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.
Gold production was severely disrupted in parts of South Africa on Wednesday as thousands of mine workers downed tools to protest rising living costs.
Trade conditions remained flat, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry said as it released the results of its Trade Conditions Survey.
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.
Last year 17 institutions received R148-million in development grants above their research subsidies, from a total R1,38-billion in research subsidies.
Informal operators working from their garages and bakkies may see an increase in their numbers as marginal formal workshops scale down.
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.