South Africans will have to tighten their belts, knuckle down and work together if we are to weather the economic storms ahead, says Pravin Gordhan.
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/ 25 October 2011
Central Rand Gold has been temporarily allowed to resume operations after its mining licence was cancelled last month.
Kenny Kunene celebrated his 41st birthday by dressing up as the late Muammar Gaddafi, accompanied by models in camouflage bikinis.
Political parties have welcomed President Zuma’s decision to axe ministers Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and Sicelo Shiceka and suspend top cop Bheki Cele.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will deliver his medium-term budget address in Parliament today amid increasing pressure to enable job growth.
President Zuma’s action against Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde, Sicelo Shiceka and Bheki Cele was "for the good of the nation", says Mac Maharaj.
The ANC has said any pronouncements by its youth league about who it is backing in the party’s leadership succession race are "void of impact".
Springbok Sevens player Cecil Afrika has been named player of the year after being the top try and points scorer in the 2010/11 World Sevens Series.
The ANCYL has publicly said it will back Kgalema Motlanthe and Fikile Mbalula to replace Zuma and Mantashe as ANC president and secretary-general.
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/ 24 October 2011
Ahead of COP17 in Durban, a study has revealed that to meet goals for mitigating climate change, carbon emissions will have to drop 8.5% by 2020.
Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing and the ANC Youth League’s economic freedom marches are set to dominate SA’s political landscape this week.
SA produced a dominant performance on Sunday to beat Australia by 80 runs in the second one-day international to level the three-match series.
Saccawu says Walmart could pursue its "anti-union philosophy" if its merger with local retailer Massmart goes ahead in its current form.
After their dismal showing in the first ODI, Jacques Kallis says the Proteas are determined to improve their performance against Australia.
The gruesome death of Muammar Gaddafi could have been avoided if only the world had listened to South Africa and the African Union, says the ANC.
Following Gaddafi’s death, SA has urged Libya to seek "all inclusive" peace in the country, which its prime minister says is now ready to be reborn.
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/ 20 October 2011
The SABS says substandard imports flooding the SA market are killing local business as companies with SABS approval can’t compete with cheap imports.
ANC Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu says Julius Malema did not intend to offend Indian people in his address to Thembelihle residents.
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/ 20 October 2011
South Africa has risen in an index ranking countries’ ease of doing business to 35th out of 183 economies, according to a new World Bank report.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s reference to "coolies" at a gathering last night has sparked outrage in SA’s Indian community.
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema says he’s being persecuted by the ANC "for telling the truth" and doing his job by introducing radical ideas.
Australia impressed in every department to power to a 93-run win over South Africa last night in the rain-affected first one-day international.
Acid mine drainage poses a threat to residents and government needs to act swiftly to address the problem, says the Gauteng housing department.
The state is set to appeal for a review of the Massmart-Walmart merger today, arguing the deal will have a potentially devastating effect on jobs.
Senior golfer John Bland believes Ernie Els is close to winning form again, and it will be just a matter of time before he secures more Major titles.
Residents of Alexandra, Johannesburg, have put up posters and sent out pamphlets warning of an uprising over foreigners living in RDP houses.
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/ 19 October 2011
The Hawks say they have not been able to get concrete evidence linking Richard Mdluli and Nkosana Ximba to the disappearance of two Vosloorus men.
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/ 19 October 2011
South Africa climbed two places to 49th position in the latest Fifa World Rankings, and have moved a notch up to 8th among African countries.
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/ 19 October 2011
With which banks can foreigners apply for loans in South Africa, and what are the requirements?
Just as Mandela’s young lions had ANC president Xuma removed in the 1940s, the youth league of today can topple party leaders, Julius Malema says.
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/ 18 October 2011
South Africa has a clear roadmap on how to respond to the problem of climate change, Water Minister Edna Molewa said on Tuesday.
The acting head of Parliament’s portfolio committee on sport wants Sascoc to aid Cricket SA deal with its Indian Premier League bonus scandal.