Cumulative electricity price hikes over the past 16 years are leading to an affordability crisis for poor, working and middle class
In this second of a two-part series, Luke Alfred looks at the fall of Danny Jordaan, previously lauded as the champion of football in post-apartheid South Africa
The relatives of illegal artisanal miners who are trapped underground in in a flooded mine shaft say that the authorities have failed to help them
The power utility is guilty of trying to ‘milk a cow that no longer has the ability to produce’, a ratepayer told regulator Nersa at its public hearings in Durban on Friday
The foundation says the legislation aims to redress apartheid spatial planning and advance land reform
The division convicted 88.9% of organised crime cases and 90.5% of complex commercial crime cases
Health, education and economic disparities are driving migration to urban hubs such as Gauteng and the Western Cape
One of the city’s historic sites is on its knees, besieged by those seeking shelter, vandals and criminal opportunists
SASSA’s investigation into the SRD grant application system fails to answer crucial questions
The anti-migrant group said the government is not taking decisive action against foreign-owned spaza shops
A disregard for the rule of law also saw the country lose R14 billion through payment of goods not received
The festival runs until Sunday, and brings together over 250 authors, poets and creatives from South Africa and the globe
New legislation could be brought before parliament in the coming session
South Africa is a primary plastic producing country with significant imports of primary plastic for local manufacturing
Relatives of SS Tilawa victims gathered in the city to mark 82 years since the tragedy, sharing stories of bravery, loss and the ship’s enduring legacy
A KwaZulu-Natal community wants parliament to intervene to force SA Lithium to abide by mining and environmental laws
Illegal miners want the state to legalise their operations as it is the only way for them to earn a living
Ratepayers and activists sided with the protesters who were excluded from the meeting because of a last-minute switch to a much smaller venue
The Durban Declaration outlines concrete interventions to be taken to over the next 12 months
Police are investigating the kingpins who issue extortion orders while ensconced in upmarket suburbs, the minister tells a summit on the problem
It has been 19 months since then defence minister Thandi Modise said the bilateral agreement and its controversial sub-contracts were being assessed
The rail agency has ignored a Pretoria high court-ordered report for it to pay its contractor
Baobabs, marulas, leadwoods and shepherd’s trees face destruction as the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone project advances
The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces
The president said more regulations are needed around harmful pesticides which led to the deaths of children
Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals’
At least 23 learners have died and hundreds have become ill after consuming contaminated food from schools and spaza shops countrywide
Nomathemba Manqongopha may be poor and unemployed but her big heart and home is open to local strays in her informal settlement
A high court report found that negligence in the rail agency’s integrated security project resulted in widespread theft and vandalism
The pupils fell ill after consuming a meal provided under the school’s nutrition programme and snacks
Corruption, bribery and poor customer service is a hallmark of many businesses in the largely unregulated funeral parlour services sector
The police service is big on plans but short on detail, including costs, when talking about how artificial intelligence and other new technologies can reduce crime