[Pew] A quarter-century after the end of apartheid, South Africans will vote in general elections on May 8 against a backdrop of pessimism over the state of their political system and persisting divisions in attitudes by race and political party.

[GroundUp] The R60 million V&A Waterfront desalination plant has been sitting dormant since February. Quality Filter Systems (QFS), the plant owner and contractor, said the decision to stop operation was due to concerns about the "legality" of the oc...

[News24Wire] The judicial commission of inquiry into state capture will turn its attention to investigating wrongdoing at state-owned freight rail company Transnet from Monday, including allegations of kickbacks to members of the Gupta family.

[This is Africa] The world is reacting to the International Association of Athletics Federation's controversial rule regulating testosterone levels in female athletes, which will come into effect on 8 May. This comes after the Court of Arbitration fo...

[News24Wire] Just a few hours into the first day of special voting, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has been hit with its first challenge as ballot boxes were found on the streets of Tzaneen, Limpopo.

Two men arrested in connection with theft of sheep worth R40 000 were due to appear in the Schweizer-Reneke Magistrate's Court on Thursday.

Samwu on Wednesday admitted that the workers' coffers had been plundered almost R88 million in just three years.

Alan Winde said it was a great honour and privilege to have been sworn in as Premier of the Western Cape on Wednesday.

Free State police confirmed they were investigating the death of a local journalist whose body was discovered along the N1 near Heuningspruit.

Joburg's waste-management utility Pikitup was on Wednesday unable to render services in Yeoville, Bellevue and Bellevue East due to ongoing violent protests.

In the build-up to the election of the president, the DA had intimated that it would put its own candidate, but it was not to be.

Jacob Zuma’s lawyer says he is the victim of a ‘pattern of behaviour’ that has made his name synonymous with corruption

MTN, which began operation in Nigeria in 2001, is the country's largest operator with 53 million subscribers

The Kenyan writer and activist died on Tuesday night after suffering a stroke

With government squeezed for funds, the private sector says it has to play a much bigger role in higher education

The US embassy in Pretoria says it is disappointed by Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Michael Masutha's decision to have former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang extradited to his home country instead of the US.

Four South Africans who remained in Egypt following a roadside bomb on Sunday, in which three of them were injured, have returned to South Africa.

The African Snakebite Institute says while details of 57-year-old Steenkamp's death are still unclear, it appears that he was several hours away from the nearest major town when the incident occurred.

Close to 50 pupils from a Polokwane school who were taken to hospital after suffering from severe stomach cramps have been declared healthy and bug free, the school has said.

Former ANC Western Cape political head of communication Lionel Adendorf's bid to have his sacking overturned, was dismissed by the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday on procedural grounds

The US embassy in Pretoria says it is disappointed by Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Michael Masutha's decision to have former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang extradited to his home country instead of the US.

Four South Africans who remained in Egypt following a roadside bomb on Sunday, in which three of them were injured, have returned to South Africa.

The African Snakebite Institute says while details of 57-year-old Steenkamp's death are still unclear, it appears that he was several hours away from the nearest major town when the incident occurred.

Close to 50 pupils from a Polokwane school who were taken to hospital after suffering from severe stomach cramps have been declared healthy and bug free, the school has said.

Former ANC Western Cape political head of communication Lionel Adendorf's bid to have his sacking overturned, was dismissed by the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday on procedural grounds