JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President Jacob Zuma to use an air force base to land. Full story
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated labor climate. Full story
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said on Sunday it would seek pay hikes of up to 60 percent from the country's gold and coal producers in upcoming wage talks which are expected to be among the toughest ever. Full story
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union threatened on Friday to bring Africa's No. 1 economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the rhetoric in an 18-month labor crisis. Full story
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum <AMSJ.J> reported for work on Friday, a company spokeswoman said, despite earlier calls for a strike by some union leaders. Full story
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - More than 20 South African boys have died over the past week during coming of age rituals, police said on Thursday, and they blamed botched circumcisions as the likely cause of death. Full story
Nationally recognized radio host Elvis Duran introduces Kathie Lee and Hoda to his artist of the month: Nikki Williams, a 24-year-old singer- songwriter from South Africa. She performs her new hit single “Glowing,” which has more than 900-thousand hits on YouTube.
On the 19th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s election to the presidency in South Africa, Rev. Sharpton remembers how that day felt for South Africans, and the world.
The former South African president is responding to treatment for a recurring lung infection, officials say. This marks the third time in four months the 94-year-old has been hospitalized. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports.
Olympian Oscar Pistorius has not been seen since he left a South Africa courtroom in February, holed up in his uncle’s mansion. His defense is now asking the judge to allow him to travel outside the country. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
The 94-year-old former South African president has been admitted with a recurrence of the lung infection he suffered in December. NBC’s Rohit Kochroo reports.
People work on machines at a clothing factory at an industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a fact
Workers work on machines at a clothing factory at an industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a fac
A woman works at a clothing factory at the industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a factory kille
Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa hits from a sand trap on the second hole during second round play in the 2013 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar
