Doctoral student Pelly Malebe is part of a growing movement of researchers working to supplement the work of traditional tea breeders in the laboratory by identifying key traits, ... Read more »
The country's largest federation of trade unions, Cosatu, says they will continue to fight the controversial e-tolls until they are abandoned. Read more »
Dozens were left dead after a bus carrying 70 commuters collided with a truck in central Zambia's Chibombo district. Read more »
At least 2000 farm workers in the Cape have been issued with retrenchment notices. The agricultural sector is shedding jobs ahead of the implementation of a new minimum daily wage ... Read more »
While the Mining Indaba, currently under way in Cape Town, South Africa has highlighted the role of women in the mining industry, Gold Fields chairwoman Mamphela Ramphele has ... Read more »
An army worm outbreak and floods destroyed hundreds of hectares of maize and pastures in the country. Read more »
The country's labour minister is expected to make an announcement soon on the new minimum wage for farmworkers that will hopefully put an end to the weeks of industrial action ... Read more »
The Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the deaths of 34 miners at Marikana in August last year has heard from a union member, who is being questioned on his knowledge of muti ... Read more »
Raging fires on the Cape Winelands, that have so far destroyed thousands of hectares of land, prompted environmental fears. Millions of rands have reportedly been spent to combat ... Read more »
Finance Minister Tendai Biti has appealed to donors for election funds, days after he had reportedly told journalists that the country had only U.S.$217 left in its public account. Read more »
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