The problem has wide-ranging socio-economic and environmental impacts, says a draft mine closure strategy
Illegal miners want the state to legalise their operations as it is the only way for them to earn a living
Discontent grows as supporters of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi claim his leadership is crucial for the party
This comes as inflation cooled to 2.8% in October, below the Reserve Bank’s 3% to 6% target band
Least developed countries and small island nations will be prioritised but the finance proposal omits to say how much money will be provided
The Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit in the Presidency has highlighted plans to upskill people to work in the green economy and roll out infrastructure to support renewable energy plants
The Durban Declaration outlines concrete interventions to be taken to over the next 12 months
Consumers using these meters must re-code them by Sunday 24 November
Data from Statistics South Africa showed that the CPI annual rate braked to 2.8% – a four-year low
Police are investigating the kingpins who issue extortion orders while ensconced in upmarket suburbs, the minister tells a summit on the problem
It has been 19 months since then defence minister Thandi Modise said the bilateral agreement and its controversial sub-contracts were being assessed
South Africa intends to lobby for reform of the UN Security Council when it takes over the G20 presidency from Brazil
Thwala was dismissed at a hearing held in his absence
The rail agency has ignored a Pretoria high court-ordered report for it to pay its contractor
Sources in the city’s executive believe the former mayor has become a ‘liability’ for the Johannesburg council
The judge says the bank is not a Ponzi scheme and cannot be stripped of it non-banking powers
Reuben Brigety’s resignation comes amid uncertainty over trade relations under the incoming US administration
Baobabs, marulas, leadwoods and shepherd’s trees face destruction as the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone project advances
The slate of party president Julius Malema is expected to win unopposed
Zero Carbon Charge has promised R9.4 billion for the first phase of the project along the N3 highway between Durban and Johannesburg
Conservation efforts pay off for the southern bald ibis, now downlisted to near threatened after decades of protection
The Waterfront’s infrastructural investment – worth more than R20 billion – will be the largest in Cape Town since the 2010 Soccer World Cup
Christian Deschodt has been involved in the discovery and description of more than 50 dung beetle species
The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces
Mondials remain the most popular and profitable variety of potato in South Africa but Up-to-Dates are slowly losing favour with farmers
Democracy’s advantages must be articulated in the face of false information but delivering benefits is the best way to secure democratic governance
Businesses surveyed report that trading within Africa is easier than trading with the rest of the world
We need to use our bodies as they were intended and eat the food for which they were designed
The president said more regulations are needed around harmful pesticides which led to the deaths of children
Livelihoods are lost while government remains silent about the source of the food contamination
Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals’
The state capture squad are all back on the public payroll, so there’s plenty to celebrate