hearing that marked the opening gambit to secure a conviction…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
SA soldiers to be sent to support police at minesTHE GROWING unrest in South Africa’s mining sector has prompted the government to officially make the defence forces available…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Serious 'contact' crime figures fall in South AfricaSOUTH AFRICA’S latest crime statistics show a reduction in all seven categories of contact offences in the year up to last March…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Zimbabwean ruling party accused of using youth militiasZIMBABWE’S ZANU-PF party has been accused of reviving the youth militia groups it used to wage a terror campaign against political…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Ex-ANC politician labels Zuma a dictatorSOUTH AFRICAN president Jacob Zuma was labelled a dictator yesterday by controversial politician Julius Malema during a media…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Irish firms in line to tender for African projects worth €12bnIRISH COMPANIES looking to secure business in overseas markets will have the chance to tender for up to €12 billion of infrastructure…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Green lobby to fight fracking approvalENVIRONMENTALISTS HAVE promised to legally challenge the South African government’s decision to lift a moratorium on shale gas…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
