New regulations and legislation governing black economic empowerment (BEE) will help address ”challenges” such as those highlighted in reports of a flawed empowerment deal involving entrepreneur Mzi Khumalo.
South Africa’s politicians need to get back to the ”basics of politics” in the country, Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille said on Tuesday. Addressing the Cape Times Breakfast Club, she referred to the ”great race debate” between President Thabo Mbeki and Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon.
The imminent release of the report into farm attacks in South Africa must surely be welcomed, even though it should have been released quite some time ago, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday.
Common assault, drug related offences and the theft of motor vehicles or motorcycles are the major forms of crime at the Johannesburg International Airport.
The extent of fraud involving travel vouchers used by South African Members of Parliament can’t yet be conclusively determined but the investigation may take several months, says National Assembly Speaker Frene Ginwala.
South Africa has the second oldest air force in the world, but a lack of finance and space is threatening to scupper efforts to preserve the country’s flight history.
A total of about 7 000 women around the country had received the anti-retroviral drug nevirapine at State hospitals and clinics by December last year, according to South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
South Africa’s nine provinces have notched up a steadily improved performance in spending their nationally allocated HIV/Aids conditional grants during the last three financial years, according to Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
It was unacceptable that, despite South Africa’s skills shortage, training bodies had failed to spend the R6-billion allocated to them over the past two years, the United Democratic Movement (UDM) said on Friday.
A report on Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota’s failure to disclose his business interests to Parliament was handed to the President’s office on Friday.
Members of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in the Western Cape demonstrated on Friday outside the SABC offices in Sea Point, Cape Town, against the prevalence of blasphemous language broadcast by the public broadcaster.
It was unacceptable that, despite South Africa’s skills shortage, training bodies had failed to spend the R6-billion allocated to them over the past two years, the United Democratic Movement (UDM) said on Friday.
A 37-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly slit his wife’s throat in front of their two daughters in their home in Athlone, Cape Town, early on Friday, police said.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma will depart for the Great Lakes region on Monday to hold consultations on the Burundi transitional process, his office said on Thursday.
Zimbabwe’s food security crisis can literally be relieved ”with the stroke of a pen”, DA agriculture spokesperson Andries Botha said on Thursday.
South Africa’s Western Cape province will soon host a conference aimed at bringing major airlines together to discuss ways of increasing international flights to Cape Town, according to Provincial Premier Marthinus Van Schalkwyk.
The New National Party said on Thursday it believed negotiations for change in Zimbabwe were taking place, despite denials from the official opposition there.
President Thabo Mbeki will depart for Maputo later on Wednesday to attend the African Union summit and the Nepad Heads of States Implementation Committee meeting.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has suspended its international coordinator for alleged fraud and sexual harassment, its electronic newsletter said on Wednesday.
Plastic bags are not biodegradable, not environmentally friendly and cannot be part of any long-term sustainable development plan, Earthlife Africa Cape Town said on Wednesday.
Parliament has laid criminal charges against certain travel agencies in respect of air travel services they have provided for its members.
The Independent Electoral Commission had not yet decided whether a special Braille ballot template for blind voters will be used in next year’s general election, the IEC said on Tuesday.
Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi on Monday rejected rumours that US President George Bush and the large entourage accompanying him will enter South Africa without respecting the immigration laws.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has posed a number of questions to National Director of Public Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka relating to allegations concerning British arms company BAe Systems.
The trial of New Labour Party leader Peter Marais and former deputy social development minister David Malatsi on corruption charges will start in the Cape Town Regional Court next month.
The Central African Republic will not be represented at next week’s assembly of the African Union (AU) in Maputo, President Thabo Mbeki confirmed on Friday.
Any attempt to extract heavy minerals from the dunes along the Eastern Cape’s Pondoland coast will be massively destructive; according to one South African expert, such mining operations typically wipe out everything in their path.
South Africa and India have embarked on a strengthening of economic and political ties via the Fifth South Africa-India Joint Ministerial Commission, taking place over the past three days with the visit to South Africa by India’s Minister of External Affairs, Shri Yaswant Sinha.
South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal provincial economic development and tourism Minister Roger Burrows has released the draft Liquor Licencing Bill for public comment and input.
Five of the nine provinces had underspent their HIV/Aids grant allocations for the 2002/2003 financial year.
Agave Distillers, South Africa’s ”tequila” producing distillery, has invited potential shareholders or equity partners to invest in the business ahead of its product launch into the global market.