Johannesburg

Teens circumcise 4 boys

Johannesburg - Two teenage boys have been arrested for running an illegal initiation school in Libode, Eastern Cape health officials said on Sunday. Spokesperson for the department of health Sizwe Kupelo said the two boys, aged...

More black engineers, CA's

The fixed income market is pricing in a total of 300 basis points of rate cuts over the next two years, but analysts feel this forecast may be a little optimistic. Johannesburg - Despite huge skills shortages, transformation in...

New party threatens land grabs

Johannesburg - A PAC breakaway group has threatened to invade land and distribute it to Africans, the SABC reported on Sunday. President of the group, Thami ka Plaatjie, launched a new party in Bloemfontein on Sunday. He says...

High-speed chase in Pretoria

Johannesburg - The hijacking of a black VW Polo Playa led to an arrest after police chase around the Pretoria city centre on Saturday morning, said police on Sunday. At about o1:30 a VW Polo was allegedly hijacked in Sunnyside....

'Moth-balled' cars hit the road

Johannesburg - The Ekurhuleni metro police department has started rolling out the hundreds of cars that have been at the centre of controversy. The Star reported last month that almost 500 new Ekurhuleni metro police cars had...

Building High Rises Without Hurting Cities

High-rise buildings are coming back into vogue in South Africa, and planners are trying to balance iconography with urbanism. "The evolution of cities and their skylines is never fixed or static. Take Johannesburg. Over the...

Targeting South Africa's 'Guy in the Blue Overalls'

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 15 -- A man killed by a swarm of killer bees. Marijuana muffins for sale in the townships. A notorious car thief nabbed by cops. A dead snake and two bottles of medicinal plants called muthi, found by a woman...

Crowds bid farewell to 'Mama Africa'

Mourners paid their respects to the singer known as Mama Africa Large crowds have flocked to a memorial service in Johannesburg for South African singer Miriam Makeba, who died last weekend after a concert in Italy. Musicians,...

DA re-launches as 'party of govt'

Johannesburg - The Democratic Alliance "re-launched" itself as a "party of government" prepared to rule the country in Johannesburg on Saturday. DA leader Helen Zille said that the party would rule major cities and towns across...

'The time has come'

Johannesburg - The Mpumalanga Religious Leaders organisation pledged to support and vote for the African National Congress in next year's elections, the party said on Saturday. Spokesperson Carl Niehaus said the pledge was made...