When Nadine Gordimer gets worried, there is probably cause to worry. The Nobel laureate has been an acutely sensitive barometer of South Africa's moral and intellectual pressures for seven decades. Read more >>
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has welcomed the State of the Nation Address by President Zuma with a request for Government to prioritise inter-governmental/business relations and creating an enabling environment for the travel and tourism trade. Read more >>
A total of R53m of the R80m budget for equipment for the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital was not spent in the 2013/14 financial year. Read more >>
Cape Town will expand its rapid bus system to two townships after winning support from a taxi association that was opposed to the service. Read more >>
The prospect of a tax on mining super-profits and other measures that would see more state intervention in the mining sector remain squarely on the agenda of the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) in light of the protracted platinum strike. Read more >>
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed President Zuma's commitment to a growth rate of 5% by 2019 and improved service delivery but has concerns about how this is to be achieved. Read more >>
New Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi needs to have a firm understanding of the role of the media, an even-handed and reasonable approach to working with it, and well, faith in the media. Read more >>
Flight Centre is urging all travellers to be aware of new regulations governing travel with minors. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has announced new, strict procedures for parents travelling with children under the age of 18 years in and out of South Africa. Read more >>
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has published policy proposals requiring commercial farmers to hand over half their farms to farmworkers. Read more >>
