The DA has upped the ante in its demands for consultation on every point of government policy, although ANC ministers also opposed a planned VAT increase
The rand depreciated after the postponement of the budget speech to 12 March
Emigration, poverty and unemployment are contributing to the neglect, abandonment and economic abuse of senior citizens
The farmers say they are committed to the land and the people of the country as food producers, despite crime and other struggles
More centralised funds will allow corrupt politicians to syphon off money on an even grander scale than the country has seen, according to analysts
The University of KZN and UK scientists are developing a high-tech system that will warn about heavy rainfall and floods
The country faces a deepened risk of being kicked out of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade pact
Healthcare workers are facing retrenchment and the survival of environmental projects hangs in the balance
The president said the focus was on investment in infrastructure for transport systems, reforming state-owned entities, fixing water and sanitation, the green economy and energy
Several victims are preparing for the possibility of a private prosecution and civil action if the state fails to proceed to tria