The prevalence of HIV in children and teenagers has dropped, a national survey has found. The study showed that HIV prevalence in children aged between two and 14 had declined from 5.6 percent in 2002 to 2.5 percent in 2008, said Human Sciences...

Its economy in recession for the first time in 17 years and led by a controversial new president, South Africa hosts a World Cup next year crucial not just for its own future but for the image of a whole continent.

Brian Mitchell's status as South Africa's greatest fighter was confirmed on Sunday when he became the country's first boxer to be enshrined into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. Image: www.ibhof.com/The former world...

Private investors have injected R1.8billion into building a new sugar-processing facility in the rural area of Makhathini, in the far north of KwaZulu-Natal province, Engineering News reports. The project, which is a joint initiative by the Department...

Beyond the angst about whether South Africa will pull off a successful soccer World Cup next year is a more profound question - can the competition bring the races closer 15 years after the end of apartheid? Organisers of the competition, Africa's...