Domestic

Platinum producer Lonmin says its planning to close or mothball several mine shafts, putting 6 000 South African jobs at risk, because of depressed metal prices. Lonmin said it would shut its Hossy and Newman shafts, which would also decrease

Numsa leadership believes its efforts to try and rejoin Cosatu have come to an end and that its done all it can to return to the trade union federation. This is according to the union's Karl Cloete, who briefed the media on Thursday following

Parliament is tightening its rules to avoid disruptions similar to the one during President Jacob Zuma’s last question session in the legislature in June. Speaker Baleka Mbete said on Thursday that the rules committee had been convened to

The Reserve Bank raised rates by 0.25 percent amid continued global economic uncertainty and with food prices seen as the biggest risk to the South African inflation. The repo rate is now 6 percent. Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago pointed

Transformation in the workplace is moving very slowly. According to the latest Employment Equity Report from the Department of Labour released on Thursday, although to a reduced extent, Whites continue to be over-represented at the top levels

The Automobile Association is forecasting a possible drop in the fuel price on the 1st of August but is warning that instability in the rand/ US dollar exchange rate could offset any relief at the pumps.  After a period of stability towards

A six year-old- boy from the UK was seriously injured last night when his foot got stuck in an escalator in the Umhlanga area north of Durban. Netcare 911's Chris  Botha says paramedics received a call at around 9.20pm and responded to

Police members from Kwazulu Natal and personnel from tracking company Netstar had a lucky escape while pursuing suspects in two stolen vehicles towards the Mozambique border post this week. SANDF spokesperson, Brigadier General Xolani Mabanga

South African customs officials seized close to R50 million in drugs in 4 separate busts at the country’s ports of entry so far this month. The SA Revenue Service says in the latest incident on Sunday night, officials discovered R3 million