Negotiations between government and the Takatso Consortium fell apart, leaving the national carrier’s future back in the state’s hands
During a Mail & Guardian elections town hall debate, he also blamed technology in part for the high joblessness rate
The National Freedom Party still has to navigate two court cases and a liquidation battle
The visa system forces migrant health professionals who plug the British labour gap to stay silent on abuses ranging from rape to 20-hour days
The water crisis has largely been caused by a power outage that affected the main pump station
ANC bigwigs Zweli Mkhize, Bathabile Dlamini and Zandile Gumede have been left off the national and provincial lists
Criminals are finding creative ways of getting their stolen goods out of South Africa and into Mozambique
South Africa risks falling behind as much of the rest of the world embraces industrialisation to grow and protect economies
The party’s secretary general said the ANC had removed people from its election candidates lists those who were affected by its step-aside rule and those with criminal records
Eskom won’t cut maintenance, despite German consortium’s recommendation, electricity minister says
Sakhile Bhekisisa Mhlungu cruised the streets of small KZN towns over two years, in broad daylight, searching for victims
Having its roots in gold, the diversified mining company has been shielded from the PGM price crash
The IFP will reserve 80% of all jobs for South Africans and restrict foreign access to the small business sector
Although they are full of promises, parties lack concrete, informed policies for the arts
Fallon Finch’s family claims she did not receive emergency medical treatment that could have saved her life because she told the doctor she could not afford the cost of blood tests
They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark Weston spoke to one committee member in Khartoum
Researchers don’t want authorities let off the hook over the dwindling great white shark population
Change starts … just now, as Roger Jardine’s funders pull the plug
Party has fielded a mix of political newcomers and long-time Zuma associates
With the country’s economy on the brink, the ‘Big Three’s’ employment and growth promises hold more weight than ever
Gordhan’s 30-year political career has been marked by his stance on transparency but he has been accused of leaving state-owned enterprises “chronically dependent” on taxpayer bailouts.
The party is also aiming for gains in two provinces, says president on the eve of its manifesto launch
Mediterranean Shipping Company chose Durban as the location for its first designed, built and owned cold storage facility, globally.
A security firm on a R57.2 million City Power contract has been implicated in a “reign of terror” in Eldorado Park
The ‘Big Three’ are not far apart on their plans for the poorest of the poor
Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe had to leave the national executive committee meeting where only five NEC members supported the adoption of the integrity commission report
The ruling party seems to have failed to remove tainted people from its parliamentary lists
The government has filed an application arguing that mass starvation is looming and asking the court to order an end to hostilities and the provision of humanitarian aid
In its closing arguments the state said the accused were not assaulted to force them to confess to killing the football player
Malema sat down with the Mail & Guardian’s Lizeka Tandwa, for a one-on-one interview
The ANC’s decline is deserved. But the ruling party mirrors a society suffused with contempt for poverty and repairing that requires solidarity, not just punishing a grotesque political class at the polls
But spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela said the party will only elect its officials after the 29 May national and provincial elections