2009-11-25 22:17
The ANC Youth League and the SA Communist Party's Jeremy Cronin have buried the hatchet after Cronin apologised saying he didn't know Julius Malema "had such a delicate skin".
2009-11-25 18:34
A universal cry of horror has gone up from opposition parties at the appointment of Menzi Simelane as NPA head while the ANC welcomed the choice.
2009-11-25 18:34
A slump in the number of convictions for environmental crimes, from 748 to 258, is worrying Minister for Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica.
2009-11-25 21:04
A bilateral agreement between South Africa and Zimbabwe is unconstitutional because it excludes farmers from the deal, Afriforum says.
2009-11-25 11:47
President Jacob Zuma has pointed out to his former financial adviser, Schabir Shaik, who is currently on medical parole from jail, that he could face a reprimand, or have his parole terms altered.
2009-11-24 21:06
The survival of HIV-positive South Africans should not be in the hands of incompetent or under-performing managers, healthcare organisations have urged.
2009-11-24 18:03
The SABC will receive a bailout of more than R1bn which will be used to, amongst other things, pay outstanding debts, Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda says.
2009-11-24 17:05
President Jacob Zuma will probably move fast to appoint a new national prosecutions head though he is "hardly spoilt for choice", analysts say.
2009-11-24 15:49
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nondumiso Maphazi has stepped down, the ANC says.
2009-11-24 16:33
The office of the ANC chief whip says it is saddened by the death of Democratic Alliance MP Cobus Schmidt who was killed in an accident in Welkom.
2009-11-23 22:07
Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota has reportedly described calls for former president Thabo Mbeki to be charged with genocide as irresponsible and dangerous.
2009-11-23 10:02
Collins Chabane, the minister in the presidency tasked with keeping an eye on his colleagues, has allegedly been using his official credit card for personal expenses.
2009-11-22 14:47
The taxpayer has had to fork out R1.1m after the deputy minister of trade and industry's Mercedes-Benz broke down, and she ordered two new cars to replace it.
2009-11-21 20:16
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has visited a poverty alleviation project in the Free State and he did more than just look...
2009-11-20 22:11
The SA Communist Party has defended its general-secretary, Jeremy Cronin, after Julius Malema lambasted the former's stance on nationalising mines.
2009-11-20 09:59
The deputy minister of tourism spent a total of R116 907 on hotel accommodation over 34 days while her official residence was being renovated, it has emerged.
2009-11-19 18:01
South Africa's internet broadband penetration is at 2%, far below the global average of 22.5%, Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda has revealed.
2009-11-19 20:16
Minister of Public Enterprises Barbara Hogan is working on filling vacant top positions like chief executive officers in state-owned enterprises.
2009-11-18 19:36
All future court judgments against the state involving money will be complied with within 30 days, the government says.
2009-11-18 21:12
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will meet hospital chief executives over the next two days to discuss the country's ailing public health system.
2009-11-18 10:09
The police's R150m private jet, which was purchased for "operational purposes", is being used to ferry ministers around - even though the air force has a fleet of planes for this.
2009-11-17 22:27
The department of public service and administration spent R54m on 22 conferences it hosted in the past four years, Minister Masenyani Baloyi has revealed.
2009-11-17 20:13
Reports that about 50 South African mercenaries are training and arming the military junta in Guinea are being "closely" looked into, the government says.
2009-11-17 18:45
Democratic Alliance MPL Jack Bloom has been suspended for five days from the Gauteng Legislature by the Speaker for contempt.
2009-11-17 21:10
New data, such as 57% of dockets being lost, shows the rot has set into the SA Police Service and government doesn't seem to care, the Democratic Alliance says.
2009-11-16 22:38
Nigerians, including those holding diplomatic and official Nigerian passports, will have to obtain multiple-entry visas to visit South Africa, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has announced.
2009-11-16 18:12
The rights of minorities in South Africa are being undermined and members of these groups are excluded from effective political participation, Solidarity has told the UN.
2009-11-15 18:50
Cosatu has proposed that the alliance of the ruling ANC, Communist Party and itself replace the ANC as the main centre of political power, reports say.
2009-11-14 14:36
The Western Cape education department has obtained an interdict against the Congress of South African Students.
2009-11-13 22:17
The police do not have a licence to kill, President Jacob Zuma has said after reports about the use of lethal force by police officers.
2009-11-13 18:11
A meeting between doctors and the Limpopo government to improve the quality of healthcare services has been welcomed by the SA Medical Association.
2009-11-12 22:08
The Gauteng provincial government has made R1.6bn in payments to service providers which had been in arrears, Premier Nomvula Mokonyane says.
2009-11-12 18:06
The nature of crime in South Africa is "different" to that of other countries making it imperative that police be given greater clarity on when they can shoot to kill, says President Jacob Zuma.
2009-11-11 22:42
Msunduzi municipality employees are coining it in overtime pay, with a security guard for the deputy mayor pocketing almost R94 000 in two months.
2009-11-11 17:04
KwaZulu-Natal IFP acting chairperson Muzi Simelane has been suspended for publicly nominating the party's national chairperson as his preferred candidate for IFP leader.
2009-11-10 21:10
Individuals at Athletics South Africa should confess their involvement in the Caster Semenya saga, the Commission for Gender Equality has urged.
2009-11-10 18:07
The KwaZulu-Natal government has announced bold steps aimed at ensuring government departments and municipalities have clean audits by 2014.
2009-11-09 22:39
An agreement for a joint R500m water project between the Netherlands and South Africa has been signed, the department of water affairs says.
2009-11-09 19:07
The murder of former senior government official Warwick Dorning puts into doubt the ANC's selective security arrangements for its cadres, trade union Hospersa says.
2009-11-09 18:06
Nearly 800 health workers in the Eastern Cape have not received their occupation specific dispensation due to a "technical error", a provincial health spokesperson says.
2009-11-09 12:44
The ANC's national executive committee did not discuss Jacob Maroga's apparent resignation as Eskom CEO, but did talk about Eskom, says Gwede Mantashe.
2009-11-08 18:31
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was not lambasted at the national working committee's meeting, as media reports suggest, the party says.
2009-11-06 18:05
The ANC Youth League says Nedbank has committed itself to sponsoring sports development in South Africa, following a meeting over transformation concerns.
2009-11-05 22:27
Agri-SA president Johannes Möller has questioned government claims about money spent and amounts of land bought for beneficiaries.
2009-11-25 22:17
A new team has been appointed to monitor Zimbabwe's troubled unity government, ending former president Thabo Mbeki's mediation role, President Jacob Zuma's office has announced.
2009-11-25 17:47
The appointment of Menzi Simelane, who was accused of "deceiving the former justice minister", as National Director of Public Prosecutions has been described as "shocking".
2009-11-25 20:03
Teachers will get their occupation specific dispensation in full before Christmas, says union Sadtu.
2009-11-25 15:10
The presidency has named Menzi Simelane, the former director-general of justice, as the new National Director of Public Prosecutions.
2009-11-24 22:16
Education levels among South African adults have increased significantly in the past 10 years, the SA Institute of Race Relations has revealed.
2009-11-24 22:16
Calls are mounting for action against former correctional services minister Ngconde Balfour over a series of dubious contracts his department awarded between 2004 and 2006.
2009-11-24 22:16
Tokyo Sexwale's human settlements department has spent R60m on advertising during the 2008/09 financial year - R40m above its budget. R1.8m was spent on one awards ceremony.
2009-11-24 19:05
Minister Collins Chabane used a state credit card for personal use but repaid the money, the presidency says.
2009-11-24 17:05
The SA government has joined other countries in condemning Israel's plans to build houses on occupied land in East Jerusalem, saying that it is reminiscent of apartheid.
2009-11-23 22:09
Consumers in Tshwane are sick and tired of poor service delivery where it takes nearly eight minutes on average for a call to be answered.
2009-11-23 16:15
The government has launched its annual 16-Days of Activism campaign to raise awareness of violence against women and children.
2009-11-22 22:06
Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu must investigate all SANDF procurement deals, the Democratic Alliance says.
2009-11-22 17:19
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa must clarify how he plans to fill thousands of vacancies to be created following his decision to terminate R339m worth of labour brokers' contracts, the DA says.
2009-11-20 19:05
The ANC has removed the executive mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay "to protect and guard her dignity", the party says.
2009-11-20 22:11
A team of senior government officials is to assess the state of South Africa's 354 public hospitals "because our public institutions are not doing well", Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says.
2009-11-20 13:49
Cope youth leader Anele Mda has apologised for making a racist, sexist and politically intolerant remark, and her suspension has been lifted.
2009-11-19 18:01
There will be a big drop in crime if informal settlements are developed, President Jacob Zuma says.
2009-11-18 18:10
It is unfortunate that civilians and police die during armed conflict with criminals, but it is a reality, Deputy Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula says.
2009-11-18 22:41
The government will set up an anti-corruption inter-ministerial committee to deal effectively with corruption in the public service, government spokesperson Themba Maseko has revealed.
2009-11-18 17:12
Red meat farmers are to meet ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe in a bid to get the ruling party intervene in curbing stock theft.
2009-11-17 22:27
Gauteng's budget will be adjusted upwards by R3.3bn, including R1.4bn for health and education, finance MEC Mandla Nkomfe says.
2009-11-17 22:27
The DA has criticised the police air wing's purchase of a special plane for official purposes as a "disgraceful waste of public money".
2009-11-17 20:13
There has been a peak in service delivery protests this year, with Gauteng, the Western Cape, the North West and Mpumalanga the worst affected.
2009-11-17 18:10
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an ANC appeal in a matter pertaining to a resignation letter of a councillor in the George local council.
2009-11-16 22:38
The ANC Youth League will not allow former president Thabo Mbeki to be charged with genocide, league president Julius Malema says.
2009-11-16 19:05
Three people have been shot and wounded and five others injured when violence erupted during an ANC meeting in the Eastern Cape.
2009-11-15 17:23
Former Eskom board chairperson Bobby Godsell is out of the country and it is not clear when he will meet with Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan.
2009-11-14 20:00
President Jacob Zuma has called on traditional leaders to help government fight crime.
2009-11-14 22:01
DA leader Helen Zille says she believes her party has what it takes to govern the Eastern Cape.
2009-11-13 16:01
The government has "full-confidence" in Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan and the boards appointed to steer state-owned enterprises such as Eskom, President Jacob Zuma says.
2009-11-13 17:16
The ANC in the Eastern Cape is opposed to the axing of Buffalo City mayor Zukisa Faku by the party's Amathole region, reports the Dispatch Online.
2009-11-12 21:04
Home affairs, which is responsible for tracing and deporting illegal immigrants, has no idea how many there are in the country.
2009-11-12 08:07
President Jacob Zuma says the legal system should do more for victims, the poor and the ignorant, and that access to the law is not just for the rich.
2009-11-11 19:03
The ANC and its alliance partners will hold a summit at the weekend to discuss the National Planning Commission, the recession and other issues.
2009-11-10 22:43
President Jacob Zuma has had the prestigious African President of the Year Award 2009 bestowed upon him.
2009-11-10 21:10
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has handed the government a list of national laws holdings up service delivery in provincial government.
2009-11-10 17:07
The ANC Youth League has called on the DA to "shut up", saying criticism of Julius Malema's protection is rooted in racism and "possibly fatal motives".
2009-11-09 20:34
The department of higher education has intervened in ongoing tensions between two University of Zululand student organisations after students went on the rampage.
2009-11-09 18:06
The rise in crime in rural areas may derail the government's policy on rural development, AgriSA says.
2009-11-09 17:00
The ANC will seek a turnaround strategy for municipalities before the public begins losing faith in the government, the party's secretary-general Gwede Mantashe says.
2009-11-09 11:16
Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel is to lead a panel of "external experts" on the national planning commission, says ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe.
2009-11-06 21:11
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has commended government's decision to cancel an order for military aircraft.
2009-11-06 16:02
The establishment of a task team to investigate claims Cape Town authorities are cutting water supplies in some poor areas is "another unlawful political witch-hunt", says DA leader Helen Zille.
2009-11-05 22:27
Auditor General Terence Nombembe has praised KwaZulu-Natal for major improvements in managing public funds, but raised concerns about the province's failure to manage assets properly.