2009-11-06 21:11
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has commended government's decision to cancel an order for military aircraft.
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.
2009-11-06 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.
2009-11-05 19:02
Ulundi municipal councillor Zanele Dlamuka has been fired by KwaZulu-Natal local government MEC Nomusa Dube following her continual failure to attend council meetings.
2009-11-05 16:01
God is going to sort out journalists who do not give enough coverage to the ANC in the Western Cape, says the party's provincial leader Membathisi Mdladlana.
2009-11-05 14:25
Allan Boesak has denied reports that he had asked for a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, saying he will serve the country as a civil society role player.
2009-11-05 12:06
Cabinet has decided to terminate the multi-billion rand Airbus A400M military aircraft contract because of cost escalation and delays in contractual delivery time.
2009-11-04 20:20
The Western Cape is facing its first "full-scale disaster" as a severe drought in the southern Cape looks as if it will get worse.
2009-11-04 18:01
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has told Parliament that he "religiously" names and shames ministers who fail to respond to parliamentary questions.
2009-11-04 17:16
Cosatu in the Northern Cape says it supports Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale's call for the demolition of poorly-built low-cost houses.
2009-11-03 18:05
The mayor of Buffalo City, Zukiswa Faku, has been expelled, effectively forfeiting her post, the regional ANC has confirmed.
2009-11-03 20:13
South Africa has lost 143 miners thus far this year to mining accidents, Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu says.
2009-11-03 15:26
Calls to nationalise the personal wealth of BEE tycoons Tokyo Sexwale and Patrice Motsepe are based on jealousy, says ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe.
2009-11-03 18:05
Desmond Tutu has welcomed Allan Boesak's decision to quit Cope, saying he can serve people through God rather than through politics.
2009-11-03 12:07
The ANC in the Free State has come out in support of the University of the Free State's transformation programme, as well as its rector, Jonathan Jansen.
2009-11-02 21:30
Buffalo City mayor Zukiswa Faku failed to attend an ANC disciplinary committee hearing into charges of bringing the party into disrepute.
2009-11-02 15:19
John Moodey will lead the Democratic Alliance in Gauteng after he was re-elected to the position at the party's provincial congress.
2009-11-01 18:46
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille must take responsibility for the City of Cape Town's financial mismanagement of the Bus Rapid Transit system, the ANC says.
2009-10-30 21:05
The recent service delivery protests are in part a response to the levels of inequality in society, Cosatu says.
2009-10-30 19:00
The ANC in Tshwane has welcomed measures taken by the executive mayor Gwen Ramokgopa to deal with allegations of corruption in the city.
2009-10-29 20:35
President Jacob Zuma says corruption cases should be handled faster to avoid a situation where people are suspended on full pay for long periods.
2009-10-29 20:35
The government has set aside R400m for a cleaning and greening project in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.
2009-10-29 17:35
The additional R524m allocated to education in the MTBPS will be used to supply textbooks to all schools in the country, says Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.
2009-10-28 22:23
Cape Town mayor Dan Plato has challenged a report that suggests the city is lagging when it comes to employment equity.
2009-10-28 20:04
Administrators have been appointed for two Mpumalanga local municipalities that have been placed under curatorship.
2009-10-28 22:23
Public Service Minister Richard Baloyi has hinted that the quality of cars purchased by ministers might be downgraded.
2009-10-28 21:02
The DA has laid charges of intimidation against Free State ANCYL chairperson Thebe Meeko, who is already facing a hate speech complaint.
2009-10-28 17:14
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says amendments to section 49 of the Criminal Procedure Act are aimed at clarifying ambiguities, not to allow for trigger-happy cops.
2009-10-27 20:52
IFP national chairwoman Zanele Magwaza-Msibi has not been forced to decline nominations for the party’s presidency position, the party says.
2009-10-27 15:14
Tshwane Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa has denied allegations of financial mismanagement, but after consultation with the regional ANC has decided to reshuffle the city's leadership.
2009-10-27 14:12
Gauteng MECs have been told to take responsibility for the dismal state of financial management in various departments in the province.
2009-10-26 22:01
The ANC will not remove Tshwane Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa, the party has said after reports of plans to unseat her over alleged mismanagement and maladministration.
2009-10-26 22:01
Endorsing ANC youth leader Julius Malema as worthy of "inheriting the ANC" was like saying "Joseph Goebbels was a romantic poet", the DA Youth says.
2009-10-26 09:42
Only five months have passed since their appointments, but the expensive tastes of the top police officials have already cost the taxpayer more than R7m.
2009-10-26 07:45
Residents of Matatiele are to vote in a three-day referendum to determine whether the town remains part of the Eastern Cape or goes back to KwaZulu-Natal.
2009-10-24 22:18
Limpopo's standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) has confirmed they recommended the removal of certain heads of department within the province.
2009-10-23 09:07
The government is in the process of spending nearly R3.4m on a house in an upmarket Pretoria suburb for the national police chief, Commissioner Bheki Cele.
2009-10-23 21:02
Members of the KZN legislature have called for the naming and shaming of government employees who did business with provincial departments and netted R134m.
2009-10-24 11:05
DA leader Helen Zille has accused the ANC of seeking to root out cadre deployment at local government level only to make sure the power to handpick political favourites is firmly controlled from a national level.
2009-10-22 21:10
Cabinet has approved the draft protection from harassment bill, which will now go to Parliament for processing.
2009-10-22 22:19
Poor co-ordination between the three spheres of government and political interference are two factors hampering delivery, an indaba has heard.
2009-10-22 22:19
The ANC in Parliament has given a thumbs-down to the idea of compelling ministers to explain why their departments fail to produce satisfactory financial statements.
2009-10-22 19:06
Hundreds of KwaZulu-Natal government employees did business with their own or other provincial departments and netted R134m in contracts between 2005 and 2006, it has been found.
2009-10-22 20:10
The appointment of former public protector Lawrence Mushwana as chairperson of the SA Human Rights Commission triggers both hopes and concerns, a political party says.
2009-10-22 16:29
The decision to remove the Lekwa municipality mayor and councillors was a "very painful" one, but should serve as an example, Minister Sicelo Shiceka says.
2009-10-22 16:08
The date for the long-awaited IFP national elective conference is expected to be decided when the party holds a national council meeting this weekend.
2009-10-22 14:22
Government says no decision has been taken to move Parliament to Gauteng, but the cost of running government in two places will be explored.
2009-11-05 17:04
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced the appointment of a 25-member committee to advise him on an implementation plan for government's planned National Health Insurance.
2009-11-04 22:38
When Julius Malema and his driver were caught speeding in Limpopo, they reportedly used a blue light to intimidate cops.
2009-11-04 21:07
The SABC has created a task team that will look into the implications of the draft public service broadcasting bill that proposes abolishing TV licences.
2009-11-04 16:08
Parliament has sent a police delegation back to the drawing board on its plans to implement a bill creating an integrated national fingerprint database.
2009-11-03 22:32
The SABC's interim board is contesting a R1bn contract and says criminal charges will be brought against entities identified in the Auditor-General's report.
2009-11-03 21:13
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has "applied sanctions" against employees implicated in taking part in the unlawful Erasmus Commission.
2009-11-03 22:32
The government is investigating reports that Julius Malema threw his weight around after being stopped for speeding in Limpopo.
2009-11-03 17:09
KwaZulu-Natal departments have been told to cut down on unnecessary expenditure such as expensive accommodation, Christmas functions and adverts in the media.
2009-11-03 13:05
Just two hours after Cope's Allan Boesak announced his resignation from the party, the ANC invited him back, reminding him about "his home".
2009-11-03 10:20
Western Cape Cope leader Allan Boesak has resigned from the party, saying its structures are in disarray.
2009-11-02 16:27
Numsa has called for the nationalisation of the wealth of SA's richest man, Patrice Motsepe, and other people topping the latest "Rich List".
2009-11-01 21:43
The DA says government's "wasteful expenditure" has increased by almost R8m to R326m - mostly because of splurging on cars and parties.
2009-10-31 22:12
Mitchell's Plain can count on the government's "full support" in its fight against gangs and drugs, says President Jacob Zuma.
2009-10-30 17:30
Former transport minister and veteran ANC and SACP member Mac Maharaj as been appointed "special envoy", President Jacob Zuma has announced.
2009-10-30 12:06
President Jacob Zuma has dismissed the "feverish preoccupation" with a leftist takeover of the ANC, saying the party always has been an organisation of the left.
2009-10-29 18:40
Opposition MPs have blasted the Saps for its inability to promptly and properly respond to most 10111 emergency calls.
2009-10-29 19:37
Schools and local government are not delivering the results that South Africans need to overcome the recession and the ravages of apartheid, says President Jacob Zuma.
2009-10-29 11:42
A mayor has been ordered to vacate the R1.7m house which was bought for him even though he got a housing allowance, and pay back an estimated R500 000.
2009-10-28 18:52
The City of Cape Town is undertaking a "strategic review" of its IRT system to ensure it stays cost efficient, mayor Dan Plato says.
2009-10-28 17:52
The National Assembly's defence and military veterans committee has agreed to a DA request to ask Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to investigate military procurement.
2009-10-28 16:18
Planning Commission Minister Trevor Manuel has conceded that buying a R1.2m BMW for his official use was not well-advised.
2009-10-28 22:23
Former minister Kader Asmal has urged people to fight for the Constitution, not him.
2009-10-27 20:52
Government must intervene in the management of fisheries in South Africa, says Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica.
2009-10-27 16:49
The ANC Youth League has called for the expulsion of University of the Free State vice chancellor Jonathan Jansen.
2009-10-27 18:56
The ANC Youth League has declared itself the "most formidable youth political organisation" in the world, adding that critics of it are just jealous.
2009-10-27 13:08
The DA has laid a hate speech complaint against ANCYL Free State chairperson Thebe Meeko over comments he reportedly made about UFS vice chancellor Jonathan Jansen.
2009-10-26 18:00
The ANC is failing to conduct its business in an open and transparent manner by answering questions in Parliament, the DA's chief whip Ian Davidson says.
2009-10-26 16:07
Another municipality in Mpumalanga has been placed under administration following violent service delivery protests in the area after R3.2m disappeared from municipal coffers.
2009-10-26 08:00
President Jacob Zuma has reportedly praised youth firebrand Julius Malema as a good leader worthy of "inheriting the ANC".
2009-10-25 22:00
President Jacob Zuma has raised concerns about current guns laws, saying there are too many guns in South Africa.
2009-10-24 18:01
The Director General of Education, Duncan Hindle, is "committed" to his task and has not resigned from his position, says an Education Department spokesperson.
2009-10-23 19:13
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has warned against "self destruction" in a spat between former minister Kader Asmal and the MK Military Veterans Association.
2009-10-23 22:12
The ANC and its alliance partners will picket at the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court during the crimen injuria trial of the Reitz Four.
2009-10-23 08:03
ANCYL president Julius Malema has said in a debate that the nationalisation of mines is prescribed in the Freedom Charter, and that black economic empowerment is a sham.
2009-10-22 22:19
Opposition parties have expressed concern over the appointment of Lawrence Mushwana as the chairperson of the SA Human Rights Commission.
2009-10-22 22:19
Patricia de Lille says she's sure President Jacob Zuma will pardon Schabir Shaik, in spite of his terminal illness "miraculously disappearing on the golf course".
2009-10-22 21:08
South Africa's health system is to benefit from a World Health Organisation strategy by making sure that the UN group's actions are in line with government priorities.
2009-10-22 21:09
The views of the judiciary will be fully taken into account in new legislation dealing with the restructuring of the high courts, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says.
2009-10-22 20:10
Gauteng health and social development MEC Qedani Lahlangu has vowed to fix her department's financial problems but has asked for "support, understanding and time".
2009-10-22 18:07
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has to step down from power in order for there to be democracy in his country, says the Democratic Alliance.
2009-10-22 08:32
Possible evidence which implies that Thabo Mbeki, Trevor Manuel and Mosiuoa Lekota covered up findings of an arms deal probe, has emerged.