National mourning days for Motlana

[South Africa] National flags will be flown at half mast in mourning for anti-apartheid activist Nthato Motlana.

• Anti-apartheid activist dies

SA's economic policy taking strain

[South Africa] A combination of global and domestic economic circumstances provide a real test for SA's economic policy, President Kgalema Motlanthe said.

• Make your rand work for you
• There will still be growth, says Busa
• Scientists can save SA from global woes
• Dire warnings on effect of downturn

No South Africans hurt in Mumbai

[South Africa] All South Africans feared to have been affected by the terrorist attacks in Mumbai have reportedly been found safe.

Youth arrested for raping woman

[South Africa] A 19-year-old man has been charged for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman in Mpumalanga.

Man held in music piracy raid

[South Africa] Police have confiscated goods worth about R2-million used in the illegal copying of music at a house in Kimberley.