Inquiry launched into why SANDF soldiers were deployed for ANC's January 8 celebrations . Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula instructed the chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to conduct an inquiry into why members of the military were se...

Herman Mashaba stands firm: I was 'nowhere near' Afrirent R1bn tender . Former City of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba says he has "never been involved in any way relating to tender processes" following an amaBhungane report on a controversial tender issued to fleet mana...

Coronavirus quarantine: Hunt for new facility as talks with Free State resort collapse . A new search for a venue to house 184 South African citizens set to be brought home from the epicentre of the global and deadly Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, is now underway following ...

Economic transformation can't be achieved through 'sweet talk' – Malema . Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has urged black business to disrupt the country's economy in a bid to make it more inclusive.

"You will never transform it if you are going to swe...

Tshwane administrator to be appointed within 7 days, elections in 3 months . A seasoned, competent and capable administrator will be appointed to run the City of Tshwane within seven days, according to Gauteng Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile.

Maile and Gauteng Premier David Makhura ...

Coronavirus: SA's first positive case of Covid-19 confirmed . Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that South Africa's first suspected case of Covid-19 has tested positive.

Mkhize released a statement on Thursday confirming that the National Institute for...

Rhino poaching declines in South Africa, report shows . Recently released 2019 data indicating a steady decline in rhino poaching in South Africa for the fourth consecutive year is encouraging, the department of environment, forestry and fisheries has said....

Coronavirus: SA ready to treat at ports of entry, 13 hospitals designated - Mkhize . The South African government was "upping its game" at ports of entry with every province ready to treat people showing symptoms of the coronavirus, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told MPs.

"We can trea...

Public Works DG implicated in alleged fraud linked to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela state funeral . The director general of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, advocate Sam Vukela, is among several officials implicated in a forensic investigation report into alleged fraudulent contract...

Chinese man cleared of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe . A man quarantined at Wilkins Hospital for a suspected case of COVID-19 was discharged after tests came out negative for the coronavirus which has spread across the globe after being first detected in C...