The health minister said that there was no direct link between the children’s deaths and the products consumed from the local spaza shops
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana forecast 1.8% growth over three years, coupled with a bigger deficit, as debt service costs crowd out fiscal space
The comedian speaks to us about his recently released book Into the Uncut Grass — ostensibly for children
Incidents of wildlife snaring have rocketed in South Africa’s flagship national park in the past four years. What’s driving the surge, and how are conservationists facing up to it?
Bruce Wilson’s experience reflects that of other state patients. Ambulances were in short supply, wards were overcrowded, linen and patients’ clothing was dirty
However, the Gauteng premier praised the coalition government’s achievements in addressing socio-economic challenges
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has doubled down on the government’s fiscal consolidation efforts by reducing spending from 28.6% of GDP in the 2023-24 financial year to 27.6% in 2024-25. This largely reflects measures implemented in recent years and slower growth projected in non-interest expenditure relative to GDP, the treasury said in its medium-term budget policy […]
The Zulu King, who chairs the board, has called for it to be dissolved
The Economic Freedom Fighters chairperson is popular with the branches and is backed by a number of provinces
The Auditor General of South Africa said the project cost had ballooned by R143 million because of poor planning and project management
Its papers to the UN tribunal served as reminder of the suffering of Palestinians and Israel’s defiance on international covenants, the president said
Artificial nests increased their breeding rates by 16.5%, though there is no one-size-fits-all design for them
The Democratic Alliance has promised to launch a legal battle if the government of national unity clearing house fails to provide resolutions to its concerns
Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv needed international support to shift Putin from his demand that Ukraine surrender
A deputy commissioner will investigate claims that wealthy prisoners are buying themselves preferential treatment in jail
The government will not review foreign policy to accommodate the demands of the Democratic Alliance, a senior official said
The African Centre for Biodiversity says it is ‘vindicated’ by the landmark ruling from the supreme court of appeal after a nearly decade-long battle
Changes to the integrity commission hope to reaffirm it as the custodian of the ANC’s values, ethics and organisational discipline
Investors who lost their life savings in the scheme fear that former Global & Local director Michael Haldane will not return to South Africa to face charges
He developed liberation theology, rooted in the lived experience of the oppressed, and committed to transforming unjust social and political structures
It has alienated voters with its stance on Israel and its message does not resonate with crucial blocs such as the youth and black men
The account on X provides a sobering and raw portrayal of the city’s rapid deterioration
The governor of the central bank mulls targets as inflation drops
The ANCYL president says they will remove president Cyril Ramaphosa if things don’t improve
The medium term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on 30 October will lay out spending intentions for the next three years. This is the first chance the government of national unity has to meaningfully display its position on fiscal policy. Despite the government’s denial that we have an austerity budget, the continuous slashes to expenditure (after adjusting […]
A bitter dispute over which faction should control the central bank has laid bare the country’s fragilities
Mchunu says the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is not going to die and will recover the ground it lost on 29 May
The country’s athletes are shining in a variety of disciplines — and long may it last
Paul Mashatile’s committee already has enough disputes between coalition partners to keep it busy every week for the next five years
The court said how the uMkhonto weSizwe party had brought and then abandoned its application was outside the norms of litigation practice
They believe the deputy president has the political acumen and experience to maintain the fragile alliance
Strain over the ANC coalition with the EFF in Ekurhuleni seems linked to leadership battles