Domestic

Reports by international media say former president Nelson Mandela has returned to his Johannesburg home after a long stay in a Pretoria hospital. According to Sky News and CNN, as well as postings on social network Twitter, this was confirmed on

 A person pretending to be Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on social media has been trying to solicit bribes from members of the public, Motlanthe's office confirmed on Friday. "This impostor, on Facebook, asked someone to pay him in

  The National Union of Mineworkers has confirmed that its members will go on strike next week. This, after wage negotiations with the Chamber of Mines deadlocked this week. NUM spokesperson, Lesiba Seshoka says union leaders met with

 South African Airways says it has cancelled pay talks with the SA Transport and Allied Workers' Union. SAA spokesperson, Tlali Tlali, says this was because of the Satawu members' disregard of the picketing rules and increased unruly behaviour

The SA National Defence Force has rejected reports of soldiers being killed or seriously injured in Democratic Republic of Congo. SANDF spokesperson, Brigadier General Xolani Mabanga, says one soldier suffered minor injuries when a mortar landed

The South African Government says its deeply concerned about the continuing violence and rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Syria. South Africa says what is even more worrying is the dangerous rhetoric, from Western powers, pointing

Mazda in South Africa has obtained approval from its board to establish a new National Sales Company in South Africa. The new company will take over the Mazda Sales and Service business from Ford Motor Company South Africa which announced that it

The strike by members of the metal workers union in the automotive industry will continue. Numsa said on Wedsnesday that its members had rejected a revised wage offer by the employer association Ameo. Spokesperson Karl Cloete, says employers

Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela says she will investigate a complaint against the task team appointed to probe the Gupta plane landing scandal. The complaint was lodged by Waterkloof Air Force Base official, Lieutenant-Colonel Christine