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The presidency has confirmed that SABC board chairperson Professor Mbulaheni Maguvhe has resigned.
‘The DA has made this an annual and frivolous ritual that is fast losing its meaning,’ party secretary-general Gwede Mantashe told a media briefing.
The ANC intends to speed up its land redistribution programme ahead of local government elections, sparking fears from economists and farming groups.
Stance on ivory trade in Africa is not unified, with some countries calling for a global ban although others are open to elephant ivory trade.
Wits University in Jo’burg will remain closed on Monday as student protests continue – despite a promise by President Jacob Zuma that fees won’t rise.
Elephants in South Africa are being trained to sniff our explosives, poachers and landmines in what is called the art of "bio-detection".
Lifting ivory and rhino horn trade bans could translate to an economic turnaround for Africa, where the black market for animal products is thriving.
Three years of labour upheaval and a political push for safety and better wages have set in motion a drive to mechanise platinum mines.
SA government believes 300 South Africans were visiting the Lagos church, but it was not clear how many were on the spot when the tragedy struck.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe faced farmers’ questions about land reform, food security, labour unrest and agricultural policy inconsistencies.
On the eastern arm of the platinum belt, a battle for supremacy is brewing between Amcu and the National Union of Mineworkers.
Agang’s Eastern Cape branch has thrown its weight behind Mamphela Ramphele following factionalism over an account opened up to receive an IEC refund.
Mining firms faced the logistical challenge of contacting 70 000 miners around the country when they decided to sidestep Amcu in wage negotiations.
ANC chair Baleka Mbete told supporters at a rally west of Jo’burg that the ANC was dealing with their issues, unlike the DA. But some remain dubious.
Business Report senior journalist Donwald Pressly will appeal his dismissal by Independent Newspapers for seeking political office with the DA.
The ongoing mineworkers’ strike in the platinum belt has reached a stage where the financial impact is becoming irreversible, say mining heads.
The ongoing strike in the platinum belt is having a detrimental effect on the pockets of not only miners, but the community at large.
Police say a pilot who crashed shortly after taking off in a light aircraft at the Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria has died.
Tshwane municipality has rejected a claim that it approved R500 000 to escort President Jacob Zuma despite not having enough funds to foot the bill.
Attackers have gunned down a former NUM official at Lonmin, stoking political and industrial tensions on South Africa’s volatile platinum belt.
