No father info for majority of 2017 births
This question lingered as the 2017 statistics on registered births yesterday showed 62% of 989 318 births had no “reliable information on fathers”.
Stats SA...
Sanef: SABC should consider retrenching
The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) said on Monday it would closely monitor the retrenchment process at the cash-strapped South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC),...
Petrol price increase will be a disaster
Both grades of petrol, 93 and 95 (ULP & LRP), will increase by 99 cents and 100 cents a litre (c/* ) respectively from...
Marikana Amcu killings: Accused to apply for bail
Simphiwe Silwane, one of the 13 men accused of plotting to kill Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) leaders in Marikana near Rustenburg, will...
Fight against Southern Cape fires continues
Eight people have died in the Southern Cape fires as crews battle to get the blazes under control.
The fires have devastated areas near George...
SCA turns down convicted murderer #HenriVanBreda’s bid to appeal
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein has turned down an application by triple axe murderer Henri Van Breda to appeal his conviction...
More than 130,000 TB patients missing in SA
According to the South African National TB Association, more than 130,000 tuberculosis patients in South Africa are unaccounted for and the NGO has been...
Ramaphosa appoints Dr Silas Ramaite as acting NPA head
The ruling by the Constitutional Court on the appointment of advocate Shaun Abrahams as the head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
The court found...
SA could face another VAT increase, say experts
Shortfalls in tax revenue could lead to another VAT increase as SA battles through a technical recession.
South Africans should brace themselves for the possibility...
ANC calls for suspension of Tshwane city manager Moeketsi Mosola
The ANC in Tshwane yesterday mounted pressure on executive mayor Solly Msimanga to suspend City manager Dr Moeketsi Mosola for allegedly flouting municipal supply...
Cape Town eases water restrictions
The City of Cape Town is easing water restrictions from next month and tariffs are also being slashed.
The move comes as dam levels are...
De Lille vows to come after people who tarnished her name
Patricia de Lille says she'll be going after councillors who've tarnished her name.In her final speech as mayor, De Lille threatened to take legal...
Man arrested for allegedly smuggling counterfeit goods worth R17m
A 42-year-old man was arrested at Kopfontein border post between South Africa and Botswana for allegedly smuggling R17 million worth of counterfeit goods into the...
SABC welcomes CCMA ruling on Hlaudi Motsoeneng
Former SABC chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng has lost his bid to get his job back at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and...
Julius Malema responds to AfriForum, Stratcom court cases
Is the Economic Freedom Fighters making it easy for those that claim it's just a party of rabble-rousers?
AfriForum has not one, but two cost...
R30m spent on three state funerals this year
Concern has been raised over the government laying out R30 million on three official state funerals since April and declaring the expenditure “unforeseeable and...
FNB accused of flouting equity laws at Cape branches
FNB is refuting allegations from a disgruntled employee that the bank’s main branches in the Western Cape are flouting employment equity regulations in the...
Education department clamps down on exam security
The Basic Education Department says it’s increasing security to ensure there are no exam paper leaks as more than 780,000 pupils are registered to...
Former president FW de Klerk hospitalised
FW de Klerk was hospitalised on Friday at the Panorama Hospital, the FW de Klerk Foundation said in a statement.
The 82-year-old former president "is...
‘It’s like betrayal or even like a spy inside’ – Mkhwebane hits back
The Public Protector is not deterred by the ‘betrayal’ of her office by former COO
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has retaliated at axed chief operations...