DA asks Joburg city manager to cancel council meeting to elect new speaker . The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has written to city manager Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni, asking him to call off a special council sitting for Wednesday, arguing that an urgent meeting to elec...

ANC veteran Ben Turok has died . African National Congress (ANC) veteran Ben Turok has died at the age of 92, his family has announced.

In a statement, the family said that Turok - a former anti-apartheid activist, economics profess...

Mbalula dissolves PRASA interim board, places it under administration . Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has dissolved the interim board of the Passenger Rail agency of South Africa (PRASA) and placed the struggling State-owned entity under administration with immediate e...

African economies can ramp up performance with right reforms – think tank . For Africa to attract serious, long-term investors who are going to build new businesses, governments need to ensure competitively priced reliable energy and telecommunications, as well as labour regul...

Gauteng govt to intervene in Tshwane, seeks legislation to better manage coalitions . The Gauteng government has announced that it will intervene in the City of Tshwane and seek legislation through the National Council of Provinces to regulate coalition government agreements.

The anno...

Eskom to implement stage 4 load-shedding from 2pm . Eskom has confirmed that it will implement stage 4 load-shedding from 14:00 on Friday, despite already using diesel-powered open cycle gas turbines and pumped storage schemes to supplement capacity.

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Bobani booted out through no confidence motion . United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has confirmed that party member Mongameli Bobani has been removed as Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor through a motion of no confidence.

When ...

Stage 2 load-shedding this afternoon, says Eskom . Eskom has warned of Stage 2 load-shedding this afternoon due to a "shortage of capacity".

It tweeted the warning from its official account on Thursday afternoon.

The power utility recently said no ...

SAA placed in business rescue . Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has issued a statement to confirm that South African Airways (SAA) will be placed into business rescue immediately.

This decision was taken by its board,...

Helen Suzman Foundation calls for the withdrawal of the NHI Bill . Nongovernmental organisation the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) on Wednesday urged government to withdraw the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, adding that a properly functioning public health servi...