The DA said on Monday that it has laid charges for breach of the Companies Act against the former chief whip of the ANC, Tony Yengeni.
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/ 22 October 2010
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille has pointed out that there comes a time when a country starts to suffer from scandal fatigue.
There is little doubt, according to the opposition Democratic Alliance, that the ANC is trying to advance its agenda of nationalisation by stealth.
The DA says its application overturn the decision to drop a corruption case against President Jacob Zuma has been unnecessarily delayed.
Both sides in the war dividing the Congress of the People (Cope) say they will obey the courts.
Cabinet spent time this week worrying about the damage done if service delivery protests or xenophobic attacks take place during the Soccer World Cup.
President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday admitted that the government has often taken a sectoral and short-term view that has hampered development.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling on President Jacob Zuma to apologise for his transgression in failing to declare his interests on time.
President Jacob Zuma on Friday told civil servants that they must start doing things differently in order to deal with the challenges that face SA.
According to DA leader Helen Zille, President Jacob Zuma cannot act against corruption in government because he is held in a ‘corruption gridlock’.
A suggestion made by Minister Ebrahim Patel that private pension funds be used to promote development appears to have been slapped down.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced on Thursday that by midnight on Wednesday Sars had collected R598,5-billion in tax for the financial year.
AfriForum instructed the sheriff of Cape Town on Tuesday to attach a luxury property of the Zimbabwean government on behalf of Zimbabwean farmers.
The DA asks: If the minister for performance evaluation cannot meet his deadlines, how can he expect to keep other ministers up to the mark?
DA leader Helen Zille came under fire on Wednesday for what she had to say about the state’s support for President Jacob Zuma’s wives and children.
Two opposition leaders took potshots at ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema during a special Human Rights Day debate on Tuesday.
Raymond Ackerman, the founder and until now the chairperson of Pick n Pay, handed the keys to his kingdom to his older son Gareth on Wednesday.
An attempt to cut back the number of farm murders was announced by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa in Pretoria on Monday.
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/ 26 February 2010
Cosatu has proposed to Parliament that a wealth tax should be imposed on the rich in order to improve the flow of revenue to the government.
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/ 16 February 2010
President Jacob Zuma repeated firmly on Tuesday that nationalisation is not government policy.
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/ 28 January 2010
Tokyo Sexwale assured MPs on Thursday that problems of faulty construction in low-cost housing projects "are a drop in the ocean".
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/ 25 January 2010
Workers have yet to see any proof of a recovery from the recession, despite what academics and the media are saying, Cosatu says.
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/ 25 January 2010
Ahead of the Reserve Bank’s interest-rate decision, the DA has insisted that financial stability requires that the bank remains vigilant on inflation.
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/ 22 January 2010
arliament has released a statement outlining and defending the current system of travel allowances for MPs.
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/ 22 January 2010
Reacting to reports that the release of convicted apartheid-era killer Eugene de Kock is imminent, the DA has insisted that he should not be released.
Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga said on Thursday she was "most unhappy" with the 60,7% pass rate for the National Senior Certificate exams.
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/ 30 October 2009
Stephen Gray visits Cape Verde, one of the world’s most arid desert islands, and discovers hope and an extraordinary lyricism amid the poverty.
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/ 27 October 2009
Opposition parties praised the stability and continuity of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s first major financial policy statement on Tuesday.
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/ 27 October 2009
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is planning for an extra 22 447 police officers to be recruited by the 2012/13 financial year.
In the past three years Telkom has suffered almost R3-billion in losses because of cable theft, Parliament was told on Friday.
Competition Commissioner Shan Ramburuth has told Patricia de Lille that he shares her concern over the high costs of telecommunications.
Home Affairs Miniser Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Friday announced a cluster of measures designed to improve service from her department.