South Africa’s population has passed 50 million, according to mid-year population estimates released by Stats SA on Wednesday.
Unions in the fuel sector are refusing to end industrial action that has lasted more than two weeks, vowing to press on until their demands are met.
Moeletsi Mbeki’s claims that the ANC under President Jacob Zuma is losing popular support are disappointing and baseless, says the presidency.
Daryl Peense, who spilled his drink on President Jacob Zuma at the Durban July horse race last year, has been found guilty of assault.
The small number of service delivery complaints from Mpumalanga is not reflective of a province with 3.6-million people, the Public Protector says.
Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has withdrawn his acceptance of the extension of his term of office. President Zuma has begun seeking his replacement.
Ian Grose has won the 2011 Absa L’Atelier Art Award, and Isabel Mertz has been awarded the 2011 Gerard Sekoto Award.
Doctors, government departments and the Soul City NGO have proposed stricter legislation around alcohol use.
The Johannesburg Roads Agency is spending R77-million on filling 17 000 potholes and upgrading road infrastructure by the end of September.
Parts of Africa are doomed to a never-ending cycle of ignored early warnings and emergency feeding — rather than a transition to self-sufficiency.