Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane was honoured for his contribution to South African music at a star-studded dinner in Polokwane on Friday.
Nine people were injured in two separate incidents when gunmen opened fire on Rea Vaya buses in Soweto, police said on Saturday.
Ministers who do not meet their performance targets may not necessarily be removed from their positions, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
Peter Grant kicked 27 points and Jaque Fourie scored two tries, one a spectacular effort, to help the Stormers stay second in the Super 14.
Politics will be seen as dirty if government officials continue to be corrupt, said Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on Friday.
Richard Goldstone, the former war crimes prosecutor, is being forced to meet South African Jewish leaders to hear of their anger over a UN report.
Within the trade union movement, billions have been made by those who chose the path of investing the money of unionised workers.
Resolve the ownership issue urgently and let’s get on with living peacefully together.
Sweet 16 and already showing signs of strain; that is the mood that hangs over South Africa in the month we celebrate the first democratic elections.
Freedom is not a six-year-old with a flag, or a passive recipient of "delivery". It is a joyous, anxious, endless battle, writes <b>Nic Dawes</b>.
<b>Richard Calland</b>: People must stop waiting and become active citizens in their demands for fairness and equality and accountable governance.
Madagascar’s rival leaders on Friday haggled over election dates and a proposed amnesty for ousted president Marc Ravalomanana.
Happy to be home, the four South African police officers who were kidnapped in Sudan said their captors treated them like human beings.
SA’s trade account recorded a surplus of R460-million in March, compared with a R5,7-billion shortfall in February.
Controversial SA Quantum is at centre of pension fund fraud involving an education union.
ANC heavyweight Cyril Ramaphosa and former Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell were appointed to the National Planning Commission on Friday.
A R1.7-billion lawsuit could be the first of many that Telkom faces over disputed tenders, writes <b>Lloyd Gedye</b>.
The retail prices of petrol will increase by 14 cents a litre for all grades on May 5, the Department of Energy announced on Friday.
Aluminium smelters get electricity for anything from
12c a kilowatt hour; the rest of us pay at least 31c.
Inappropriate fees charged to pension funds could cost the funds as much as 0,2%, or R3-billion, a year, a pension fund expert has estimated.
How does human behaviour influence retirement?
<b>Gareth Stokes</b> investigates.
A Facebook group has been set up to advocate the right of "Boer-Afrikaners with proof of Dutch roots to be eligible for Dutch citizenship".
Paul Botes recounts his experience at a meeting of South Africans preparing for disaster.
Former police boss Jackie Selebi spent R56 000 on one day at an upmarket clothing store in Sandton after he was elected president of Interpol.
Man’s best friends are paying a high price for South Africa’s economic slump and emigration — more pets are being abandoned than ever.
Mbhazima Shilowa says financial mismanagement allegations made against him are baseless.
In a major coup for online media, local giants News24 hit the two million mark on local users for the first time in the industry on Thursday.
Man linked to mining firm has been involved
in dodgy deals in other companies.
With just 41 days until the Soccer World Cup, patriotic South Africans are flying their flags high, showing support for Bafana Bafana.
Julius Malema, the ANC Youth League president, faces a hostile disciplinary committee when he responds on Monday to charges of misconduct.
The Gupta group, regarded as close to President Jacob Zuma, is considering launching a daily newspaper that sources say will be broadly sympathetic to the ANC. Speaking on behalf of his brother, Atul, who is abroad, Tony Gupta said: “Yes, there is a feasibility study we are doing — we have hired some advisers, but […]
ICT giant sets aside almost R500‑million over seven years to bolster emerging software vendors and fulfil its BEE obligations, writes Ben Kelly.