Prostitutes brief MPs in Cape Town

MPs should join other respected local and international groups to push for the decriminalisation of prostitution, rights activists told Parliament's joint committee on HIV/Aids on Friday.

Mapisa-Nqakula confirms troops deployment to CAR area

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula confirmed on Friday that South Africa had deployed troops in countries neighbouring the Central African Republic.

Exiled cleric who taught UK knifeman praises 'courage'

A Syrian-born Islamist cleric who taught one of the men accused of hacking to death an off-duty British soldier on a London street praised the attack for its "courage" and said Muslims would see it as a strike on a military target.

Cosatu getting impatient with e-tolls, ready for 'another Marikana'

Cosatu is getting impatient with authorities and will continue to wage war against e-tolls, its Gauteng secretary Dumisani Dakile said.

ANC launches Midvaal volunteer campaign

The ANC in Gauteng will send 6 000 volunteers to Sicelo in Midvaal to campaign for the 2014 elections.