Claims totalling more than R5.8-billion had already been paid out to businesses
Embattled Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane met the criteria for nomination but are likely to be culled when a presidential advisory panel compiles a short list
Aphiwe Qamungwane pretended to be a Zimbabwean mining salesperson in scheme that included identity theft and foreign exchange crimes
Action SA is planning to take the IEC to court after it failed to undertake to address its concerns over the draft ballot papers for the local government elections
Alan Dobson SC says a legislating vaccine mandates would have to be weighed against various constitutional provisions and was likely to see legal challenge
As South Africa gears up for the local government elections on 1 November, disgruntled voters in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni say they have little reason to cast their ballots
Fleetwood Grobler, the petrochemical giant’s chief executive, says the company is transitioning from coal to gas and eventually to hydrogen.
Like unfinished flyovers in Cape Town, global climate finance and domestic demand often don’t meet up
Tirelessly working to build a home and a legacy only to be told you have no right over it once your husband dies or decides to divorce you — the story of black women who battled for justice
When Covid-19 hit and borders closed, people still needed to bring their groceries into Zimbabwe. Some women have taken the chance to earn a bit of cash
South Africa has one of the most unequal school systems in the world. The gap in test scores between the top 20% and the rest is wider than in almost every other country
Critics have accused the young climate activists of being divisive and unrepresentative; they say this simply isn’t true
Every judgment in favour of the government is not an indication of a captured court. The fact that we may argue about findings publicly shows how far South Africa is from, for example, Turkey’s recent human rights abuses
When the UK’s red list is considered at a more granular level, the difficulties become immediately apparent.
Families in areas of Mpumalanga have to choose between work and health, but new WHO air quality guidelines say the time to act is now
Small businesses are on their knees
Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel
Jerome Ngwenya acted without authority, LRC says
The departure of South Africa’s highly skilled individuals shows the value placed on South African skills and makes room for transformation
They will most likely punch above their weight in municipalities to gain leverage from the ANC and DA in next month’s local government elections.
Warrenton’s residents live in sewage mess and battle with chronic water delivery problems
Ubiquitous internet access will improve social cohesion and economic inclusion
Research finds women and girls act as recruits, drug dealers and armed gangsters in the ‘deeply ingrained’ gang culture in the Western Cape
Minenhle Makhanya was apparently waiting for the result of a Covid-19 test on Friday, forcing the postponement of the case in which the Special Tribunal seeks to recover R155-million until early 2022
The bank has been on a journey of digitalisation, moving from cash to card payments
Scientists say the country needs to significantly improve vaccination rates
Suspects still at large following the execution-style killing of three women aged 17, 20 and 21
Peter Hain has written a letter to the prime minister saying the red listing of South Africa has ‘no justification whatsoever in science’
South Africa’s scores 4.5 out of 10 for human trafficking, the 2021 Global Organised Crime Index finds
At least one of the officers may be linked to the theft of 1.5-million rounds of ammunition from a warehouse during the July looting and violence
The finance minister says the government must build a conducive environment for investment into South Africa
The party wants to use 2021 as a platform to vote the ANC out in 2024