The National Union of Mineworkers on Wednesday notified Eskom of its intention to go on strike next week over wages, a union spokesperson said.
South Africa’s trade deficit narrowed sharply in May as exports rose despite a transport sector strike.
A potential strike at Eskom widened after a second union said on Wednesday its members rejected a new pay offer.
Botched circumcisions in South Africa have killed 40 boys and put more than 100 in hospital this month, a health official said on Wednesday.
SA paceman Dale Steyn is to be investigated by match referee Jeff Crowe for allegedly spitting in the direction of West Indies spinner Sulieman Benn.
Demand for credit by South Africa’s private sector registered the first annual growth in eight months in May, but was up only marginally.
A fan who berated England’s World Cup team after entering their dressing room has been fined after admitting being in an area without authorisation.
British journalist Simon Wright appeared in Cape Town’s special World Cup Court on Wednesday. Magistrate Grant Engel postponed the case to July 7.
Hosting the first Soccer World Cup in the age of Twitter, South Africa has discovered unexpected benefits in its campaign to market the country.
The National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) leaders have voted to go on strike at Eskom from next week.
Spain and Paraguay squeezed into the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday while Fifa boss Sepp Blatter apologised for two colossal refereeing blunders.
When it comes to the World Cup Jabulani football, perfect may not be good enough, according to scientists who have analysed the controversial ball.
Transnet Freight Rail chief executive Siyabonga Gama was "summarily dismissed" on Tuesday.
Paraguay beat Japan on penalties to move into the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday after the match finished goalless after extra time.
The National Union of Mineworkers on Tuesday rejected Eskom’s most recent wage offer.
Mozambican police authorities on Tuesday denied a news report that about 20 trafficked minors had been discovered on the border with South Africa.
Eskom has increased a disputed wage offer to workers in a move that may end a deadlock and avoid a potential strike.
SA diplomatic staff owe more than £600 000 (about R6,8-million) in unpaid traffic congestion charges to the UK government.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) hopes that rumours of a resurgence in xenophobic violence after the World Cup are "just a threat".
World Cup referees defended themselves on Tuesday in the wake of officiating blunders that led Sepp Blatter to apologise to England and Mexico.
Feudal authoritarianism had nothing to do with the Khayelitsha toilets saga, the African National Congress (ANC) said on Tuesday.
Vodacom said on Tuesday it has lost about $79-million in the last three months due to a regulatory rate cut.
An appeal application by Wouter Basson to overturn a court ruling allowing the HPCSA to continue probing his conduct was dismissed on Tuesday.
A burglary at the Fifa headquarters in Johannesburg was confirmed by national police commissioner General Bheki Cele on Tuesday.
Most emerging markets in which media company Naspers operates survived the global economic downturn reasonably well, it said on Tuesday.
Sepp Blatter apologised on Tuesday for the refereeing mistakes that have blighted the World Cup and promised to look at introducing new technology.
Charles Van Onselen’s book looks into the stories of social bandits in the time before the discovery of gold in South Africa.
<em>Sunnyside Sal</em> is an apt title for this book, especially for those who know that Sunnyside is the Hillbrow of Tshwane.
Chris van Wyk has followed his first memoir, <em>Shirley, Goodness and Mercy</em>, with a second volume, <em>Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch</em>.
South Africa look certain to wrap up a 2-0 series win after reducing West Indies to 134-7 on the third day of the third and final Test in Barbados.
Burglars have raided the home of deputy police minister Fikile Mbalula, one of the key figures charged with preventing crime at the World Cup.
There is no danger of a strike at Eskom while salary talks continue, the power utility said on Monday.