Pretoria - Dimakatso Mametsa pleaded guilty to charges of murder, possession of an illegal firearm and a further charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances unrelated to the murder of Constable Baloyi. The Atterdgeville regional court accepted his guilty plea on 5 November 2015 and sentenced…
SAB Miller is available in 38 African countries and controls 90 per cent of the South African beer market. Last month, the world’s largest beer company, AB InBev, agreed to buy SAB Miller for $104 billion. ‘CNN Marketplace Africa’ this week examines how this development…
Stellenbosch, South Africa - It was a good day for seeded South Africans in the Digicall Futures 1 international tennis tournament in Stellenbosch on Thursday. In the much anticipated men’s singles second round clash, second seed Nik Scholtz of South Africa beat unseeded Wesley Whitehouse…
The IFP believes that police should be able to carry out airport-style security checks for knives and guns in schools after a learner was stabbed to death at Hlamvana High School in Empangeni in KZN. "This latest incident shows clearly that not enough is being…
Note to Correspondents re plans to mark end of Ebola transmission in Sierra Leone On Behalf of the Sierra Leone National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) On 7 November 2015, if no new case of Ebola virus disease is recorded,…
In the last few months, a number of attacks against health-care workers, medical transports and facilities have taken place in several countries, like Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen to mention a few. These incidents are taking place in countries with fragile health-care systems that are already…
App offers latest trends, stories and news affecting the African continent CNN International and Africa's leading mobile operator, MTN, today launched a dedicated 'Africa View' news app. The app launch is part of a multi-platform commercial partnership between CNN and MTN, spanning advertising, sponsorship and…
Wednesday, 04 November 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa. – Wheelchair Tennis South Africa received the biggest recognition at the South African Sports Awards nominees announcement on Tuesday morning. The world no.3 quad ace Lucas Sithole could claim awards in two categories this year, Sithole was nominated…
The IFP in KZN calls on the Provincial Government to offer drought relief assistance to farmers immediately as the drought continues to persist. "We heard that the Department of Water and Sanitation has committed a further R96.62m to finance water tanks and additional drought intervention…
Stellenbosch, South Africa - 18-year-old Capetonian Lloyd Harris impressed on the first day of the Digicall Futures tennis tournament in Stellenbosch. The tournament is the first of three international Futures tournaments being played at the university of Stellenbosch with the finals this Sunday. Harris -…