Domestic

CAPE TOWN, May  (ANA) - The Democratic Alliance announced on Tuesday that Patricia de Lille has ceased to be a member of the party, thereby ending her seven-year rule as mayor of Cape Town.Natasha Mazzone, the deputy chairwoman of the DA's

JOHANNESBURG, May (ANA) - North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo, who is facing mounting pressure to step down, is set to deliver a budget vote speech in the provincial legislature in Mahikeng on Tuesday.Spokesman Brian Setswambung said Mahumapelo is

PRETORIA, May  (ANA) – An eagerly-awaited report on transformation in sport in South Africa showed that empowerment was taking place in differing sporting codes in South Africa, Sport and Recreation Minister Tokozile Xasa said on Monday

JOHANNESBURG, May (ANA) - First National Bank said on Monday it had become the first bank in South Africa to introduce a mini-ATM that uses biometrics as a means of validation for consumers.The device functions as a self-service kiosk from which

South Africa's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) on Monday said it would be laying criminal charges against those responsible for the starvation of animals at an army unit in Potchefstroom.In a statement, the

JOHANNESBURG, May (ANA) - Bus commuters will have to find alternative transport until Wednesday when the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union will announce whether striking drivers have accepted an improved salary offer.Satawu

Eight people, including four children, died in a fire in Khayelitsha, Cape Town on Monday morning.Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Theo Layne said a water tanker and two fire engines were dispatched to the scene at just after 1.30am

The African National Congress in the North West says it is shocked at reports of an alleged plot to assassinate premier Supra Mahumapelo.Acting provincial secretary Sussana Dantjie said they were "shocked and disturbed" by the alleged plot

CAPE TOWN, May (ANA) - The Democratic Alliance has asked the Registrar of Banks  Kuben Naidoo to immediately establish a commission of inquiry into troubled VBS Mutual Bank and municipalities which illegally deposited funds with VBS."The