The water crisis in Diepsloot has intensified as water tanks stand empty and no word on when the area would have water again.
Some Diepsloot residents have drunk their water and prayed while others walked kilometres to find a safer supply after theirs was contaminated.
The department of tourism has attempted to revive rural tourism, launching a new strategy which needs money in order to become a reality.
The outrage that has been directed at Reuel Khoza’s criticism of South Africa’s leaders is a symptom of the gulf between business and the government.
The threat of a tsunami hitting South Africa’s east coast, although a non-event, has provided a good opportunity to test systems.
Nathi Mthethwa can’t win: in calling for a probe into claims he dipped into secret police spy funds, he risks ruining sensitive police investigations.
Phillip Dexter has failed in his attempt to get the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> to retract an article and apologise after the ombud found nothing wrong.
The <i>M&G</i> has confirmed two recipients for national orders that are a little unexpected, despite their impressive credentials.
Plans to snoop on emails and phone calls are causing a furore in the UK. In SA, such methods are already in place — and routinely abused.
Julius Malema has taken a savage and unprecedentedly direct swipe at the man he considers his nemesis — ANC President Jacob Zuma.
Jailbirds sang like angels to an elite crowd at the Durban International Convention Centre for the National Offender Choir Competition.
Freedom Front Plus protesters, protesting against the e-tolls, have been ordered to break up their ‘spontaneous’ illegal gathering by the police.
Even after many months of heavy debate submissions made to a parliamentary committee on the Protection of Information Bill has managed to surprise.
Protesters have blocked off access to Kya Sand in Jo’burg, saying they no longer have the patience to wait for a meeting scheduled later in the day.
The ANC claims "rain washed away" its debts, while contractors and artists involved in the party’s January 8 centenary celebrations wait to be paid.
Social grants haven’t kept pace with electricity hikes in South Africa — and this will be the main cause of a rise in service delivery protests.
At a meeting in Bloemfontein, a right wing group has called for vengeance attacks on black people, "because we are 30 times fewer than they are".
The Ratanda township was calm on Wednesday morning but staff removed expensive medicines from the clinic for fear of further protests and arson.
Bombela has announced the Gautrain will be laying on additional capacity during revised peak hours, to cope with excellent demand from commuters.
Hundreds of residents of Ratanda in Heidelberg have gathered again to continue protests over power disconnections and the cost of electricity.
Michael Tellinger has promised he will shake the banking industry’s foundations and expose it as "manipulative, dishonest and law-breaking".
A revolt against the public protector could see the speaker of Parliament in trouble, but things are a little more complicated than that.
The lower-than-expected electricity price hike will have to be paid eventually but in the meantime Eskom begs consumers not to use more power.
An unrepentant Kommandokorps leader has laughed
off suggestions that his group presents a national threat — and welcomed recent "publicity".
Hopes that non-unionists would join Cosatu’s march fell a little flat on Wednesday, but the protest nevertheless did show hints of wider appeal.
Protesters will be taking to the the streets of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban tomorrow. Here’s where they’ll be going.
Despite calling labour brokers more evil than slavery, Cosatu says they are welcome to join the march if they oppose the toll roads.
Cosatu’s strike will be the biggest in years, but it insists its war on tolling and brokers is not a power play ahead of the ANC elective conference.
When big airline operators are losing money it is no wonder that the smaller guys are cautious writes <strong>Phillip de Wet</strong>.
Forget FW de Klerk: when it comes to militarised extremists, Constand Viljoen is the man to hate.
Pieter Mulder’s controversial take on land reform will win him few friends, especially among the far right.
Slick, vanilla Afrikaans romcom <i>Semi-Soet</i> is just what the South African film industry needs, writes <b>Phillip de Wet</b>.