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Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde says the province itself has been putting extra action in place to helping with drought relief.

International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane says ridding the world of nuke bombs will ensure a safe world for generations to come.

In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, United States President Donald Trump has threatened to totally destroy North Korea while calling on righteous countries to confront the wicked few.

Members of the National Union of Mineworkers who were on an underground strike for better salaries at the Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture (KEM JV), have come out.

Chief executive of Pan-African Investments and Research Services, Iraj Abedian says companies using the services of KPMG must severe ties with them.

Santaco spokesperson Thabiso Molelekwa has called for a better way to resolve the taxi strike.

Bronwen Dyke-Beyer says they will avoid trouble-spots.

ANC provincial spokesperson, Mdumiseni Ntuli says the hearing has been scheduled for October the first.

The #AutomobileAssociation has warned motorists to brace for yet another substantial increase in fuel prices at the end of the month. It predicts price hikes of up to 35-cents a litre for petrol, 33 cents for diesel, and 29 cents for illuminating paraffin.

Two-hundred-and-eighty workers who were fired 23 years ago by the now disbanded Midrand Council, will now be employed by the City of Johannesburg. The dismissals in 1994 followed a strike by municipal workers against corruption and nepotism within the council. The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), in collaboration with the city, believes that this historic bargain will vindicate th...

The future of hundreds of corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma remains unclear after the Supreme Court of Appeal reserved judgment on the president's application on Thursday

SCOPA Chairperson, Themba Godi says they will be paying SASSA a visit.

OUTA Chairperson Wayne Duvenage says under Dudu Myeni’s leadership the talent at the airline had has been removed.

African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Gwede Mantashe, says the governing party has the final say on whether to seek leave to appeal on Tuesday’s Pietermaritzburg High Court's ruling. The court ruled that the outcome of the 2015 KwaZulu-Natal ANC conference was unlawful. The outcome saw former KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier, Senzo Mchunu ousted as the party's provincial chairperson.

Families of the victims of the Esidimeni tragedy are hoping to get closure now. They and government have agreed on arbitration to resolve their differences. The agreement follows the Health Ombudsman's recommendations. Family members of the victims want former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu jailed. Public hearings will now be held for the affected families - as mediation begins. The process chaired by...

African National Congress (ANC) National Spokesperson, Zizi Kodwa, says the governing party will make an appropriate pronouncement after a detailed analysis of the implications of Tuesday’s Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling. The court declared the 2015 KwaZulu-Natal ANC conference unlawful. Kodwa says they are studying the judgment.

Kunene says a woman involved with the deputy president of the country is a matter of public interest.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will charge the Eastern-Cape woman for murder. Natalie Kendrick, an individual who came across the story through social media and has since assisted in contributing for the legal services of the mother and daughter, says the pair is in need.

Afriforum says they won't be deterred in their case against the embattled Zimbabwe's First Lady, Grace Mugabe. This after news agency, Reuters reported that Mugabe gave a statement to South African police denying that she assaulted model, Gabriella Engels with an electric cable in a Johannesburg hotel - claiming instead that an "intoxicated and unhinged" Engels attacked her with a knife. Engels su...

The United Nations Security Council has imposed stiff new sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic for Korea in what diplomats are calling the toughest punitive measures imposed on a UN member state in the 21st century.

The new upgrades will increase water supply in George by 11 percent.

The disciplinary hearing of outspoken African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament Makhosi Khoza will get under way in Durban shortly. Khoza is accused of bringing the party into disrepute. She has also called for President Jacob Zuma's resignation on several occasions. The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal have given the assurance that Khoza will be safe during her disciplinary hearing. The provincial...

Political analyst Lukhona Mnguni says there are strong indications that a cabinet reshuffle is imminent following the ANC's decision to send party presidential contender Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to Parliament.

Constitutional expert at the University of Lesotho, Dr Hoolo Nyane, says the country's problems will persist as long a section of the army insists on controlling political power in the Mountain Kingdom.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they will engage with the National Prosecuting Authority on what charges to lay against the former bodyguards of ANC Ethekwini regional secretary Bheki Ntuli. This after a video emerged showing the two men cocking an AK-47 firearm and making death threats.