Ramaphosa announces three Bills in the fight against gender-based violence . South Africa is on the cusp of the most far-reaching legislative overhaul in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his weekly address to...

SA's Eskom suspends managers over power station breakdowns . South Africa's Eskom said on Friday it had suspended managers at two of its power stations after breakdowns which forced the utility to ramp up rolling blackouts earlier this week to avoid tripping the...

AG asks law enforcement agencies to act on grant fraud . Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu on Friday said his office would next week hand data over to law enforcement agencies to set in motion the investigation and, where needed, prosecution of those who unlawful...

All systems go for DA’s weekend policy conference . Democratic Alliance (DA) head of Policy Gwen Ngwenya has given the all clear for the party’s policy conference, taking place this weekend, pointing out that economic exclusion will be a major focus.

Two European banks named as Open Secrets hands NPA dossier on alleged apartheid economic crimes . Social justice organisation Open Secrets this week submitted a docket to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), setting out the roles of European banks Kredietbank (KBC) and Quintet Bank (KBL) in th...

Mokonyane: Guesthouse celebration was a 'dinner' not a 'party' - 'I didn't mislead Zondo commission' . Former environmental affairs minister Nomvula Mokonyane confirmed to the state capture commission that she attended a 40th birthday "dinner" at a guesthouse in Krugersdorp, but disputed it was a "party...

John Moodey exit: DA hits back, says he was running away from serious internal party charges . The Democratic Alliance (DA) claims its former Gauteng leader John Moodey, who recently resigned, was facing internal disciplinary charges for allegedly attempting to use "mistruths and rumours" to fra...

How health dept's new app will assist the fight against Covid-19 . The national health department has launched the Covid Alert SA app, which informs people if they have been in contact with someone who has Covid-19.

President Cyril Ramaphosa called the app, which wa...

Eskom to move to stage 4 load shedding from 15:00, cuts to continue over weekend . Power utility Eskom says it will move from stage 2 to stage 4 load shedding at 15:00 on Wednesday due to "exceptionally high demand".

Stage 4 power cuts will continue until 22:00.

Eskom said cold w...

Clear signs of overpricing, unfair processes, potential fraud in PPE tenders - AG report reveals . Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has released damning findings on Covid-19 relief funding which details the extent of the rot surrounding personal protective equipment (PPE) tender procurement processes.