Britain has set out new legislation to toughen the oversight of water companies, with penalties including imprisonment for bosses if they obstruct investigations into the contamination of rivers, lakes and seas.
Nine years after ground was broken, City Power opened a new substation in Eldorado Park, significantly enhancing energy supply.
Parliamentarians endorsed the designation of MK Party deputy leader John Hlophe to the Judicial Service Commission merely because of convention, not because he was the best candidate.
In a video clip that has gone viral, the teacher, Deborah Balios, who teaches English home language, can be seen yanking the pupil by his hair, which results in him falling to the floor.
A KwaZulu-Natal taxi boss who allegedly shot and killed North West businessman Wandile Bozwana has asked the court to acquit him of all the charges he is facing because he claims he was not party to the murder and that the State has a weak case against him.
Minister in the Presidency Maropene Ramokgopa said at a media briefing on this week's Cabinet meeting that recent court victories against the corrupt "further demonstrates government's commitment to rooting out dishonest practices and ensuring accountability at all levels".
Mandla Nkambule, a leading figure in the fight against crime in Ekurhuleni, was gunned down in an apparent hit on Wednesday evening.
Proposed cuts in the budgets of essential services portfolios, such as education, health and social welfare, will hurt poor people the most, writes Mamphela Ramphele.
CEO Paul Hanratty said Sanlam's results show shareholder value is being enhanced and that some of the investments the group has made in recent years are beginning to contribute to the bottom line.
German luxury carmaker BMW said it aimed to mass produce its first hydrogen-powered car in 2028, using fuel cell technology jointly developed with Japan's Toyota.
“Africa is largely used as a consumer of medicine and not a maker,” said Professor Glenda Gray, leading scientist and former president and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council.
Explore the growing trend of ecotherapy, where therapy sessions are taken outdoors to harness the mental health benefits of nature.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said his captain, Siya Kolisi, opted to play against the All Blacks on Saturday at Cape Town Stadium, despite a nasal fracture that would require time away from the game.
The Constitutional Court has ruled that an attempt by Iqbal Surve's Sekunjalo Group to appeal the dismissal of its racism case against Nedbank, which it used to block the closure of its accounts, has "no reasonable prospects of success" – and dismissed it with costs.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing's biggest summit since the pandem
After an extended 48-hour think on the best way to beat the All Blacks in the second of their back-to-back Rugby Championship clashes, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has surprised with a 5-3 split bench.
Zimbabwe's state-owned railway operator has opened its network up to private players, including a unit of South Africa's Grindrod.
The ANC in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature owes 40 of its parliamentary constituency administrators' salaries for two months - and the party is shutting down some of its offices.
Nobuhle Nkabane says she made the decision last month to minimise "disruption to the education and future prospects of the students currently enrolled."
Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, Uganda's Olympic Committee chief said on Thursday.
An 'irreplaceable' brass bell, stolen from Groot Constantia wine estate in Cape Town, could fetch around R4 000 if it is successfully sold on the scrap metal market.
Coal generated less than 50% of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed.
China's President Xi Jinping promises to work with African leaders, no matter how the world changes.
Thanks to a regional rotation, the next Commonwealth secretary-general is due to come from Africa, and candidates from Lesotho, Ghana, and The Gambia are all keen to get the job for the next four to eight years.
SA's third-biggest mobile operator, Telkom, has disposed of 17 non-core properties for a cash injection worth R617 million.
