The UN General Assembly on Wednesday recognized access to clean water and sanitation as a human right, a move hailed by water advocates as a momentous step toward a future treaty.
Canadian named as head of UN internal oversight unit The UN General Assembly on Wednesday endorsed Canada's Carman Lapointe-Young, a former chief auditor of the World Bank, as the new head of the world body's internal oversight unit.
ANCYL to hold new Eastern Cape conference The ANC Youth League disbanded its provincial executive committee (PEC) in the Eastern Cape and will convene a congress in the province, despite a court order against it, and official said on Wednesday.
Cosatu unions to go on strike Public service unions affiliated to the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Wednesday resolved to go on strike over wages.
ANC says it does not care who leads IFP The ruling South Africa’s ANC did not care who the leader of the IFP was, a KwaZulu-Natal party official said on Wednesday.
New UFS admission criteria 'racist': YCL South Africa’s University of the Free State's new admission criteria were an attempt to exclude black students, the Young Communist League claimed on Wednesday.
kebble murder weapon cut and scattered The gun used to kill South Africa’s mining tycoon Brett Kebble was cut into pieces and scattered along a Johannesburg road, the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Wednesday.
Survey shows ANC support stable The ANC remains the party of choice for voters, but a closer relationship between the ID, DA and Cope would be good for the country's political health, according to the results of an Ipsos Markinor survey released on Wednesday.
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