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Yes it's the ANC clawing back lost reputation but ripping new gaping holes in the process. So... Jan Van Riebeeck not only arrived 2000 Years Ago (time traveller) but he also overstayed.

A major campaign to encourage people to build a better South African future together has been launched by the labour union Solidarity. The main theme of the campaign? If you are doubting the future, build it yourself.

So now - because Eskom is shit - we need to save energy!

No shit Sherlock!? Our so-called President - the one and only Jacob Zuma - says he is concerned by the scourge of violent protests that have resulted in public property being damaged.

As the news broke that controversial current rector and vice chancellor of the University of the Free State will retire this year, Solidarity said the successor to Professor Jonathan Jansen will to make an effort to (re)strengthen ties with the Afrikaans community, which has played a major part in shaping...

A Lebanese man has been arrested after he was found with gold bars worth R7 million at OR Tambo International Airport, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

The South African public needs to know if any cabinet ministers met with South Africa’s major banks following the termination of their business relationships with the Gupta family and their Oakbay Investments (Pty) Ltd.

A leaked Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) municipality memo advises staff of the implementation of a metro 'police' service, despite candidates not qualifying as legal metro police officers.

The disruption and abandonment of today’s (13 May) Metro Police Launch, has exposed the "glitzy" media event as nothing more than a sham, a lie and a broken promise - yet again by Mandela Bay Metro Mayor Danny Jordaan (pictured).

If the government can't, we can. That's the attitude of AfriForum who today - 13 May, 2006 - started repairing 93,12 m2 of potholes in the streets of Gezina, Rietfontein and Villiera at a cost of R50,000.

Job and wage security in South Africa dropped sharply in the first quarter of 2016 and has actually hit the lowest level since 2009.

Fourteen youngsters from Alexandra Township in Gautent jetted off to represent Volkswagen South Africa at the 2016 Volkswagen Junior World Masters Soccer Tournament in France.

From only R75 in Port Elizabeth and R100 in Cape Town and Johannesburg respectively, Springbok fans will be able to book their seat to watch the men in Green and Gold in action against Ireland next month. Tickets for the Castle Lager Incoming Series Test Series in June have already...

Someone thought it would be a cool idea to burn down 20 schools in the Vuwani area in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Now the government has vowed to rebuilt it and they think R200 million will do the job.

South Africa's Trade and Industry minister, Rob Davies, looked little less than a complete fool while being interviewed by the BBC's HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur. 

South Africa’s unemployment rate jumped to 26.7% of the labour force in the first quarter of 2016, up 2.2 percentage points from 24.5% in the fourth quarter of 2015.

President Jacob Zuma may only have to pay back around R1 million for improvements to his private Nkandla home, which cost taxpayers R246 million.

The World 400m champion, Wayde van Niekerk, ran the second fastest time in the world for 2016 on Friday morning during the heats of South African Open Championship.

A report by Stats SA warns where South Africa’s murder hotspots are and offer reasons why people commit these crimes.

Over 660 staff members in President Jacob Zuma’s office earned on average almost R500,000 each in the past year.

Here we go again! The rand hit R15 versus the dollar for first time in more than three weeks during New York trade amid concerns of an imminent downgrade as a result of South Africa’s weakened economy.

We so want to give this guy a high five! With a chair - in the head…

In yet another symptom of South Africa’s battling economy, the new vehicle sales market continued its 2016 decline during April.

Corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma that were erroneously dropped by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in 2009 have been automatically reinstated and the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Adv Shaun Abrahams, is duty-bound to proceed with the prosecution.

Africa Month - annually in May - will be launched by Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site on Tuesday (3 May).

As if it’s not bad enough that we need to bail out SAA to the tune of millions each year because they cannot fly a kite without losing money, the national carrier’s baby sister - SA Express - was grounded this past weekend for safety reasons.

It is now time for President Jacob Zuma to stop the foot-dragging – which has cost the public millions of rands – and to accept he must now answer for the 783 charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering in a Court of Law.

Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has called on members of the community to come forward with information that may lead to the prosecution of those that kill men and women in blue.

The DA wants to put the Guptas on the stand by summoning them to appear before the South African Parliament and answer some hard questions.

The retrenchment of staff in South Africa during the past year has seen the culling of 60,000 jobs with devastating effect to employees and their livelihoods.

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says just over 8 000 citizens have to date used eHomeAffairs to apply for smart ID cards and passports.