Domestic

The key N3 toll road at Van Reenen’s Pass in the Drakensberg has been shut after two fatal crashes involving multiple vehicles.Authorities have cautioned motorists to avoid using the highway which links Johannesburg to Durban and is usually

Troubled retail group Steinhoff said on Friday its chairman and major shareholder Christo Wiese had stepped down amid an accounting scandal that has also seen its chief executive quit and its shares plunge.“Dr Christo Wiese, Chairman of the

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has said that social grant payments will from January take place from the first of every month as per normal, this after an early payment in December.In a statement, Sassa said social grants are

The Department of Home Affairs on Thursday announced extended operating hours and boosted staff numbers at ports of entry leading into, and out of South Africa, for the 2017/18 festive season as millions of people embark on their year-end trips

The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday said as many as 30 bodies had been “piled up” at a mortuary in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, because staff at the Forensic Pathology Unit have downed tools again.DA KZN spokesperson on health

The Chamber of Mines of South Africa said on Thursday that the country’s current mining legislation was creating a “toxic environment [that] is severely impacting mining potential” and hampering economic growth.This comes after the

 South Africa’s official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), on Thursday, asked state-owned arms manufacturer Denel for an urgent update on the status of its financial affairs.Trade unions say Denel has run out of money and

Outgoing African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general, Gwede Mantahse, on Thursday said he had mixed emotions as he leaves behind a ”difficult and complex” office.He made his comments ahead of the ANC’s national elective

The Commission for Gender Equality said it was seriously concerned at the increase of underage marriages in the country.The Commission said a recent report by Statistics South Africa on underage marriages in South Africa pointed to a bleak future