Before dropping out of the US presidential race, Republican hopeful John Kasich lamented the retirement of Jon Stewart as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, saying “Trump was lucky” to escape Stewart’s withering commentary. But Stewart’s replacement
South Africa’s top anti-corruption official says she fears for her life after learning from an informant that hit men are being contracted to kill her, her spokeswoman has said. Public protector Thuli Madonsela is a leading public
The Communication Workers Union has agreed to suspend its two-day strike action against the South African Post Office. The CWU launched a nationwide strike on Thursday to demand higher annual pay increases for workers and the
Load shedding is now a thing of the past according to President Jacob Zuma, who was addressing staff at Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Johannesburg on Friday. Zuma was flanked by a large contingent of bodyguards and tactical police during a visit
Mobile network MTN says it has fixed a data network outage but the company hasn’t yet decided whether it will reimburse customers. MTN suffered a data network outage from 2pm on Thursday that
Cash Paymaster Services has been instructed to remove debit order facilities from South African Social Security Agency-branded cards, social development minister Bathabile
A fire at the Cape Town Film Studios early on Thursday morning destroyed a ship which formed part of the TV series Black Sails. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 12.40am and extinguished it
Online business publication Moneyweb’s claim that Fin24 committed “systematic plagiarism on an industrial scale” is extravagant, the high court in Johannesburg has ruled. Judge Daniel Berger on Thursday handed down judgment in
The high court in Johannesburg has struck down allegations by business publication Moneyweb that its rival Fin24 is guilty of copyright infringement. Acting judge Daniel Berger on Thursday
Postal services in South Africa risk being disrupted later this week as a union says nationwide strike action is going ahead. The Communication Workers Union last week threatened to strike on 5-6 May to demand higher annual pay rises for South
