Eastern Cape Covid-19 cases surpass 50 000 mark . The Eastern Cape has recorded more than 50 000 Covid-19 cases, making it the South African province with the third highest number of infections after Gauteng and the Western Cape.

South Africa has 28...

Show must go on: IEC says 2021 municipal elections on track . The earliest possible date for next year's local government elections is 4 August 2021 and must be held before 1 November 2021.

The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) announced th...

ANC salutes 'revered and outspoken activist' Zindzi Mandela . The African National Congress (ANC) said on Monday that deceased South African ambassador and daughter of struggle icons Nelson and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Zindziswa 'Zindzi' Mandela, was an icon in...

Sadtu to hold 'special meeting' on surge in Covid-19 cases . The national executive committee of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) will on Tuesday hold a virtual meeting to devise a response to the surge in Covid-19 cases across the country, i...

'A leader in her own right' - Ramaphosa pays tribute to 'fearless political activist' Zindzi Mandela . President Cyril Ramaphosa has described Zindzi Mandela as a "fearless political activist who was a leader in her own right".

"Zindzi Mandela was a household name nationally and internationally, who d...

'Cheap politicking': Mkhize slams the DA for Eastern Cape medical scooters criticism . With guns blazing, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has hit back at the Democratic Alliance's (DA's) criticism of the Eastern Cape's controversial medical scooters which, according to Mkhize, were never in...

Gauteng Premier David Makhura tests positive for Covid-19 . Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Friday announced that he will self-quarantine for two weeks after testing positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).

In a statement, the Premier explained he was ...

ANC launches economic reform paper . The ruling African National Congress (ANC), through its Economic Transformation Committee, on Friday launched the Covid-19 Economic Reform Discussion document, ‘Reconstruction, Growth And Transformatio...

SA mid-year population increases to estimated 59.62m . South Africa's mid-year population is estimated to have increased to 59.62-million in 2020, according to a report released on Thursday by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

"Gauteng continues to rec...

Least trusted government minister is Angie Motshekga, survey finds . Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has been the least trusted senior government official among South Africans for three weeks running, a survey by Ask Afrika has found.

A mere 48% of respondent...