Analysts agree that the country has enough malls and that, post-Covid, the convenience of local centres lure customers
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
Ziyanda Stuurman’s new book critiques the South African police and their role in society
In Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe torture is used to extract information, elicit confessions, punish or sometimes for sadistic reasons
By adopting sound grazing practices livestock owners get access to markets in a foot-and-mouth disease red zone near the Kruger National Park
Only 16% of losses in South Africa from weather-related disasters in the past four decades were covered by insurers, leaving governments and communities unable to build back
In deciding how the world responds to the climate crisis, policymakers rely on research that tends to be written predominantly by men in the Global North
Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?
The past 18 months have been tough for women cross-border traders, who saw their income vanish when borders closed
People in the Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality, who have to collect water from Motse River, are backing independent candidates because they’re tired of parties’ election promises
From Vincent Smith to Gwede Mantashe, those named and shamed have met with differing fates
The DA appears to have abandoned its ambitions of 2016 and is set to lose further ground in the upcoming elections
One other man was shot dead and two others were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds
Security and corruption prevents the country from ranking higher on the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index for 2021
David van der Westhuizen, a street bookseller based at the KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts Gallery in Durban, tells Paddy Harper how he survives unemployment
Vaccinology researcher Professor Shabir Madhi said young people were being vaccinated to reduce the number of people who could transmit the virus and the focus should instead be on people over the age of 50
Eastern Cape’s head of public works Babalo Madikizela has hit back at Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, saying she had no authority to investigate him
Foreign investment has been lined up for a joint venture with the Ingonyama Trust Board, which administers tribal land for the Zulu monarch
Paddy Harper can choose not to swim in Durban’s dirty sea but he has little choice about swimming with the political sharks
The former president wants his supporters to stay in the ANC and fight for control of the party
According to the annual report, there is a shortage of 548 detectives in the province, and one detective deals with between 40 and 60 cases
Internationally acclaimed chef Chantel Dartnall has closed the renowned Restaurant Mosaic near Pretoria to move her life to France and turn the elegant Château des Tesnières castle into a restaurant and hotel.
Imraan Coovadia’s new book connects the programmes of poisoning in Rhodesia and South Africa in five essays about the circumstances and men at the centre of their making
Research by a Cape-based academic centre found that the implementation of legislative provisions was done selectively in South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Malawi and Zambia
Our collective apathy towards public order policing has had deadly consequences, especially for the poor
Eastern Cape Premier Mabuyane has suggested that ANC secretary general Ace Magashule is behind the fraud and corruption inquiry
Bukelwa Kwinana, who was expected to plead guilty to ‘business email compromise’ cyber fraud, disappeared moments before pleading
‘He was eating something. Then we heard a gunshot go off.’ This is what Tahira Kaldine testified in court on Wednesday at the Nathaniel Julies murder trial
After 12 years serving at the apex court, Sisi Khampepe and Chris Jafta have retired from office
Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research
Some ANC members claim Tshwane’s regional executive committee is ‘dysfunctional’, but leaders will assess the situation only after the local government elections
While the community is seeking permanent lifeguards, the municipality contends it cannot afford such