Politics editor Thabo Leshilo asked the Anton Harber, the veteran South African journalist, editor and journalism professor at the University of the Witwatersrand to provide the highlights of his new book: For the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture...
Anton Harber 3 days ago
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has welcomed the arrest of the Mpumalanga Human Settlements Head of Department, Keboni Masange, while also announcing that the department will oppose his release...
7 Sep 2020
Recent legal actions against practising medical professionals may deter new entrants and cause experienced practitioners to retire, which has dire consequences for effective healthcare delivery in SA...
Merlita Kennedy, Victoria Campos and Jared Ishmael 3 Aug 2020
In a recent case, Passenger Rail Agency v Mr Daniel Mthimkhulu the High Court ordered a former executive employee to pay his old employer an amount of approximately R5.7 million in damages for misrepresenting his qualifications...
Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Shane Johnson, and Kgololego Pooe 10 Jan 2020
Despite a recent Constitutional Court judgment easing the burden on employers when dealing with precautionary suspension, a legal expert warns that employers can still be found guilty of committing an unfair labour practice...
25 Mar 2019
24 Jan 2019
NEWSWATCH: Nissan chairman and motoring industry legend, Carlos Ghosn, was arrested on Monday, 19 November 2018 for allegedly having pocketed some company cash...
Ilse van den Berg 20 Nov 2018
Several municipal officials have been suspended and in some instances, charged with fraud in relation to investments made in VBS Mutual Bank...
24 Oct 2018
TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris confirms that it inadvertently took some of the sources believed to be trustworthy and used them in its recent award-winning "Past and Present" campaign...
Issued by TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris 29 Aug 2018
Half of the top officials responsible for the Life Esidimeni tragedy still have not been reported to their professional associations, according to information from the South African Nursing Council (Sanc)...
Nelisiwe Msomi 7 Aug 2018
#Newswatch: Ogilvy terminated worldwide CCO and co-chairman Tham Khai Meng's longtime employment (since 1999) with immediate effect today in response to employee complaints regarding his behaviour and a breach of the agency's values and code of conduct...
12 Jul 2018
Employers need to think twice before they simply suspend an employee. If the suspension turns out to be unfair, the employer may need to fork out more money than bargained for...
7 May 2018
Celebrated South African fashion designer Laduma Ngxokolo, creator of the MaXhosa by Laduma brand, is taking legal action against Spanish fashion retailer Zara over an alleged case of copyright infringement...
25 Apr 2018
16 Apr 2018
Embattled audit firm KPMG South Africa has announced that two of its partners have resigned, rather than face disciplinary charges for failure to disclose their financial interests in VBS Mutual Bank...
16 Apr 2018
Officials in an inquiry into allegations of bribery of top transport ministry officials by an Israeli construction firm to influence award of road tenders in Kenya have widened their search...
Brian Ngugi and James Kariuki 4 Apr 2018
Global software company SAP's investigation into contracts with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) Transnet and Eskom has found that there were payments made to Gupta-related entities and that there were indications of mismanagement and irregularities...
Genevieve Quintal 8 Mar 2018
Despite constraints on the speed with which the IRBA can deal with complex investigations such as the Steinhoff/Deloitte matter, it will continue to prioritise high public interest cases such as this...
26 Feb 2018
MultiChoice had decided to axe the Gupta-linked ANN7 channel from its DStv platform, the payTV group said on Wednesday...
Nick Hedley 2 Feb 2018
FRANKFURT, Germany - German carmakers came under fire this week following revelations they helped finance experiments that saw humans and monkeys exposed to diesel fumes...
31 Jan 2018
Global consultancy McKinsey has strongly denied allegations that it was involved in corrupt efforts to milk Eskom of hundreds of millions of rand...
Linda Ensor 18 Jan 2018
KPMG South Africa announced the appointment of a new chairperson and independent director on Wednesday...
Nico Gous 17 Jan 2018
The tempestuous saga of the country's power utility may be entering calmer waters with the appointment of Eskom's new board...
11 Dec 2017
Eskom has asked McKinsey and Trillian Capital to pay back the money it says was unlawfully paid to them...
6 Oct 2017
The resignation of KPMG's CEO and other senior executive and board members, following suspected dubious dealings with the Gupta family and SARS, raises questions around employee and employer rights...
28 Sep 2017
21 Sep 2017
Iodsa has temporarily suspended all co-branded activities with KPMG, while a review of work done for the controversial Gupta family is conducted...
Genevieve Quintal 8 Sep 2017
French-Swiss cement maker LafargeHolcim said on Monday, 24 April, its chief executive Eric Olsen is stepping down following an internal investigation into the company's activities in Syria...
25 Apr 2017
The Eastern Cape Department of Health has urged people not to apply for jobs that were advertised internally, saying that an employee had advertised vacancies that had not been approved...
Estelle Ellis 31 Mar 2017
Coal of Africa's COO has been fined R350,000 for insider trading by the FSB) and was subsequently suspended by the company pending an internal investigation...
20 Mar 2017
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has sanctioned investigations into officers who were on the scene during a fatal shooting of an officer in Katlehong in Gauteng...
17 Jan 2017
It is imperative as a nation to realise that civic and values-based education is essential to sustain our country's future...
Ahmed Shaikh, Issued by Regent Business School 30 Nov 2016
Audi's head of technical development stepped down "with immediate effect" on Monday, the luxury carmaker announced...
28 Sep 2016
The Airports Company of SA (Acsa) has laid a criminal complaint against three former employees, as well as a businessman who allegedly bribed staff to win tenders at the Port Elizabeth Airport...
8 Jul 2016
The Institute for Timber Construction (ITC-SA), the South African professional body and regulator of the engineered timber structure industry, offers insight into the benefits of pre-fabricated roof trusses...
8 Jul 2016
Major names in the auto industry found themselves caught in headlights of a global engine-rigging scandal on Friday as Volkswagen totted up the costs it faces so far...
25 Apr 2016
State-owned transport companies South African Airways (SAA) and the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) have had a turbulent past year...
Andiswa Maqutu 8 Jan 2016
The US government sued Volkswagen Monday for installing equipment on nearly 600,000 diesel cars that intentionally subverted clean-air regulations...
5 Jan 2016
Amid mounting pressure to root out bad credit practices, retailer Lewis Group says it will refund R67.1m to pensioners and self-employed customers for "mistakenly" selling them unemployment insurance...
Zeenat Moorad 28 Oct 2015
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and the South African Insurance Crime Bureau have launched an intensive ten day training programme for government officials to tackle problems relating to fraud, corruption and vehicle-related crimes...
1 Oct 2015
The South African Police Service has been shaken by suspensions, resignations and the freezing of senior posts...
22 Apr 2015
21 Jan 2015
Two top South African Revenue Service officials have been suspended in the wake of a Sunday Times exposé that they were involved in a rogue unit...
Mzilikazi wa Afrika and Piet Rampedi 8 Dec 2014
Cellphone giant Vodacom has allegedly been secretly providing the numbers of local and international subscribers to third parties, including businesses and marketing companies.
30 Oct 2014
De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) is close to completing a probe into the leak of sensitive data about its pricing of rough diamonds and details of sales to South African clients, company CEO Philip Barton has said.
Allan Seccombe 11 Jul 2014
An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body on board a South African Airways (SAA) aircraft in the United States.
17 Feb 2014
The Star recently published a story stating incorrect information with regards to airport.tv and Provantage. The story titled, "Airport TV tender 'irregular and unfair'" by Angelique Serrao is malicious and factually incorrect.
Issued by Provantage Media Group 14 Nov 2013
Three students were stabbed on the Tshwane University of Technology's (TUT) Polokwane campus this week, the institution said on Wednesday (21 August).
23 Aug 2013