The African National Congress (ANC) on Friday recommitted itself to free basic education and universal access to quality healthcare.
NGOs used their wait for Friday’s court ruling on shelters for displaced xenophobia refugees to lobby people on what sort of help they needed.
The DA website has been offline for the past week and is likely to stay so for the next, thanks to an unknown hacker’s attack on the site.
A decision on whether the draft Expropriation Bill will be withdrawn has yet to be taken, public works committee chair Thandi Tobias-Pokolo says.
South Africa’s trade conditions have improved marginally, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Friday.
The JSE remained softer at midday on Friday pressured by miners on falling commodity prices, but banks and financials capped further losses.
Three of the four former students of the UFS, who made a video that threw the institution into a racial storm, appeared in court on Friday.
Former South Africa cricketer Garth le Roux and his accountant were on Friday convicted of tax fraud.
Zuma’s legal team argue that it is his right to exhaust every possible legal avenue before his criminal trial commences.
Last week’s rout of Argentina built confidence but the Springboks must bring their ‘A’ game to Newlands.
The Gauteng government says it will wait for a Constitutional Court ruling before it starts breaking down shelters for xenophobia refugees.
With politicians harping on about human capital, it should come as no surprise that the SACP has put price tags on its most influential members.
The ANC’s campaign to shut down the Scorpions is being bolstered by direct assistance from Justice Director General Menzi Simelane.
The Gauteng government confirmed that the temporary shelters established for the fugitives in the province areas are to be closed this Friday.
How justice boss asked Vusi Pikoli’s staff to spy on him, helped the ANC with its anti-Scorpions submission, and told Mbeki the NPA was after him.
Access to clean, affordable and sustainable energy is the crucial public issue of our time, argues sociologist Jacklyn Cock.
In a one-party dominant state like SA, officials with political aspirations that suit the ANC are allowed to ride roughshod over our hard-won values.
A farmers’ group on Thursday withdrew from a parliamentary public hearing on the future of the Scorpions, saying it turned into an ANC meeting.
If SA’s slide into recession is to be reversed, interest rates must not just remain unchanged but come down, says Cosatu.
The Constitutional Court is expected to issue directions ”very soon” on the fate of people living in camps for refugees from xenophobic violence.
Southern African leaders gather for a summit where Zimbabwe’s crisis features high on the agenda — but Morgan Tsvangirai may not attend.
Complaints of a severe headache from serial rape accused Tsediso Letsoenya brought his trial in the Cape High Court to a sudden halt on Thursday.
The legal teams of Jacob Zuma and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have failed to agree on future court dates, the NPA said on Thursday.
The man who says he has confessed all in the Taliep Petersen killing faced a grilling on Thursday over contradictions in his statements.
Lloyd Gedye speaks to three members of Foto na Dans about their new EP.
The lawyer of a man accused of helping siblings murder their parents has demanded in court that any confessions be given to him in writing.
The hot topic of transformation in sport boiled to the surface again this week, somewhat predictably in the domain of rugby.
The SACP has voiced its concerns over a court decision to grant a temporary order against the RAF’s policy of paying claimants directly.
SADC will render the assistance and support needed in Zimbabwe, Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) on Thursday reported a 9,1% increase in revenue to R2,8-billion for the year ended March 2008.
Shareholders of Tiger Brands on Thursday approved resolutions that will give rise to the separate listing and unbundling of Adcock Ingram Holdings.
Absa has launched a no-card ATM service, CashSend, aimed at servicing both banked and unbanked South Africans, the bank announced on Thursday.