South African companies will lose R3,3-billion on Wednesday while their workers cast ballots in the general election, an absenteeism specialist said.
Wheelchair-bound struggle stalwart Albertina Sisulu joined tens of thousands of elderly and disabled citizens in casting a special vote on Tuesday.
South Africa’s central bank is likely to keep its aggressive monetary easing stance next week with a steep rate cut to boost the economy.
Opposition parties left it too late to capitalise on the negative perceptions of ANC president Jacob Zuma in their bid to sway undecided voters.
The DA’s final campaign for Wednesday’s general elections revealed vast support in the Blue Down area, between Cape Town and Somerset West on Tuesday.
History shows that the Congress of the People was a “by-product” waiting to happen, ANC president Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
Charles Nqakula will tour parts of KwaZulu-Natal with the police on Tuesday to assess security preparations ahead of Wednesday’s election.
The ANCYL on Tuesday called for the immediate withdrawal of Nando’s ”disgusting” advertisements, which it says undermines electoral politics in SA.
Sbu Leope has been suspended for the second time in weeks after allegedly appearing standing next to Jacob Zuma at the weekend’s Siyanqoba rally.
They call it ”the border”: the railway track cutting through a grimy section of the Cape Flats. On one side live blacks, on the other coloureds.
Allan Boesak, the Western Cape premier candidate for Cope, has invited DA leader Helen Zille to join his party.
Soccer’s world controlling body Fifa will earn about R25-billion on the TV media rights to broadcast the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Some 16,5% of South Africans suffer from common mental disorders like depression and anxiety, the SA Depression and Anxiety Group said on Monday.
A Mpumalanga DA youth leader was arrested on Monday morning for allegedly intimidating an ANC member, police said.
Cope accused the SABC of sabotage and ”blatant bias” following the broadcaster’s blackout on Sunday of the party’s final election rally in Polokwane.
The bus rapid transit system must be stopped completely, South African National Taxi Council president Andrew Mthembu said on Monday.
The three doctors whose submissions helped Schabir Shaik secure medical parole will know on Monday if there will be a formal probe into their conduct.
African National Congress president Jacob Zuma will address a summit of taxi operators at Gallagher Estate in Midrand on Monday morning.
Officials at the Special Investigating Unit have alleged that whites and Indians are being favoured over young blacks.
A Saturday morning some time in March and my Facebook news feed reflects the passions of South Africans: sport, politics and polemic.
Zackie Achmat unravels the inherent flaws in the drive for a two-thirds majority and tells why he’s still going to vote for the ruling party.
Elizabeth Toll has a million-dollar view. But as the sun dips behind the mountains enclosing the cove where she lives, she shivers inside her shack.
Acting chief’s judgment: an innocent oversight or blatant plagiarism? Adriaan Basson reports.
While Rajbansi remains confident about his hold on the Indian community, rebel ANC members would prefer the cat to be put down.
The smartly dressed audience filing into Johannesburg’s Market Theatre is a mix of young and old, black and white.
Almost a year after Skwatsha was stabbed in the neck during an ANC meeting in Worcester, ANCYL member Ndikho Tyawana appeared in court this week.
The legal fraternity is uneasy after the ANC president’s recent comments.
The African National Congress has spent no less than R200-million on its 2009 election campaign, the party said on Friday.
In a first for ANC spokesperson Jessie Duarte, she was allowed only 140 letters to reply to questions from the public in a session on Twitter.
The IFP on Friday accused the ANC of employing ‘terror tactics’ and wounding 13 of its members in attacks ahead of next week’s election.
The Johannesburg Attorneys Association on Friday called into question the Easter road death toll announced earlier this week by Jeff Radebe.
The taxi industry will convene a summit on Monday in an attempt to convince Jacob Zuma and Jeff Radebe to involve them in the BRT system.