China demanded an end to ‘collective punishment’ inflicted on Gaza, at a virtual summit chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa
The Economic Freedom Fighters want to subpoena Ramaphosa to testify about whether he felt threatened when its members jumped onto the stage during his State of the Nation address in February
Parties will vote on the motion next week
The bodies of numerous bee-eaters and swallows who had migrated from the Northern Hemisphere were found around the country
The board will now have to refund millions of rands it collected from residents of land under the trust’s control
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Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng says car-tracking evidence would help the court decide if accused number two Bongani Ntanzi’s claims of assault are true
South African cricket has given us a glimmer of hope … but history tells us how that story ends
A petition on social media alleging underweight lions, giraffes eating sticks and depressed elephants has attracted 30 000 signatures since August
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The acting chief executive said it was imperative to bridge the gap of 4000 to 6000 megawatts of dispatchable capacity
The office has resolved more than 1 364 complaints in favour of consumers but has withdrawn from long-standing property syndication cases
Witness says Ntanzi claimed to have only heard of the footballer’s murder on the news as he was at work on the day
The minister underlined that in the wake of efforts to grow the economy, the government must respect budget constraint
Beneficiation growth, decent work, penalties for companies that violate labour laws and ensuring multinational companies pay taxes in Africa are among the issues unions will raise
State witness Constable Wendell Jonathan told the court on Monday he was not present when the accused was allegedly tortured
President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was with captain Siya Kolisi when he lifted the Webb Ellis Cup, said sport had the ability to lift the spirits of entire nations
Opposition from the ANC eThekwini region and a lack of clarity from above put paid to the attempt to intervene in the city
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The former president is again seeking the prosecutor’s removal from the arms deal trial, in doing so reviving old claims he leaked information to the media
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Political analyst, Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana, says he believes the promise of audits is ‘rhetoric for public relations’
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The electricity minister says having both generating units at the nuclear power station offline would be a disaster
As two wars rage, the International Monetary Fund has warned that geopolitical fragmentation will hurt a still fragile global economy
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The vote was expectedly fractious, with the official opposition walking out of the National Assembly
A new bank study reveals many citizens are under massive mental stress due to financial difficulty as they spend more than they earn
The NEC allegedly suggested that President Cyril Ramaphosa explore giving the electricity minister more powers at Eskom
The term’s prominence is partly due to the government’s controversial non-aligned viewpoint on Russia’s war against Ukraine, the language board says
The government hopes to have local government regulations ready by the next municipal poll in 2026
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Authorities reported that most air quality monitoring stations were frequently offline due to ongoing power blackouts
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Water outages have left many communities with dry spells since August as the city struggles with prolonged recovery periods of Rand Water and Johannesburg Water supply systems
Makwana’s resignation comes hours after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the country was not yet ‘out of the woods’ in terms of load-shedding
Local business and property owners say trade and values have plummeted due to taxi traffic congestion caused by the lack of a permanent public transport facility
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As central bankers in the advanced world unite over the ‘higher for longer’ mantra, the Reserve Bank cautions against raising targets amid still-high inflation
The country is grappling with the H5 and H7 variants of the disease, which were first recorded in the Western Cape in April but have spread to other provinces
Defence lawyers accuse the police constable of fabricating his version of events at a Vosloorus hostel, hours before the football star was murdered