The bullet-proof vests issued to police members are ”too bulky, heavy and impede movement”, DA leader Helen Zille said on Thursday.
State-owned power utility Eskom said on Thursday it was confident South Africa could get through the winter months without power cuts.
Birthday wishes for Nelson Mandela started trickling in on Thursday, a day before South Africa’s most-adored politician celebrates his 90th.
The ANC has certainly been nettled by media reports that it intends replacing its premiers in the Western and Eastern Cape.
Fifa is in talks with authorities in Brazil about staging the 2010 World Cup there should South Africa be unable to host the event.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi will receive the Pan African Lifetime Achievement Award from the TransAfrica Forum in Washington in December.
SABC chief Dali Mpofu has filed an appeal against a court ruling in which he lost part of a legal bid to have his suspension dismissed.
The income of the poorest South Africans has improved in real terms over the past 14 years, according to government data released on Thursday.
Judgement on the admissibility of recordings taken at the scene of Judge Nkola Motata’s alleged drunken-driving accident is expected next week.
The JSE remained in the black at midday on Thursday, but was off its earlier highs as resources reversed gains and moved into negative territory.
The driving forces of inflation in South Africa have spread beyond food and fuel, Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni said on Wednesday.
The Centre for Development and Enterprise is calling for a commission of inquiry into xenophobic violence that killed more than 60 people in SA.
Researcher Joanna Vearey speaks about the link between international migrants’ access to antiretrovirals and their ability to survive in South Africa.
Just two months after becoming European champions, Manchester United arrive in SA on Friday for their pre-season tour resembling a club in crisis.
Convertible South Africans rate other countries above South Africa and are the most likely to emigrate.
South Africa is spending R1,5billion a year to keep more than 50 000 awaiting-trial detainees behind bars.
The latest Fiat shares little with its predecessor of 50 years ago except, to some extent, its styling. It’s also nowhere near as cutesy-wutesy.
Crime has a devastating effect on the profitability and viability of many small enterprises, according to findings of a survey released on Wednesday.
There was nothing unlawful about the way former SA cricketer Garth le Roux dealt with commissions for property sales, his lawyer has told a court.
Thousands of workers took to the streets on Wednesday in support of a Cosatu protest against rocketing food and power prices.
Nelson Mandela celebrates his 90th birthday on Friday as a widely revered statesman, but SA faces a host of problems that challenge his dream.
There is no error in Statistic South Africa’s calculation of the official inflation rate, the agency said on Wednesday.
Digital data is far easier to manipulate than analogue data, a legal evidence expert has testified at Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving trial.
The press ombudsman has dismissed a complaint from Ronald Suresh Roberts over a story the Weekender wrote on accusations of plagiarism.
The father of murdered mining magnate Brett Kebble is suing the men accused of killing him, Glenn Agliotti and John Stratton, for R15-million.
The ANC’s Gwede Mantashe has defended his criticism of the Constitutional Court’s handling of its complaint against Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
Fifty-four new schools will be opened in Gauteng this year and 150 science laboratories refurbished in previously disadvantaged communities.
Business Unity SA has welcomed the overall thrust of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s economic assessment of South Africa.
South African animal rights activists reacted furiously on Wednesday after a decision to allow China to import ivory from the region.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday dismissed the notion that the party’s new leadership consists of ”a bunch of leftists”.
The ANC’s national working committee is believed to have recommended the removal of Balindlela for her lack of leadership in the province.
SAA said on Wednesday its full-year revenue rose 9% to R22,5-billion, but rising fuel costs posed a threat to its profitability goals.