SA, Africa to grow together: Zuma

South Africa is working towards a thriving mixed economy that is integrated into the southern African region and African continent as a whole, President Jacob Zuma said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.

Call for African integration at Davos

African leaders called for greater market integration on the continent, the freeing up of border controls and more coordination in developing infrastructure during a special session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.

Taking a stand against corruption

The fight against corruption just got some heavy artillery with the launch of Corruption Watch, an independent civil society institute formed to enable South Africans to report and confront corrupt activity in both the public and private sectors.

Mercedes-Benz to train auto technicians

Mercedes-Benz South Africa is initiating a technical learnership at the St Anthony's Centre in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, to help address the shortage of appropriately skilled technicians in the country's automotive sector.

SA leads Africa's growing Twittersphere

Young people tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, with South Africans leading the way as the social networking site becomes an increasingly important information tool across the continent, new research has found.

Heyneke Meyer named Springbok coach

"I've always coached to make a difference to the people of our country," Heyneke Meyer said on his appointment as the new Springbok coach on Friday, calling on the people of South Africa to get behind their rugby team.