Government spending has been rapidly increasing, especially after former President Jacob Zuma came to power. Now the ANC - as part of its election promises - says it want to implementing a regime of "prescribed assets". This simply means it will force fund managers to invest private pensions of ordinary...
There are good news and bad news if you look at farm murders and farm attacks in South Africa.
If you ever wondered how much money the Puma regime flushed down the toilet, just have a look at how the budget was cut for this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
He might have run the South African Broadcorping Castration (SABC) into financial ruin but the former Fuhrer at the state broadcaster, chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng seems to have enough money to pay trade union Solidarity hundreds of thousands for legal costs.
The South African National Parks (SANParks) arrested three field rangers on suspicion of poaching in the Kruger National Park (KNP). The suspects were based at Crocodile Bridge Section and are currently in custody for further investigation until they appear in court.
The son of South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma will - eventually - appear in court on charges of culpable homicide and negligent driving after the State initially refused to press charges.
South Africa’s ruling party thinks its cool for taxi associations, stokvels and funeral homes to own a stake in the county’s Reserve Bank. In fact, the ruling party says it will push like hell for the nationalisation of the Reserve Bank.
If you ever wondered why you need to take out a home loan to afford DStv in South Africa, just have a look at what the top executives at DStv’s holding company Multichoice are earning - millions and millions.
There have been four train crashes in Gauteng over the last four months. In the latest train crash in Tshwane, at least three people were killed and over 600 people were injured. Al of this could have been prevented if the ruling ANC really cared.
With less than 250 days to go until Rugby World Cup 2019 gets underway, excitement for the event continues to build ahead of the general ticket sale this Saturday (today)!
The destruction of the Democratic Alliance (DA) billboard listing the names of the victims of Life Esidimeni and those who fell at Marikana is disgraceful and should be condemned, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says in a statement.
South African pension fund managers have told the government to go and play in the traffic with regards to plans by the ruling ANC to channel private pension funds to Eskom.
Despite some reductions in road death stats for the past festive season, the overwhelming message remains: South Africa’s roads are not safe. Not at all. Too many people continue to die horrible road deaths.
The proposal that the internship period for prospective doctors might be shortened from two years to one year should be welcomed, says trade union Solidarity.
The ruling comes after Major-General Sandra Malebe-Thema made racist and humiliating remarks towards various training personnel during an event at the SAPS Training Academy in Oudtshoorn in 2016.
While South African Tourism is continuing to market SouthAfrica as a family holiday destination, the South African government is doing its best to confuse families and make it impossible to board flights as a result of its Nazi style visa regulations.
Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi’s views about quotas in sports is “unfortunate”, says the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation, Beauty Dlulane.
If you are white, you are shite… That’s the opinion of the Liberated Metalworkers Union of South Africa (Limusa) who rejected the appointment of Daniel du Toit as the group chief executive of state-owned arms manufacturer Denel, saying the minister of public enterprises must implement employment equity recommendations.
The Prince of Darkness - you will recognise him by the name of Eskom, or Eksdom - is ready to strike again. As soon as businesses and factories begin operations for the New Year, load shedding will roll across South Africa once more.
Let’s not fool ourselves. If the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga says 8 out of ten pupils passed matric, she was supposed to say only 4 out of ten really made the grade.
If by Tuesday next week you are not paid R20 per hour, it’s illegal.
Plans by the South African Government to pump hundreds of billions into infrastructure as part of its economic stimulus plan, may just be an indication that the negative tide may be turning for the construction industry in the country.
Discriminatory practices at beaches across South Africa must be brought to an end, says Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn has become South Africa’s leading wicket-taker in Test cricket, after surpassing former seamer Shaun Pollocks’ 421 on day one of the series opener against Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
The South African government announced on its official website - www.sanews.gov.za - that the country successfully launched “into space” the continent’s most advanced nano-satellite. We were wondering if the government did not launch it into space, where else they intended to do so? Into the ocean?
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is drawing closer and it is, indeed, that time of the four-year cycle for South Africans vast and varied to put their individual and collective hearts on the line.
Clifton’s beaches are not exclusive spots for the rich and famous to enjoy on their own. It’s open for everybody.That’s the message from the City of Cape Town after private security guards - apparently acting on instruction of residents - bullied beach goers to leave Clifton Fourth Beach.
If you have been out drinking and driving over this festive period in Johannesburg and you haven’t been ‘klapped’ by Mayor Herman Mashaba’s new Evidential Breath Alcotest Machine (EBAT), you are merely lucky. This piece of wizardly has devious powers to ensure you get locked up.
If it sounds to good to be true, it normally is. And that’s why the Democratic Alliance (DA) is a bit wary of a R21 billion private loan reportedly now offered to the beleaguered national carrier, the South African Aircraize (SAA).
The South African Broadcorping Castration (SABC) has gone down shit creek without a paddle - and the captain off the boat was the public broadcaster’s then Fuhrer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
Call them former terrorists, call them freedom fighters. Call them whatever you like. The one thing we do know is that they will not get their promotions - well, not for now.
