South African households had to scale down unsustainable levels of debt, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Tuesday.
The seeds of a non-racial struggle and the adoption of a policy of non-discrimination were sown by Gandhi’s approach.
All rhinoceros horns in South Africa are to be microchipped in an attempt to curb the ”dramatic” increase in the illegal trade of rhino horns.
National distribution of two vaccines against pneumonia and diarrhoea will be possible soon.
The Industrial Development Corporation aims to develop a vibrant entrepreneurial junior mining sector in South Africa and the rest of the continent.
With real estate prices and rent weakening, speculators are selling, providing an opportunity for long-term investment.
Without the necessary skills our raw materials aren’t worth as much as they could be, writes David Jackson.
Supporters of embattled African National Congress president Jacob Zuma will march on sixteen police stations in Durban on Friday.
Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota has expressed condolences to the family of Secretary of Defence, January Masilela, who has died in a car crash.
Businessman Hugh Glenister is seeking an urgent high court interdict to bar Travelgate MPs from debating the future of the Scorpions.
Two masterminds of a series of hijackings of cigarette vehicles belonging to British American Tobacco were on Tuesday slapped with lengthy jail terms.
The South African Post Office will spend R50-million on mail security in the next financial year, chief executive Motshoanetsi Lefoka said on Tuesday.
South Africa’s biggest mineworkers’ union may call a strike at the jointly owned Two Rivers platinum mine over disputes which include wages.
Fears that the Constitutional Court is in disarray are unfounded, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said on Tuesday.
The African National Congress (ANC) provincial conference in the Northern Cape did not start on Tuesday morning as planned.
SA tighthead prop CJ van der Linde has been handed a four-week ban stemming from last Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test between SA and Australia in Durban.
A Durban father accused of beating his six-year-old daughter to death with a belt pleaded guilty to the charge in the Durban Regional Court on Tuesday
South Africa’s dismal performance at the Olympic Games highlighted the need for more funding, the country’s Olympic committee said on Tuesday.
Saccawu members will march in Durban on Friday against the alleged anti-union stance of Woolworths.
SA have slipped to third place in the IRB rankings after their fourth defeat in five Tri-Nations matches on Saturday, when they lost to Australia.
Former Springbok assistant coach and Wallabies boss Eddie Jones has turned up the heat on beleaguered South African rugby coach Peter de Villiers.
Former law and order minister Adriaan Vlok has applied for a presidential pardon for the attempted murder of Reverend Frank Chikane.
Vodacom announced on Tuesday it has acquired shareholding in Storage Technologies Services, a company that provides storage and security services.
Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that BHP Billiton’s offer to acquire all its shares has now been referred to review by EU competition authorities.
Defence secretary January Masilela died in a car accident in Bronkhorstspruit on Sunday, police have confirmed.
The M&G previously reported that Bosasa is under investigation by the SIU for alleged tender fraud relating to DCS contracts.
The election of David Mabuza as ANC chairperson in Mpumalanga two weekends ago has sparked fear and despondency among the province’s top civil servant
The shipping industry has the mettle to withstand the recession, writes Lynley Donnelly.
Nosimilo Ndlovu reports on community efforts to deal with the food crisis from both a South African and Malawian point of view.
Commission for Gender Equality chairperson Nomboniso Gasa fields a few tough questions from Nicole Johnston.
South African fruit and wine farmers have launched an initiative to determine the environmental impact of their industries.
Almost 79% of students felt that the standard of work was high, although 30% said their workload was not manageable.