The African National Congress was "very disappointed" over losing Midvaal in Gauteng to the Democratic Alliance.
Cope co-founder Mbhazima Shilowa on Tuesday denied rumours that he was planning to leave the party and rejoin the African National Congress.
Voters who are unable to cast their vote at their voting station on May 18 will have until 5pm on Tuesday May 3 to apply for a special vote.
The death of Andries Tatane at the hands of police officers has led South Africans to question the direction in which law-enforcement is moving.
Arms manufacturer Denel on Friday denied it, or its subsidiaries, had sold armaments to Libya.
Director General of the Treasury Lesetja Kganyago has been appointed the new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank, President Jacob Zuma has announced.
The battlefield in the fight against TB has been mapped out in the province with the highest prevalence of the disease — KwaZulu-Natal.
Last-minute wrangling at the Competition Tribunal hearing into the Walmart-Massmart merger on Tuesday has led to the postponement of the hearing.
Opposition political parties on Monday welcomed the re-incarceration of fraud convict Schabir Shaik.
Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel could come under fire from within the ANC for comments made about the failures of BEE, it has been reported.