Ex-soldiers from both the Angolan Government Forces (FAPLA) and 'ex-rebels', UNITA have received their demobilisation subsides in a process that started in August. Read more »
While small-scale agriculture has been earmarked as a sector to drive economic growth, small-scale farmers often lack the financial support and skills to run a profitable farming ... Read more »
Most job losses during August were in the formal sector, which shed 14,382 jobs as employment numbers fell for the third month. Read more »
The 52 people who were arrested in a shooting incident in which one person was killed at a Kadoma mine have been released on bail. Read more »
Experts are reporting a breakthrough in their ability to track strains of a devastating, rapidly mutating wheat pathogen called stem rust that threatens wheat fields in East ... Read more »
As the country's growth is lagging behind that of many smaller African economies, smallholder agriculture has the potential to alleviate poverty and spur general economic growth, a ... Read more »
Some Marikana miners who have been released after being charged, say they were on the receiving end of brutal violence while in police custody. Read more »
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South Africa has one more chance to overcome poverty and inequality, says academic, activist and businesswoman Mamphela Ramphele. "Three strikes and you're out, and we're on the ... Read more »
The murder charges brought against the 270 mineworkers were withdrawn and they will be released on a warning. They would have been tried under the "common purpose" doctrine - a law ... Read more »
The violent clashes between police and striking miners that left scores dead and several injured sparked concern and outrage the world over. As the details of what exactly caused ... Read more »
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