South Africa

Pretoria - A staggering 51 163 candidates will contest this year's Local Government Elections, up by m

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal government has come up with an innovative way to address ineffective spending patterns on infrastructure.

Cape Town - The Department of Correctional Services says that reducing overcrowding in correctional fa

East London - Buffalo City Metro top brass got their hands dirty cleaning up the streets of East London as part of Mandela Day celebrations.

Cape Town - The Department of Correctional Services is mulling the establishment of a trading entity t

Pretoria - British Prime Minister David Cameron has committed to double bilateral trade with South Africa by 2015, as he began his first working visit to sub-Saharan Africa to bolster trade links with the continent.

Durban - South Africa can contribute significantly to African infrastructure development, but there is a need to be realistic about the resources available in the country, cautioned Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba.

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg says it is disappointed with the outcome of the consultation meeti

Pretoria - Thousands of Swazi citizens are expected to march in Manzini, Swaziland today for a democra

Pretoria - Cabinet ministers will today begin unveiling plans on how they will utilise the money alloc

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the release of the Credit Ratings Services Bill that is aimed at ensuring that South African authorities can work with their international counterparts to ensure responsible and accountable credit rating agencies at a global level.

Pretoria - When the pupils of Matseke Primary School in Atteridgeville returned to school on Monday, some of them barely recognised their school.

Soshanguve - As a professional social worker, it was not surprising to see Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini in blue overalls getting dirty, cleaning and painting a centre that takes care of vulnerable and orphaned children.

Polokwane - Limpopo police are concerned that the shooting of a taxi owner, who is fighting for his li

Durban - After spending many years cramped in a shack with 19 other family members, Thembeni Phungula'