Countries Stick-wielding vigilantes harass asylum seekers A member of the vigilante group stands outside the Home Affairs gate. Police moved the group from inside the... Read more 7 Oct
Business ‘South Africans are being crushed’: MK Party attacks GNU over R30 petrol South Africa – The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has criticised the Government of National Unity (GNU) following South Africa’s... Read more 7 Oct
Arts and Leisure ‘Half way there’: Cheslin Kolbe updates fans on broken jaw recovery Cape Town – Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe has given fans an update on his recovery, one month after suffering... Read more 7 Oct
Business SANDF’s R2.4bn chartered flight bill sparks accountability concerns South Africa – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) spent almost R2.4 billion on chartered flights over five... Read more 7 Oct
Business Cosatu takes to streets over retrenchments, wages and workers’ rights South Africa – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is taking its campaign for better working conditions... Read more 7 Oct
Business Labour department gives in on ‘amnesty’ for Chinese-owned clothing factories The labour department has conceded in court that its Newcastle pilot project does not exempt factories from labour laws... Read more 7 Oct
Countries Senegal postpones new school year over flooding, heavy rain Dakar – Senegal on Tuesday postponed the start of the school year nationwide following heavy rains and destructive flooding... Read more 7 Oct
Countries Africa launches own credit agency in bid for cheaper borrowing Nairobi – Africa will launch its own credit rating agency on Wednesday, aimed at countering what many see as... Read more 7 Oct
Countries I.Coast refuge offers lifelong care for youngsters scorned as ‘sorcerers’ Bouaké – Ahou Albertine Kouadio says it’s tough leaving her son in care but it’s the safest place for... Read more 7 Oct
Business Government sends message to South Africans as petrol hits R30 a litre – with worse to come South Africa – Motorists are facing another major fuel-price shock, with the price of 95 petrol rising above R30... Read more 7 Oct