Nkaneng looting a Marikana issue

Police plans to protect the Nkaneng informal settlement against armed protesters in Marikana last year have been at issue before the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.

• Marikana cops were attacked - Mpembe
• Marikana cops were warned about danger
• Marikana shop ran out of pangas, axes

Lazy Sunday afternoons

Remember those boring Sunday afternoons as a kid, when everyone had to go and rest after the long Sunday lunch? Well, perhaps your parents didn't have that afternoon nap after all.

Chaotic Libya struggles with oil output

Libya is struggling to keep its oil output stable - let alone increase it - as protests cut crude exports in the sector that supplies 95% of state revenue.

• Libya PM threatens force to secure oil sector
• Guards at Libyan oil field protest
• State oil HQ moves to troubled Benghazi

MERS virus death toll now 31

The WHO has formally raised the global death toll from the SARS-like virus MERS to 31, after a new fatality in hard-hit Saudi Arabia.

• Saudi Arabia: New case of infection
• Sars-like virus kills 5 Saudis
• Panic over SARS-like virus grips Saudis

The Ginger Royale

A toast of royalty.

6 most loved sweet treat recipes

Delicious milk tart, banana bread, lemon meringue, brownies and fudge recipes.

Severe water woes within 2 generations

Scientists have warned that in two generations the majority of people will not have access to fresh water, and the situation is entirely self-inflicted they say.

• New technique measures evaporation globally
• Fish in drug-tainted water suffer
• Save water: eat less meat

Dad accused of abducting biracial daughters

Father in US accused of kidnapping his own kids because they ‘didn’t fit’.

9 tips for aiding a depressed teen

Has your teen been diagnosed with depression? Here's what you can do to help.

• “I want to kill myself”
• Depressed teens
• Earlier bedtime happier teens

Gupta jet report due Sunday

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe is due to announce the preliminary findings of an investigation into the landing of a privately chartered plane at the Waterkloof Air Force Base.

• 'Guptagate' may be raised at ANC meet
• Ex-spy boss 'axed over Gupta probe'
• Gupta probe findings 'will be released'

'I regret my dangerous behaviour'

Brian Thomas Masters has been receiving a lot of hate mail after a video of him chasing and taunting a fully grown elephant in the Kruger National Park went viral on social media. Read his full apology...

• Singita axes ranger for elephant charge
• Man charges wild elephantwatch

Bikini belly babies

When the sun is out, do you and baby hide away or come out to play?

Hypertension: the ticking time bomb

17 May is World Hypertension Day. South Africa has one of the highest rates of hypertension worldwide. Could you have high blood pressure and not know it?

• Hypertension in young adults often undiagnosed
• High blood pressure damages the brain
• 10 tips to reduce your salt intake

Pregnancy termination or not?

‘These are the reasons I decided not to terminate my child’.

5 top reds for autumn

Sip along with the autumn colouring of the vineyards.

Motherly love at the Southern Sun Waterfront

That unexpected moment: When hotel staff notice you’re coming down with the flu and take the time to send a hot drink of ginger, honey and lemon to your room.

• Old school charm at Old Mac Daddyview
• Trip to the Southern Tip: 5 things to do
• Weekend breaks: It’s all relative

New Caledonia bans shark fishing

The government of the Pacific paradise of New Caledonia has decided to ban fishing of sharks, which are being decimated to feed the growing demand for luxury goods.

• EU bans shark finning
• Reef sharks in steep decline, study shows
• Pacific sharks disappearing into soup

One man will rule them all

BAR.ONE Manhunt Season 3 will soon be exploding onto SABC 1.

• Most women prefer when the man proposes
• Male circumcision tied to less sexual pleasure
• Erogenous zones on a manview

Asian markets rise after Wall St rally

Asian markets have mostly risen after another record performance from Wall Street, while Tokyo hit fresh multi-year highs as the dollar approached the ¥100 mark.

• Asian markets mostly higher
• Asian markets up on China data
• Asian markets mixed, Nikkei extends gains

Croc whiskers explain dinosaur behaviour

A new study will help biologists understand how today's animals, as well as dinosaurs and ancient crocodiles interact with the environment around them.

The dummy thief

When you have a baby, keeping track of possessions becomes a losing battle.

Google tests same-day deliveries

Google has begun testing a service for same-day delivery of toys, clothing, groceries or other items ordered online in what could be a challenge to online retail titan Amazon.

• Zando taking SA online shopping by storm
• Google considering online shopping
• Walmart closing online music store