Axed director general in the department of communication, Mamodupi Mohlala, would go on special leave until she is redeployed to another department.
The number of provinces in which matric preliminary exams have been postponed jumped to five on Thursday — from three on Wednesday.
Left to fight for second place in the Tri-Nations, South Africa and Australia both have unimpressive records to rectify when they meet on Saturday.
ANCYL president Julius Malema was forced to go to the parking lot of Gallagher Estate on Thursday to try to get unhappy members to cooperate.
Cosatu on Thursday warned that its alliance with the ANC is "dysfunctional" because of "confusion" over power.
SA’s producer price inflation (PPI) slowed more than expected in July on easing commodity prices, hardening the case for a rate cut.
Impala Platinum (Implats) reported a 22% fall in full-year profit on Thursday, hit by slack demand for the precious metal.
Xola Skosana takes HIV test in front of congregation and encourages young members of the church to do the same.
Make the press ombudsman more transparent rather than impose a media tribunal in the form proposed by the ANC, a ruling party MP has argued.
SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt is happy he can get back to business with the kick-off of the new season this weekend.
South Africa have agreed to play an additional Twenty20 match against Pakistan to raise funds for the country’s flood victims.
Woolworths posted a 25% rise in full-year profit, helped by a recovering demand in the economy, and said it expects a slow recovery ahead.
Australia flanker David Pocock expects SA to be boosted by the return of fullback Francois Steyn in Saturday’s Tri-Nations match in Pretoria.
The deaths of nine schoolchildren on Wednesday were due to a "reckless" driver, Western Cape minister of transport Robin Carlisle said.
An interim interdict that prohibits all members of the SAPS from joining the public-service strike was granted in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The ANC Youth League must examine whether the ANC leadership is willing to use its power to change economic conditions, the league’s president said.
Thousands of striking public servants took to the streets in mass marches countrywide on Thursday, vowing to continue with a disruptive strike.
<b>Leon de Kock</b> walks the line between the real and the "real" in South African writing.
Plans by Cosatu to stage a solidarity strike triggered a chorus of warnings from politicians on Wednesday.
The University of the Western Cape has obtained a court order to prevent a repeat of the violent protests that have rocked the campus since Monday.
The dissolution of the ANC regional executive committee in Johannesburg was necessary because it was "descending into total madness", the party said.
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) national general council (NGC) was delayed by registration problems on Wednesday.
Some schools in Gauteng have said they will not implement the provincial education department’s ruling on Wednesday to postpone matric prelim exams.
Scores of journalists staged a silent picket outside Parliament’s main gates at lunchtime on Wednesday.
Moral suasion is not sufficient to force the steel industry to follow a price policy that boosts competitiveness, a senior official says.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) does not support the wholesale or blanket nationalisation of South Africa’s mines, it said on Wednesday.
Final battle for freedom of speech will end up in the courts, which will also come under attack.
Nine children were killed in a crash between a commuter train and a taxi outside Cape Town on Wednesday.
South Africa’s week-long public-service strike has strained President Jacob Zuma’s ties with leftist allies who helped propel him to power.
SA’s targeted measure of annual consumer price inflation slowed more than expected in July, backing the case for an interest-rate cut on September 9.
BidVest Wits, once the only professional soccer club to own their own ground, have become "wandering gypsies", according to coach Roger de Sa.
There is "no chance" the final matric exams will be postponed, the national department of basic education said on Wednesday.