A day after reassuring the country that Eskom plans to avoid load shedding in the foreseeable future; it celebrated its 100th day without cutting power supply on Tuesday. The backlog in the maintenance programme of its ageing power plants is making steady progress, improving
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The recent US$5,2bn fine issued against MTN does not affect the cordial relations between South Africa and Nigeria, with government hopeful that talks between the mobile network and Nigerian authorities will bear fruit, a senior cabinet minister has said
It has been an eventful year in South Africa, characterised by power cuts, parliamentary confrontations about wasteful expenditure and student fee protests. There has, however, been an elephant in the room that has impacted all these issues but enjoyed surprisingly scarce attention
The Gupta-controlled Infinity Media Networks, which owns the 24-hour news channel ANN7 – broadcast on MultiChoice’s DStv pay-television platform – has applied to communications regulator
The government’s policy on free higher education is only for the poor, higher education minister Blade Nzimande told parliament on Wednesday. “Those who are calling for everyone
Government should consider using the R2bn from selling its stake in Vodacom to fund universities’ funding shortfall, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday. Another R1bn could be allocated from the skills levy surplus, or the R720m allocated to the international
Higher education minister Blade Nzimande withheld for three years a report that found free university education was viable, the Mail & Guardian reported on Friday. Nzimande received the study in December 2012 from a working group he appointed in 2010
The SABC’s embattled chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng wants his upcoming disciplinary hearing broadcast live on television for all South Africans to see. The SABC has finally started disciplinary proceedings against its controversial and famously matricless
South African Airways (SAA) said the Democratic Alliance’s “insinuation” of political interference over its New Age spend is “deeply concerning”. SAA spokesman Tlali Tlali said on Monday that the airline has
The constitutional court will have the final say on whether public protector Thuli Madonsela’s findings are binding. However, for now the supreme court of appeal’s judgment against the SABC this week has set a precedent. The public broadcaster had ignored