R19m in funding approved through Operation Vula for small businesses . The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA), Nomusa Dube-Ncube, said in a statement on Friday that she will be presenting a report to the Parliament portfo...

SA unions threaten legal action against business rescue plan for SAA . The National Union of Metalworkers of South African (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) said they had lost faith in the department of public enterprises, accusing it of sanctio...

Laws not enough to curb GBV, buy-in from men, boys are needed – Lamola . Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has called on all South Africans, but especially men and boys, to act against gender-based violence (GBV).

Lamola spoke to Bongani Bingwa on T...

R350 Sassa grant 'not necessarily for everyone', says CEO . The chief executive of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), said on Thursday that the country's R350 Covid-19 grant was not necessarily for all citizens, which applicants needed to underst...

VBS heist: Bail set at R100 000 each for 7 accused . Seven men accused of stealing R2.2-billion from VBS Mutual Bank, in one of the country's most widely publicised looting scandals, have each been granted R100 000 bail.

They appeared in the Palm Ridge...

Ramaphosa urged Parliament to deal with gender-based violence bills, but MPs know nothing about it . President Cyril Ramaphosa urged parliamentarians to process "without delay" legislation to curb gender-based violence.

However, his administration hasn't placed any bills in this regard before Parlia...

SAA business rescue plan might not be adequate, govt says . South Africa's government said it was concerned that a business rescue plan for troubled national carrier South African Airways (SAA) published late on Tuesday might not be adequate.

The government p...

'Breakthrough' in Covid-19 treatment is extremely promising, says Zweli Mkhize . Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said he was "extremely excited" that there has been an important breakthrough in one of the therapeutic trials for Covid-19 management.

"The RECOVERY (Randomised Evalu...

VBS arrests: Suspects due in court on Thursday to face 47 counts – Lebeya . Eight VBS suspects are due to appear in the Palm Ridge Regional Court on Thursday on 47 counts of fraud, racketeering, corruption, theft and money laundering.

The eight men accrued R122-million to th...

Lockdown: Government wants DA ConCourt challenge dismissed with costs . The Democratic Alliance's (DA's) real problem is that Parliament is a democratic institution where minority parties do not always have their way, lawyers for President Cyril Ramaphosa and Cogta ministe...