This means the population of wattled cranes in South Africa is no longer declining
The move, which marks a further deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, was announced by US secretary of state Marco Rubio in a post on X late on Friday
From comfort to luxury, Mazda’s driver-centric engineering has allowed this vehicle to embrace ‘jinba-ittai’
Mazda managing director Craig Roberts discusses the brand’s position in South Africa and its decision to go more upmarket
Consumers are angry that the government is treating them like a cash cow instead of fighting corruption and improving its fiscal discipline
Sources say the ANC’s latest intervention in the province is aimed at replacing the secretary general’s opponents with loyalists
This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’
plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election
Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees
The deal was announced days after the United States withdrew support for the country’s just-energy transition
The Joslin Smith trial reveals a tangled narrative of addiction, abuse and contradictions, as questions arise about her role in the child’s disappearance
The Democratic Alliance said the budget would struggle to pass in parliament, given the ANC’s lack of a majority
His party would have yielded if any increases were guaranteed to be temporary and tied to an overhaul of state spending patterns
The finance minister suggests that much of the opposition wrangling is part of a broader political battle
The minister conceded that the measure did not have support across the political spectrum
In its budget review, the treasury flagged Transnet’s high debt levels, saying it needs to make faster progress on its plan to improve operations and finances
The recent termination of USAid to HIV/Aids and TB organisations in South Africa was a bone of contention in the 2025 budget
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to deliver the budget speech after it was postponed last month due to a lack of consensus among cabinet ministers in the government of national unity.
Members of the government of national unity and opposition parties have raised concerns that the ongoing impasse between the ANC and DA could trigger the need for fresh elections
The president affirmed South Africa’s interest in trading with the US under Agoa despite the diplomatic spat between the two countries
The secretary general said a local government intervention task team would be sent to assist struggling Free State municipalities
The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest
The chairs of parliament’s finance committees say the country is on a fiscal cliff and the minister has to make difficult choices in his budget this week
South Africa has lost a moral giant as the playwright who challenged injustice through art dies at 92
Despite slight improvements, supply remains strained and ratepayers continue to demand urgent action on infrastructure, billing and governance
The US cutting aid to South Africa has caused large job losses at a number of treatment centre
The journey of the cylindrical residential tower in Johannesburg swung from glamour to grit and back, and now it’s up for sale
The state has defended the donation to address the critical shortage of furniture at schools
As Trump cuts through cultural norms faster than through executive orders, there is still value in politeness
The US president learned from his first stint at leading America and all previous presidents
However, the department of water and sanitation says that there is no risk of imminent failure
The water crisis is driving a proliferation of boreholes and water tanks that can deplete the aquifer, cause contamination or acid mine drainage – or hit the Gautrain tunnel
ANC members in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng allege that the reconfiguration of the provincial structures and upcoming branch audits are part of his strategy to strengthen his position for the race