The Democratic Alliance is set on ruffling Western Cape premier and New National Party leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk’s feathers with a giant chicken that will shadow his every public appearance for the next two weeks.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma has ruled out protecting South African farmers in Zimbabwe, saying Pretoria should not interfere in the domestic affairs of other countries.
With the spotlight on South Africa’s security agencies’ ability to prevent terrorism following Wednesday’s bomb blasts near Johannesburg, the National Assembly on Thursday approved four bills to enhance the effectiveness of the intelligence services.
Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad on Thursday stopped short of calling for sanctions against Israel, but said the United Nations should look at ways to intervene more decisively in the Middle East crisis.
MPs and activists opposed to abortion on Tuesday complained that two-day public hearings in Parliament on the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (CTOP Act) was biased and excluded those who did not agree with it.
Nobel laureate and Northern Ireland politician David Trimble drew parallels on Thursday between the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin in the 1930s and Zimbabwe under President Robert Mugabe.
South Africa’s three cellphone operators will be called before Parliament’s communications committee following complaints of poor customer service.
The appointment of two senior NNP members as national deputy ministers will result in changes in the Western Cape, with former premier Peter Marais among those tipped for a provincial cabinet seat.
A total of 20 692 awaiting trial prisoners were in South Africa’s overcrowded jails because they were unable to afford even low bail amounts.
IT’S been a long road to the post of Minster of Safety and Security for Charles Nqakula.