After nine days of testimony at the Madlanga Commission into police corruption, it is becoming increasingly clear that sidelined Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has some difficult questions to answer.

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military court that convicted him of war crimes, treason, and crimes against humanity.

Former Bitou Municipality city manager Lonwabo Ngoqo was appointed as the Nelson Mandela Bay metro’s 18th acting city manager on Tuesday.

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Colleagues and friends of South Africa’s Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, are in mourning after the former Cabinet minister died at 58. French authorities are investigating, according to local ...

In Brixton, Mayfair and Vrededorp, water cuts are so routine they barely register. Streetlights lie in scrapyards, while water from tankers never reaches the elderly. Residents pay top rates but get ...

Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti and British MP Jeremy Corbyn have condemned US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Gaza, which would see a transitional international authority ...

Eskom is entering a new era with new power providers on the scene and no further prospects of bailouts from the cash-strapped Treasury.

The JSE has been flying, thanks to gold and platinum prices linked to geopolitical uncertainty. It makes the question of where you should put your money all the more complicated – and endlessly ...

The Nelson Mandela Bay call centre has been out of service for a month, and councillors’ cellphones have been cut off amid myriad contract dramas and payment snags.

The money will not be spent on service delivery as it will probably need to be sent back to the National Treasury,’ the DA’s Retief Odendaal told the Eastern Cape legislature.

Without water, Ivory Park schools face closures that threaten learners’ futures and wellbeing. Save Our Schools is on the frontlines, providing reliable water access and hygiene literacy to keep ...