The DA said it is satisfied that the Bela Act implementation will be subjected to rational regulations, norms and standards by basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube
‘A kind of electoral long Covid’ has left its mark on countries around the world that went to the polls
Jacob Zuma is vibing Black Jesus as the year comes to a close
The SACP, EFF and uMkhonto weSizwe party are all looking at potential new alliances
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Pre-existing policy tensions between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance have been the biggest stressors on Ramaphosa’s government
Negotiating a broad coalition to hold the political centre was perhaps the president’s finest political hour
The power utility expects to return to profitability in the current financial year but says consumers must pay ‘cost-reflective tariffs’
Multi-talented filmmakers Carla Fonseca Mokgata and Nthato Mokgata are making history with their romantic comedy
Researchers say part of the problem is the lack of coordination across the nation’s sprawling multi-agency system
South Africa plans to leverage its G20 presidency to highlight the barriers to AI readiness and opportunities facing developing countries
The unused and dilapidated structures may be leased long-term, sold or revamped to be used for the public good
Making sure the sector is regulated and adheres to health legislation is going to require more government action, minister says
The single narrative of these miners as criminals in mainstream and social media ‘makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult’
The Gauteng government says businesses that missed the registration window will be closed down.
Between them, the two woman owners have endured illness, riots and repeated arson — only to get up and rebuild, bigger and better
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Analysts expect GDP growth to be 1.5% to 2% in the coming year, which will is also likely to see further interest rate cuts
Five bodies have been recovered so far but reports of tapping sounds indicates that people underground are still alive
Aggressive pricing and marketing strategies employed by Chinese producers have put the local industry under pressure
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Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted
Extortion gangs provide ‘services’ through violence and coercion in Western Cape townships
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The EFF president said the party would be ready to go into a coalition government with the ANC nationally once it dumped the Democratic Alliance
The former president said political power was ‘only four years’ away
Situated in the quiet greenery, wealth and elegance of an historic inner city suburb of Johannesburg is the Westcliff Hotel
Hennops, the river of disease and death flowing through Gauteng
The South African Communist Party says it will not backtrack on its decision to contest alone in the 2026 local government elections
Starving pachyderms in poor condition will be euthanased in the short-term and some of the 1600 population could also potentially be culled in the longer term
The EFF leader said Ndlozi was not at the conference and that it was not in the party’s interests to entertain such “nonsense”
The increase in temperature has been above the 1°C pre-industrial level for the past 12 months
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It can be achieved through the regulations the education minister must draft
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Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the president would soon reveal the fate of the contentious law after months of deliberations and consultations
The party’s Gauteng chairperson, Nkululeko Dunga, ‘has no national ambitions’
Jacob Zuma’s party aims for a branch in every ward by the middle of 2025
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