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Eskom will continue with stage 2 load-shedding until 11pm on Saturday, warning that the system remains “tight”

The kulula.com operator says it will meet SAA’s business rescue practitioner to discuss the money it is owed by SAA

The Government Employees Pension Fund also wants to increase its investments outside SA

The high court in Pretoria suspended motions that led to the sacking of mayor Stevens Mokgalapa and speaker Katlego Mathebe

It is alleged that Mediosa, a service provider of mobile clinics, was appointed by Lekalakala without following proper tender procedures

The company is grappling with extensive disclaimers of audit opinion, including inadequate records

Titans chief executive appointed as interim CEO

The UCT Graduate School of Business wins accolades for its innovative MBA for executives

The former Proteas bowler set the scene alight when he was introduced to international cricket. But now he is essentially a freelancer

Under-fire Moroe is asked to take a backseat as the body tries desperately to get its house in order

The beleaguered cricketing body could well swing the axe on Saturday but swapping the bodies in the boardroom will not be enough

Cricket South Africa's lack of transparency is its biggest problem

One miner was rescued with injuries and taken to hospital, while four of his colleagues remained trapped underground.

This came after CCTV footage emerged of a woman being violently manhandled by Tshwane Metro Police Department officers at a petrol station last week.

At the end of last month, 18 train carriages were set alight, amounting to damages of R61 million.

On Friday, a taxi patroller was shot dead in Alexandra while five people were killed in Olievenhoutbosch on Monday.

Eskom has been implementing rolling blackouts across the country and is expected to continue until 11pm on Saturday night.

Nine people have been shot dead in the area over the past 15 days.

Police have recovered the bodies of a 71-year-old woman and her two granddaughters who were kidnapped from their home almost a week ago.

City Power saw an increase in calls to report faults due to system failures and trips on Saturday following load shedding restorations.

A Limpopo man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, the police said.

City of Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo has announced his team to take the City "to the next level", while acknowledging there are challenges.

The bodies of three of the four mineworkers who were trapped in a gold mine near Orkney have been recovered by rescue workers.

A traditional healer has been rescued from the Sambandou mountains outside Thohoyandou after going missing almost a week ago while looking for herbs, Limpopo police say.

Three bodies of the four people trapped at the Tau Lekoa mine shaft have been recovered. The post Bodies of three trapped miners at Tau Lekoa mine found appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu continues to receive treatment in a Cape Town hospital for a recurring infection. The 88-year-old clergyman was hospitalised earlier this week. The post Tutu continues to receive treatment in a Cape Town hospital appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African […]

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane is calling on those looking after initiates to ensure the youngsters drink enough water and are provided with medication where necessary amid the continued rise in initiate deaths. The post Eastern Cape government concerned as initiation death toll increases appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, […]

The man, who was murdered allegedly by his friend in the Eastern Cape, has been buried at his home in Kwelerha in East London. The post Anele Hoyana laid to rest appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Tau Lekoa mine management near Klerksdrop in the North West says they are still working to extract the remaining four workers trapped underground. The post Efforts under way to extract trapped Tau Lekoa miners appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's […]

An explosion at the Brynorth substation has left a number of areas in the North of Johannesburg without power The post Power disrupted after substation explosion in Joburg appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

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Due to a shortage of capacity, Eskom will this afternoon implement Stage 2 load shedding.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille on Thursday called on communities to join hands with government in the fight against gender-based violence in their communities.

The appointment of a permanent Board for the Road Accident Fund (RAF) has on Thursday been announced by Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula.

Government has reiterated its call for South Africans to play their part in raising awareness around the rights of women to their families and friends.

Eleven commercial properties with an estimated 14 000 cattle have been found to be infected with Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) since the outbreak was first discovered in Molemole four weeks ago.

Although South Africa’s dam levels continue to lose water week-on-week due to the recent heat wave, the current rains across major parts of the country are expected to boost the dire situation in the next few days.