Johannesburg Politics News

The home affairs department will impose efficient controls at South Africa's borders over the holiday season, said deputy minister Malusi Gigaba on Wednesday. "There is a spike in movement over the festive period and to cater for the increased traffic,...

Newly installed National Director of Public Prosecutions Menzi Simelane began his first day on the job on Tuesday. "Yes he did report for work," said an official in his office. A media spokesperson was not immediately available to comment but...

Gauteng provincial minister Gedani Mahlangu set up a task-team on Monday. Thembisa Kometsi was admitted into a Johannesburg hospital, where officials say her legs were amputated because they had gangrene. An opposition party has described the incident as a "maiming"...

Day, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma announced a major policy shift, offering to provide treatment to all children diagnosed as HIV-positive. Day speech, announced that South Africa would provide treatment for all HIV-positive children, a dramatic step forward for a...

A 19-year-old man was shot dead in his home allegedly by a neighbour in the Shayamoya area of Kwambonambi, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Monday. Captain Jabulani Mdletshe said the neighbour had an argument with the young man earlier on Sunday....

The Johannesburg head office of South Africa's second largest bank was evacuated on Monday afternoon following a bomb threat. Fin24.com has been told that the imposing Sauer Street head office was evacuated midday after an employee, who has been retrenched,...

Electricity parastatal Eskom is expected to submit a revised proposal to the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) on Monday. This was confirmed by a spokesperson who did not want to be named...Several media speculated on Monday morning that Eskom...

Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said the man apparently lost control of the vehicle when travelling from Diepsloot to Krugersdorp. "[The car] rolled several times down the embankment." When paramedics arrived on the scene they found bystanders had pulled the...

South Africa's economic recovery will not be a fast process, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said in Johannesburg on Thursday. "Job creation is going to be slower than what we'd like it to be," he told a media briefing following his...

The ground-breaking Mine Ban Treaty (MBT), which came into force 10 years ago, will hold its second five-year review conference from 29 November to 4 December in the port city of Cartagena in northern Columbia. Jody Williams, won the 1997...