A transatlantic row over a $250-million set of contracts for the replacement and upgrading of the Koeberg nuclear power station has been kept secret.
The ANC submission on the Information Bill appears to have been written by the adviser to the security minister.
The department of public enterprises is appealing to the private sector to help tackle the massive development backlog.
The victorious Walmart bid to buy 51% of local retailer Massmart could boost South Africa’s profile as a trading launch pad into the African continent
Industrial incentives are costing taxpayers billions, with vehicle subsidies — the largest expense — totalling more than R51-billion.
The IFP has called on political parties to thwart the passage through Parliament of the controversial Protection of Information Bill by filibustering.
Producers want to sell clean power, Eskom wants to buy it, but first the regulators need to do their job.
The controversial Protection of Information Bill will go all the way to the Constitutional Court if President Jacob Zuma does not intervene.
Although Cope didn’t win any council outright, they were set to act as kingmaker in a number of municipalities where the ANC and DA were neck and neck
The Independent Electoral Commission is expecting only 40% of the voter turnout, a lower percentage to the 2006 local government.
Preliminary data on the turnout for the local government elections indicated that 23% of registered voters had cast their ballots by 7pm on Wednesday.
Voter turnout figures have begun trickling in, showing that 16% of SA’s 23,6-million registered voters had cast their ballot by 3pm on Wednesday.
South Africans must gird their loins for a tough, electricity-fraught winter.
Tony Ehrenreich has one dominant concern in Cape Town: putting social justice first.
A small ANC-led district municipality in the Western Cape has many satisfied residents, writes <b>Lynley Donnelly</b>.
State capacity and coherent economic policy have emerged as two of the key issues if South Africa’s global competitiveness is to improve.
Elections in Zimbabwe will probably be held in the next 12 months, says the MDC’s Morgan Tsvangirai, but they are unlikely to take place this year.
The importance of a strong tripartite alliance was the rallying call of leaders addressing Cosatu’s May Day rally in Cape Town on Sunday.
Communities speak out against state secrecy about matters that directly affect their lives, writes <b>Lynley Donnelly</b>.
Patricia de Lille says the same rules apply to all when
it comes to hiring the Cape Town Stadium.
The arrival of the Western African Cable System (WACs) will accelerate competition in the local broadband market.
Members claim a lack of preparation and discipline under chief whip Motshekga.
Government rhetoric about state involvement in promoting green industries is finally translating into action.
Municipalities not exempt from the provisions of the new CPA face legal challenges if they do not deliver proper goods and services to their customers
Eskom has to negotiate for coal from a mine to which it once owned the mineral rights.
Renewable energy gets a greater share and nuclear gets slightly less, but still there are risks in the system.
The controversial Military Veterans Bill came under fire in Parliament for the preferential treatment it grants military veterans over other veterans
ID’s attempt to force transparency over party donations is shot down as ‘unconstitutional’.
Eskom is pushing for a mandatory power conservation programme that would force particularly heavy consumers to save power.
The lights may go off again, despite plans for beefing up capacity.
National government needs look no further than that province for an example of how it can be done.
Developing countries — and the environment — could benefit greatly from new technology that makes fuel and electricity from waste.