The minister allegedly tried to influence procurement and appointments to key management posts, top cop tells Ramaphosa
But the apex predators also face threats from human activity in South African waters and their numbers are fast dwindling as a result
It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention
The power utility warned that the system would take some time to recover because maintenance work had been postponed because of the unprotected strike
But restructuring the Road Accident Fund levy would reduce pressure on consumers
Sources at a meeting of the national executive committee said a call was made to shift the power utility to Gwede Mantashe’s ministry of minerals and resources
The women in the NEC are said to have fought tooth and nail to have Dlamini brought back after she was pulled out by officials.
In contrast to developments elsewhere in the world, Melilla has not been mentioned by the South African commentariat, political formations and civil society.
The low-grade form of heroin continues to strip the youth of their future and the young women living in a drug house in Ekurhuleni say the police do not take them seriously
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some to make an about-turn on coal but their scramble has not sealed the fate of renewables
Rising electricity prices, power outages, increasing awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decreasing solar technology costs are driving the rooftop solar market in South Africa
The president’s tendency to avoid confrontation with his own party means we must maintain public outrage to ensure an end to state capture
“I’m willing to take a bullet” says Northern Cape natives who claim the land, and its diamonds, belong to them.
From Mbeki to Zuma to Ramaphosa, the facts and fictions of the intelligence networks have shadowed political players and settled power struggles
The Mthatha attorney is angered by a tweet alleging he sways the high court and the Judicial Services Commission
Some of the conditions in which the July unrest occurred have abated but others, such as the spiralling cost of living, have worsened
Three separate murder cases involving alleged racial killings have reached the high court
The KwaZulu-Natal town’s strategic location on the N3 corridor brings with it the danger of renewed unrest
Mabe has been at Luthuli House for some years but is now ready for a new chapter
He was horrified about what he learned of the ANC and government — and we should be too
The plant’s closure means that a tide of toxic mine water is rising significantly underground, which could decant into the environment within months
During a webinar on Wednesday, the group chief executive of EOH, Stephen van Coller, called private sector participation in the Zondo commission into state capture ‘disappointing’
Protracted effort by authorities to evict the pastoralists in Loliondo for safari tourism has led to violent confrontation
For the first time, conservation team have now successfully propagated critically endangered species
Salamina Khoza’s RDP home in Soshanguve, Tshwane, emerged as the SAPS’s alleged fraud headquarters
What the former has which the latter conspicuously lacks is a behind-the-scenes ‘enforcer’ to establish a bold new ethos
Consumers living in such areas are spending more at spazas than big retailers, according to a report
The field of such NGOs is crowded but who and what are they holding to account and who are they mollycoddling?
Producer price inflation reached 13.1% in April, marking the highest print since 2012
Birds living in hot, humid climates have evolved to handle larger spikes in body temperature
Supporters’ branches, despite financial challenges, have been the lifeblood of football teams in South Africa
No slate is expected to emerge victorious as poorly coordinated conference finally gets under way