Opposition parties strongly criticised the African National Congress on Wednesday for not taking strict enough disciplinary steps against Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota and former chief whip Tony Yengeni.
ANC cleans house
Iran will decide whether or not to accept snap inspections of its nuclear sites after an upcoming visit by legal experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday that a new sex complaint has been lodged against South Africa’s ambassador to Indonesia, Norman Mashabane.
South Africa has reported a major improvement in relations between Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
Cape Town city residents can expect water restrictions from November if forecasts for below normal rainfall conditions in Cape Town from August through to October turn out to be true, government news agency Buanews said on Wednesday.
When it comes to combating poverty, Botswana is Africa’s top performer, followed by South Africa in second place, according to the Economic Commission for Africa’s latest Economic Report on Africa.
Two hundred and thirty thousand members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) are poised to go on strike if the union and the Steel, Engineering Industry Federation of South Africa (Seifsa) don’t reach an agreement on wage increases for this year.
The body set up to monitor advertising in Britain on Wednesday said it had rejected complaints about billboards showing a woman’s breasts and sporting the slogan ”Discover Weapons of Mass Distraction” in order to advertise a cheap airline.
South African producer prices for all commodities rose 2,3% in the 12 months to end June from a revised 1,2% (1,1%) for the 12 months to end May, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
The ANC has "seriously reprimanded" and fined its national chairman and Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota and suspended the membership of former chief whip Tony Yengeni, although the latter’s sanction was conditionally suspended for three years.