Cosatu asks workers to stay home on Wednesday for nationwide strike . The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will hold a national "stayaway strike" on Wednesday in protest against corruption, retrenchments and unemployment, gender-based violence and attacks ...

Former ANC MP, others appear in court over R4.8m tender scam theft case in Limpopo . Former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament Moloko Stanford Maila appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court on Monday with three others in connection with a R4.8-million theft case i...

John Moodey joins ActionSA . Former Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng leader John Moodey has joined the newly launched ActionSA, recently formed by former Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba.

Moodey will serve as the party’s chairp...

Access to agricultural land for farming a national priority – Ramaphosa . President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that broadening access to agricultural land for commercial production and subsistence farming is a national priority for government.

In his weekly address to ...

DA's Makashule Gana facing disciplinary hearing for social media posts 'supporting alcohol ban' . Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng MPL Makashule Gana is fighting a disciplinary hearing in which he is accused of failing to tow the party line by taking to social media in support of the alcohol ban du...

Another official in KZN Premier Zikalala's office arrested for alleged catering tender fraud . Another official in the office of KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has been arrested for alleged fraud related to a R24-million catering tender.

The Hawks arrested the woman on Friday, with spoke...

AFU seizes millions in property, cars of asbestos corruption accused . The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has moved to freeze R300-million in assets – including palatial homes and a fleet of luxury cars – once coveted by those alleged to have profited from the Free State's a...

Hardly any schools being closed and reopened – Motshekga on decline in Covid-19 cases at schools . The Department of Basic Education has said it has seen a significant decline in Covid-19 cases at schools, hence hardly any schools have been closed and reopened.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motsh...

South Africa ends foreign travel ban, but airports deserted amid selective curbs . Traffic through South Africa's main airport was minimal on Thursday despite international flights resuming after a six-month ban, with last-minute government curbs leaving many would-be tourists unable...

Devastating indictment sets out how Vincent Smith's opposition to Bosasa in Parliament waned . In failing to declare payments and gifts received from Bosasa, former African National Congress (ANC) MP Vincent Smith robbed Parliament of its ability to conduct appropriate oversight of multibillion-...