The removal of vets from the home affairs department’s critical skills list makes it hard for professionals from overseas to work in South Africa
ActionSA has terminated the membership of one of its prominent councillors and the multi-party coalition is expected to name a mayoral candidate soon
The labour appeal court has ruled that the union, its members and workers employed in essential public services are prevented from participating in industrial action
South Africa’s power capital is being left behind in the race for renewable energy generation.
Kicking off the party’s election campaign in KwaZulu-Natal, the president said that divisions were now a thing of the past
Despite the chronic water shortage, the Nelson Mandela Bay metro says it will fend off Day Zero
The programme, which provides valuable, precise information on gases in the atmosphere, is a first for Africa
Ramaphosa will continue to mouth platitudes and leave the police minister to his empty promises
The crimes were not overtly complicated, based on what the state said in the first week of trial. But they were brazen.
But Kholeka Gcaleka has recommended that action be taken against former presidential protection service head Wally Rhoode
The government is walking a tightrope as civil servants embark on industrial action over pay
Relations have soured between Nehawu and its alliance partner, the ANC
A woman who went to Syria to rescue her brother’s children is being held in horrific conditions
The president also answered questions from MPs about what plans are in place to remove South Africa from the grey list
Electricity minister Sputla Ramakgopa’s brief is to get himself fired. Not coal-fired, that is, but to work himself out of his job
A forensic audit was launched into the appointment of 10 000 police recruits last year
The board ‘noted’ concerns and one member’s resignation over the payments, but went ahead anyhow
The new electricity minister says that he will not interfere with the process of hiring a new Eskom chief executive but this needed to be done soon
Public service unions, the government return to the bargaining table as a second wave of strikes looms
Without a jobs audit and a drive to professionalise the public service, the state will continue to face pressures from the public sector employees. Who can blame them?
More than half of the sites showed a high health risk if water
was used for irrigation
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has consulted the South African Union of Students to solve the accommodation crisis in universities
Joe Phaahla said no one needing emergency care should be turned away from health facilities, as had happened during the strike
MultiChoice’s Showmax has been struggling to compete with Netflix because of its technology interface, but a new deal is set to change that
The South African Police Union on Wednesday also served notice that it would be joining the strike
Data released this week gave credence to the view that South Africa may be headed for another technical recession
The party is calculating the amount it would seek from the former Eskom CEO in damages but is struggling to establish his whereabouts
There are positives and negatives to the AI revolution, but African states first need reliable power and connectivity to reap the benefits
The mineral resources and energy minister has argued that renewable energy costs Eskom more than the government lets on
A committee comprising the higher education department, vice-chancellors and universities’ body has been established to review the R45 000 allowance for accommodation
The East African Community has sent a regional force to prevent the situation from worsening
eThekwini’s chief resilience officer says the city is the ‘ideal test tube’ because it’s a microcosm of the world’s climate change problems