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Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has issued a notice of intent to cancel the registration of private higher education colleges, Damelin, City Varsity, and ICESA City Campus.
South Africa is facing a growing traffic problem, with major urban centers ranking alarmingly high on the global scale for hours lost in congestion.
Eskom has quietly taken an important step in the rollout of its long-awaited Virtual Wheeling product, awarding a significant contract in the past few weeks to Johannesburg-based Enerweb.
Ethekwini municipality said preliminary reports confirmed there were no building plans approved for construction of the four-storey temple that collapsed in Redcliffe north of Durban on Friday, killing at least one person.
Johannesburg Water briefed the media at its Langlaagte depot on Friday, outlining its state of readiness for the shutdown and announcing the launch of a new water tanker fleet that will support communities during the disruptions.
The City of Ekurhuleni has put its controversial head of human resources, Linda Gxasheka, on immediate precautionary suspension after serious allegations surfaced at the Madlanga Commission.
South Africa’s telecommunications minister directed the industry regulator to amend its rules on local ownership, which could pave the way for Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other satellite-internet companies to operate in the continent’s largest economy without ceding ownership.
South Africa will amend rules on local Black ownership requirements after a directive from the telecommunications minister, which could pave the way for satellite-internet companies.
Rental prices vary greatly across South Africa, with a new report showing that the average rental price between the country’s cheapest and most expensive provinces is over R4,500.
Eskom has backtracked on its plan to split the company into separate entities in an attempt to hold onto ownership of South Africa’s grid assets.
Lack of funds prevent provinces from carrying out their mandate to manage public library services
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The US ambassador to the UN on Friday accused Rwanda, which supports the M23 armed group in the conflict in eastern DR Congo, of leading the region toward war.
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has granted the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit a preservation order valued at over R12.1 million, targeting an extensive network of properties and luxury vehicles belonging to people linked to a zama zama mining syndicate.
Democrats on a congressional oversight panel released more than a dozen new images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including photos of now-President Donald Trump.
South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile signalled to the Democratic Alliance that he wants it to remain in any future coalition government, as part of a broader effort to position himself as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s eventual successor.
The Minister of Communications has issued a firm policy direction to Icasa, effectively ordering the regulator to drop its strict equity requirements in favour of a model that welcomes multinationals like SpaceX.