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The SA Institute of Race Relations says the ANC-led government deserves more credit for improving the living conditions of poor black South Africans. The Institute's deputy chief executive Frans Cronje says he agrees with statements made by

There will be no hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo, for now at least. Only "normal" geological exploration will be allowed, the government's multi-disciplinary task team said in a report, the executive summary of which was released by

Two men have been arrested for the murder of two ANC branch leaders on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Police spokesperson, colonel Vincent Mdunge, says the two were taken into custody after initially being detained for questioning. Mdunge says

Agri SA says a report on shale gas exploration in the Karoo should have been made available for perusal before cabinet made the decision to lift the moratorium on the issuing of exploratin licenses. Agri SA president, Johannes Moller, says they

Trade union federation Cosatu has hit out at Julius Malema for his call to make the country's mines ungovernable. The expelled ANC Youth League leader made the controversial statements during a visit to Marikana in the North West after last month

The Black Management Forum says it supports Woolworths' efforts to achieve employment equity. The BMF said on Sunday that seeking equitable representation is one of the key ways in which South Africa can address economic transformation. The

The Congress of South African Trade Unions has hit out at Julius Malema's call to make mines in South Africa "ungovernable". Malema made the controversial statement during a visit to Marikana in North West, after the shooting incident

Communications Minister Dina Pule and her boyfriend are accused of using sponsors' funds to buy her luxury gifts. The Sunday Times reports that Pule and Phosane Mngqibisa have also been on no fewer than 19 overseas trips together. Mngqibisa

No arrests have been made since the Democratic Alliance laid criminal charges against those preventing pupils from attending Northern Cape schools. Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille says they demand that those behind the organised intimidation of