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The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has called on civil society to either be part of, or start their own events in support of, what they call National No Confidence day.

Chairperson of the WIMSA, Lindi Nakedi says women face various challenges in the industry such as discrimination by male counterparts, their safety inside the mine shafts, social issues and being made to feel as if they can’t do certain jobs because they are women.

KwaZulu-Natal premier Willies Mchunu has encouraged people to mark the anniversary of Nelson Mandela's capture by visiting the Madiba Capture site near Howick in the province's midlands.

Two Nigerian nationals have been arrested for alleged human trafficking and four women have been rescued at a house in Randburg, north of Johannesburg.

Political analyst, Professor Steven Friedman, says a vote by a secret ballot is undemocratic.

Ratings agency, Standard and Poor (S&P) has warned that South Africa's current negative outlook poses a risk to its sovereign rating which could be lowered in the next twelve months.

92 people are known to have been killed at the notorious Glebelands hostel at Umlazi south of Durban in the last three years. Police are probing last night's killing of a 30-year-old woman at the hostel. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Thulani Zwane says the woman was in the laundry room when she was killed by unknown suspects.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it still has not received an apology from President Jacob Zuma's son, Edward. The Commission has since approached Zuma to retract his statements. This comes after Zuma lashed out at former Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan and former Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom in a public letter calling them "stooge of white monopoly capital" and a "whi...

The Lions will face off against the Crusaders in the Super Rugby Final at the Ellis Park Stadium on Saturday.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says they're still willing to negotiate with the striking emergency police 10111 operators. This after the operators resumed their strike yesterday after wage talks deadlocked. The SA Police Union (SAPU) said they had sought intervention from government without success. The countrywide strike was temporarily suspended in mid-July. SAPS spokesperson, Brigadie...

President Jacob Zuma’s son, Edward Zuma, is likely to face disciplinary action by the African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal.

International election observer missions have warned of elections chaos risk if there is a perception that the electoral process in Kenya is mismanaged.

The rand continues to trade at its weakest level in weeks due to political and economic uncertainty. Analysts say a statement by ratings agency Moody's that South Africa will not attract investors while political uncertainty continues outweighed news of a surplus in the balance of payments account. The rand is now trading at around 13-rand-29 to the US dollar. Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganya...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has explained its call for a review of the parole of convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik. The party's spokesperson on Correctional Services, James Selfe, says they have written to Justice Minister, Michael Masutha on the matter. Shaik was released from prison on medical parole after serving just over two years of his 15-year-sentence.

Former COO of the SABC Hlaudi Motsoeneng is taking his case to the CCMA on Tuesday. He was dismissed in June following a disciplinary hearing after holding an unauthorised media briefing in April. Motsoeneng has been found guilty of bringing the public broadcaster into disrepute. He's challenging his dismissal.

South Africa's population grew by over 900-thousand people from 2016 to the middle of 2017, and now stands at 56.52 million people. This is according to the annual mid-year population estimate by Statistics South Africa. 51 per cent of the population is female, while 49% is male. Black people remains the biggest population group, comprising 81% of the population, followed by coloured people with 9...

Gungubele has joined a number of ANC MP's who have called on the President to step down.

SAFA CEO Dennis Mumble says they are still to meet and try to find out what was the cause of the incident.

Cultural activist Bathandwa Mcupha says women have proven that they have what it takes to lead.

Cultural activist Bathandwa Mcupha speaks of female presidential candidates on AMLive, SAfm.

A former head boy at St John's College in Johannesburg, Nhlanhla Makenna, says the recent racism incident at the institution comes as no surprise. The college's administration has apologised to learners and parents for the pain that a teacher who has resigned has caused. The former geography teacher, Keith Arlow, was found guilty of making derogatory remarks to Black, Indian and Greek students.

Political analyst, Professor Lesiba Tefo, says the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has changed the political landscape in South Africa. The EFF announced its formation in July 2013, following Julius Malema's expulsion from the African National Congress (ANC). The organisation surprised everyone when it won 6% of the votes during the 2014 elections, securing the party's 25 seats in Parliament.

St John's College in Johannesburg has apologised to learners and parents for the pain that a teacher who has resigned has caused.

Patricia de Lille it's wrong to force all municipalities to buy their energy from Eskom.

Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says all municipalities must operate within her department's plans in terms of energy procurement.