Oliphant to approach unions over threat
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant will engage with unions to “arrest the potential threat” to the collective bargaining system.
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Massmart falls on soft trading report
Shares of South Africa's Massmart fall more than 1 percent after the retailer says full-year operating margins should recover.
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Massmart cautions on soft sales growth
Massmart said it expects lacklustre sales growth this year, as the unit of Wal-Mart Stores battles with weak consumer demand.
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Lewis jumps after rise in profits
Shares of South African retailer Lewis Group rise more than 10 percent after the company says full-year headline earnings per share increased by 13.6 percent to 1,003 cents.
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Warner fined for Twitter rant
Australia batsman David Warner has been fined A$5,750 ($5,600) for his Twitter outburst against two journalists.
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Welegedara blow for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara has been ruled out of next month’s Champions Trophy.
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Stormers forced into multiple changes
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has rung the changes to his team for Saturday's Super Rugby encounter against the Reds.
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Kirsten wants to leave with a ‘bang’
Gary Kirsten says he wants to go out of his Proteas job in style, by winning the ICC Champions Trophy next month.
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Four provinces hold by-elections
Johannesburg - Municipal ward by-elections were underway in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape, and the Western Cape on Wednesday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said.
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Crackdown on Eldorado Park drugs
Four children were removed from “lolli lounges” and 116 arrested people in the fight against Eldorado Park’s drug scourge.
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Police open case after cyclist killed by bus
A Durbanville man cycling to work was run over and killed when he apparently swerved to avoid traffic and fell under a bus.
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Dunoon xenophobic attacks remembered
Five years ago, a Somali shopkeeper was faced with a choice - stay in Du Noon and try to save his livelihood or flee for his life.
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Police minister welcomes Victoria Phiyega
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has welcomed Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega as the new National Commissioner of Police. Die minister van polisie, Nathi Mthethwa, het die aanstelling van Victoria Phiyega as die nuwe kommissaris van polisie verwelkom.
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City Press gives in to Zuma picture request
City Press editor Ferial Haffajee says the publication will remove the picture of the controversial portrait by Brett Murray from its website, which depicts President Jacob Zuma in an offensive manner. Die redakteur van die City Press, Ferial Haffajee, sê die koerant gaan die foto van President Jacob Zuma van sy webtuiste verwyder “om uit die spervuur te bly”.
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Zuma lawyer in tears
After a heated argument with the defence, the advocate presenting the ANC’s case on why the “offensive” painting of Jacob Zuma in the Goodman Gallery should be removed broke down into tears and the case was postponed. Die advokaat wat die saak stel om die naakportret van Jacob Zuma uit die Goodman Galery te verwyder het vanmiddag in trane uitgebars en die hof het die saak uitgestel.
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Full bench hears Zuma painting case
A full bench of the South Gauteng High Court is already in session to hear an African National Congress (ANC) application regarding the portrait depicting President Jacob Zuma in an offensive manner. ‘n Vol bank van die Hooggeregshof in Gauteng hoor die saak aangaande die “naakportret” van President Jacob Zuma en honderde ANC ondersteuners wag buite die hof.
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