DA 'cautiously welcomes' re-establishment of National Security Council . The Democratic Alliance (DA) "cautiously" welcomed the re-establishment of the National Security Council and would "closely monitor" it to ensure history didn't repeat itself, DA spokesperson on state ...

AbaThembu king wants a presidential pardon, not parole - king's spokepserson . AbaThembu king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo may have to stew in prison a little longer while he waits for President Cyril Ramaphosa to respond to his request for a presidential pardon.

Ramaphosa granted th...

5-year-old's pit toilet death: Komape family awarded over R1m for emotional shock . Download

The Komape family has been awarded over R1 million in damages for emotional shock, NGO Section 27's former executive director Mark Heywood told News24 on Wednesday.

"It's been a long road,...

DA demands independent forensic audit of Eskom . The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday called for a "full independent forensic audit" of state power supplier Eskom.

"Given the dire state of power utility Eskom, the effect on the economy and the l...

Presidential pardons an insult to victims: DA . President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to grant more than 14,000 prisoners pardons or remissions of sentence to mark Reconciliation Day rang like a slap in the face of crime victims, Democratic Alliance ...

Cabinet wants De Ruyter to take over at Eskom sooner . The final Cabinet meeting of 2019 mandated Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to negotiate with Andre de Ruyter to take up his duties as the new Eskom CEO earlier than the set date.

De Ruyter...

South Africans want to reconcile, survey finds . South Africans want reconciliation - but achieving this is proving to be a challenge.

This is one of the key findings of the South African Reconciliation Barometer (SARB), a public opinion survey by ...

SARB hits back at Mkhwebane's claims of 'challenges' in VBS probe – report . The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has hit back at Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, saying it already responded to her in September and is awaiting her feedback regarding the VBS Mutual Bank sag...

Union to protest on Eskom CEO’s first day . Incoming Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter can expect a rocky start to his tenure as boss of the troubled power utility, as the National Union of Mineworkers (Num) plans to demonstrate and hand him a memorandu...

Farmers reeling from latest bout of load-shedding . Eskom's current load-shedding has struck in the middle of the Western Cape's fruit season, further hobbling a key industry that depends on a regular electricity supply, Geoff Jacobs, president of the C...