A professional hunter has been hired to track down a leopard on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife said on Wednesday.
The JSE pulled back but remained in the black at noon on Wednesday with platinum miners weighing on the index on a falling white metal price.
Consumer confidence in South Africa remains stubbornly optimistic, according to an survey released in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
A two-year delay by Statistics South Africa to implement rebasing and reweighting of the consumer price index basket has resulted in inflated data.
The effects of higher interest rates and inflation cannot be underestimated, writes Maya Fisher-French.
A runaway truck caused mayhem on the highway system north of Johannesburg on Tuesday. The truck struck about 26 cars as it veered across the N1.
South Africa has the technical capacity to conduct cross-border electronic eavesdropping and 300 of a planned 500 spies are already at work doing so.
South Africans can be proud of the legislation that governs the NCACC. It has flaws, but outlaws the sale of arms to countries abusing human rights.
Informal operators working from their garages and bakkies may see an increase in their numbers as marginal formal workshops scale down.
Last year 17 institutions received R148-million in development grants above their research subsidies, from a total R1,38-billion in research subsidies.
Government has slammed Anglo American for failing to put black South Africans in top-tier management positions.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday released a key report on the economic status of South Africa.
The speaker of the Ekurhuleni metro council, Lentheng Helen Mekgwe, was appointed as the new mayor in Germiston on Tuesday.
Jabulani Ndaba, member of award-winning local music group Malaika, was a ”talented star and an inspiration to young South Africans”.
Cosatu expects a total shutdown of business on Wednesday in three provinces during the second round of its planned protests against spiralling prices.
A ”balanced solution” is needed when it comes to compensating airline passengers denied permission to board a flight because it is overbooked.
A prosecutor has asked the Wynberg Regional Court to convict former Springbok cricketer Garth le Roux and his accountant on tax-fraud charges.
No national health insurance until the health minister gets the basics of healthcare delivery in public hospitals and clinics right, says the DA.
A 24-year-old Phutaditshaba man was jailed for life on Tuesday for the ”merciless” murder of an Evander diary farmer two years ago.
Petrol stations need to close shop at night, otherwise up to 15% will shut down before year-end, the Fuel Retailers’ Association warned on Tuesday.
The ANC retracted a statement on Tuesday that it would make an announcement on the reported axing of two premiers.
Cosatu says it will reserve judgement on corruption allegations reportedly contained in the Pillay commission report.
A paradox exists between the growing presence and the continued invisibility of Chinese migrants in South Africa, a study revealed on Tuesday.
SA’s economic growth rate still trails that of most dynamic emerging economies, with unemployment a key challenge to the country’s development.
A fourth person has been arrested in connection with at least one of several drive-by shootings in Durban’s Chatsworth suburb, police said on Tuesday.
Village Main Reef Gold Mining has received a firm intention from To the Point Investments to make an offer for the rest of its shares.
Suspended SABC chief Dali Mpofu plans to appeal a latest court ruling that saw him lose a battle in his bid to have his suspension dismissed.
Initiatives are under way to ensure patient safety in health facilities. An upcoming congress will focus on minimising adverse incidents at hospitals.
Orlando Pirates’ new coach Rudi Krol could not have asked for a tougher baptism of fire than the first two matches in the Vodacom Challenge next week.
The time has come for the president and premiers to be directly elected by voters, says United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa.
KwaZulu-Natal’s wandering hippo Nonkululeko was shot dead on Tuesday morning in Durban, Animal Rights Africa said.
Another person has died following a head-on collision between a seven-tonne construction truck and a heavy-duty tow truck in Randfontein.