The 16% electricity tariff hike every year for the next five years is unavoidable, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said.
Head of the South African Institute for Race Relations, John Kane-Berman, says the Marikana shooting may force the ANC to abandon failing policies.
The Gauteng housing department will argue against an urgent interdict preventing the demolition of illegally erected houses in Lenasia.
The New Age newspaper has been mostly cleared with regard to its reports claiming that state money paid for Julius Malema’s recent trip to London.
Africa brings a glimpse of hope to the unstable global economy, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday.
The Democratic Alliance says the Tshwane metro had been repeatedly warned about the lack of adequate security measures at the Pretoria Art Museum.
A complaint by the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) against the SABC over the black-listing of commentators has been withdrawn.
Tendai Mtawarira has been dropped from the Springboks’ northern hemisphere tour due to his heart condition, and will return to South Africa.
Employment in the month of October increased by an annualised rate of 1% boosted by the informal sector, according to the Adcorp Employment Index.
A court order has halted the demolition of houses in Lenasia illegally erected on land owned by the City of Johannesburg.
The cause of the fire that destroyed or damaged 76 houses in St Francis Bay has yet to be determined.
The ANC Women’s League in KZN has nominated President Jacob Zuma for re-election, while Gauteng’s Liliesleaf Farm branch favours Kgalema Motlanthe.
Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson will hold an urgent meeting in Pretoria to discuss the strike by De Doorns farmworkers.
Mop-up operations have continued in St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape after a blaze destroyed more than 100 houses.
Over 100 houses erected on land owned by the City of Jo’burg will continue to be demolished in Lenasia, the provincial housing department said.
The five paintings stolen from the Pretoria Art Museum in Arcadia included an Irma Stern, worth R9-million, and a Gerard Sekoto, worth R7-million.
Kouga Municipality said the fire, which had burned down more than 100 houses in St Francis Bay, is now under control.
The SCA will hear an application relating to whether it was unconstitutional and unlawful for home affairs to turn down a visa for the Dalai Lama.
Hosts Equatorial Guinea struck three times in the second half to beat South Africa 4-0 in the final of the African Women’s Championships in Malabo.
Bafana Bafana are abandoning a bid to get Norwich City’s Andrew Surman to play for them at the African Nations Cup, coach Gordon Igesund has said.
An IT contract worth R23-million, awarded by the Gauteng finance department, is under investigation by the Hawks.
A large number of police officers at three stations in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, are being disciplined for misconduct, according to a police report.
A group of activists from various environmental organisations took part in a march in Johannesburg to protest South Africa’s nuclear expansion plans.
A workers’ representative has confirmed that workers from several mining companies in the North West will unify in a mass strike in the new year.
Speaking at Eskom’s R21.4-billion pumped storage project, President Zuma has reiterated the need for electrical power across the country.
Former Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has denied reports that she had abused the defence force’s ultra-luxury Gulfstream jets.
Hundreds of striking Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) workers have gathered at a mass rally at the Olympia Park Stadium in Rustenburg.
Shanduka Group has denied that Minister of Water Edna Molewa had discussions with it about water licences for its coal operations.
Private credit card and banking details have been leaked during a breach at a company which processes online transactions.
Former president Thabo Mbeki has been named the Daily Trust African of the Year for his work in preventing conflict in Sudan.
Suspended coach John Mitchell will return to the Lions rugby franchise next week, the union said on Friday.
Former president Thabo Mbeki will not attend President Jacob Zuma’s lecture in his honour in the Eastern Cape, the ANC said on Thursday.