The ANC’s national working committee, including President Jacob Zuma, is expected to meet with a delegation representing more than 100 stalwarts of the ANC on Monday.

The man who was forced into a coffin and threatened said he laid a charge after the video surfaced on social media.

South Africans are too negative about the country as progress that has been made is not acknowledged sufficiently, says the founder and CEO of Discovery Adrian Gore.

Finally, some good news for South African rugby…

Wayde van Niekerk is in line for the most prestigious accolade in global athletics after being confirmed as one three finalists for the men’s award for the 2016 IAAF Athlete of the Year.

The Presidency does not want former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to comment on the state capture report any more.

Americans have taken to social media to recount racist attacks that have taken place following the election of Donald Trump as the next US president

A man who allegedly shot and killed a University of Johannesburg student at an off-campus residence was not a security guard, housing company Afhco said on Monday.

The EFF has said it will not withdraw its calls for the illegal occupation of land, even as its leader faces criminal charges for making the call.

It’s not exactly a choose your own adventure book.

President Jacob Zuma is at the centre of questionable behaviour that is dogging South Africa and ruining the name of the African National Congress, party veteran Cheryl Carolus said on Thursday.

The Gupta family lawyer says the state capture report did not give his clients an opportunity to present evidence or comment.

Denis Goldberg has added his voice to the growing chorus of people calling for president Jacob Zuma to stand down.

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has given up on face-to-face classes for the rest of the year, the institution said.

Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela agrees with her successor’s decision not to oppose President Jacob Zuma’s application for an interdict against the release of the “state capture” report.

Former University of the Witwatersrand SRC leader Shaeera Kalla is being treated at hospital after she was shot by police at least nine times with rubber bullets, the university confirmed on Thursday.

A 24-year-old student was arrested during protests at UCT on Monday morning, police said.

Minister of higher education Blade Nzimande has described the EFF leader as a “hypocrite and an opportunist.”

The rand is unlikely to weaken to historic lows despite charges being brought against Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan, says economist Dawie Roodt.

The ANC on Tuesday denounced the violence at some of the country’s institutions of higher learning, during student protests for free education.

The South African National Editors’ Forum has expressed its outrage against attacks on journalists at the University of Johannesburg on Thursday evening.

South Africa has a growth problem, not a debt problem, and structural reforms proposed by ratings agency Moody’s is not a solution for the short term, said Duma Gqubule, founder of the Centre of Economic Development and Transformation.

Parents need to play a bigger role in debates over university fees, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said on Wednesday.

Members of Parliament could take the debate on high South African mobile data prices one step further than just a portfolio committee hearing.

Most students want major changes in the university sector at the same speed as social media updates, according to youth marketing company Student Village.

The country’s “dark” and “draconian” parole regulations are violating eligible prisoners’ rights by keeping them behind bars for too long, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) told Parliament on Tuesday.

The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) says it has noticed an alarming trend of fake news websites publishing inaccurate information under the guise of news.

If the Films and Publications Amendment Bill is passed in its current form, South Africans may no longer upload videos to online channels, such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – unless they register as a distributor and pay a registration fee, the DA said at a media briefing on Monday.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has thanked all his well-wishers for their messages of support during his prolonged stay in hospital.

Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande says universities in the country can increase fees for 2017 but they must not exceed 8%.

The department of energy was tight-lipped on Friday over the awarding of a tender for the controversial nuclear build programme to the son of a close friend of President Jacob Zuma.

South Africa needs to acknowledge that 22 years into democracy, society remains wounded, Mamphela Ramphele said on Thursday.

The key to successfully battling rhino poaching may depend on aiding poor communities living around South Africa’s national parks, a SANParks scientist told Parliament on Tuesday.

President Jacob Zuma has lamented the abuse he faces in the National Assembly every time he answers questions.

Mayor Herman Mashaba made ambitious promises in his first inaugural council address on Tuesday, vowing to cut unemployment in the city by 6%, or resign.

The DA on Sunday said it would continue to oppose the proposed new security measures in Parliament.

The Eastern Cape ANC could elect new leaders before the end of the year, its provincial leader said on Thursday.

Reappointed chair of the South African Airways board of directors, Dudu Myeni, says the airline is addressing the issue of corruption internally.

The government on Tuesday appealed for calm following violent protests over fee increases at some universities.

After losing the cities Tshwane and Johannesburg, following the local government elections, the ANC is prepared to be a “strong opposition”, said treasurer general Zweli Mkhize.

Dudu Myeni, controversial SAA chairperson who was reappointed to the position on Friday, has a record of financial mismanagement, even from before she was first appointed to the position, the DA revealed.

Various sectors of society have reacted with concern over the increase in violent crimes, specifically murder, in the last year.

Black First Land First leader Andile Mngxitama has accused the DA of only serving white people in the municipalities it governs while leaving black people destitute and in the cold.

Instant messaging app WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger will not combine and will operate independently, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said.

Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said the only thing he has been captured by is South Africa’s constitution.

While ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe’s address regarding Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s battle with the Hawks pushed the rand down 10 cents on Tuesday, it was the US rate hike threat that caused further concern over the currency.

President Robert Mugabe’s spokesperson George Charamba has said that opposition protests in Harare last week “crossed a line” – and the authorities won’t tolerate them anymore.

Many white South Africans will be forced to leave the country under the current government’s policies, former president FW de Klerk said.

Football enthusiasts and analysts are suggesting that Kaizer Chiefs have become predictable under Steve Komphela’s reign.

Reducing convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius’ sentence from the prescribed 15-year minimum to six “induces a sense of shock”, the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Friday.

Outgoing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will be returning to practicing law, as well as channeling her energy towards social activism after her tenure ends in October.

The government clarified President Jacob Zuma’s role in the leadership of state owned companies (SOCs) on Tuesday, amid allegations of state capture where the Guptas use their friendship with Zuma as a way of winning contracts in the critical sector.

Newcomers to the eThekwini Metro council, the Economic Freedom Fighters, sat down as soon as “Die Stem” portion of the national anthem was sung on Tuesday.

The “uncomfortable” issue of race and forgiveness became the topic of conversation during a dialogue with ANC stalwart Ahmed Kathrada at Stellenbosch University on Monday.

Violent protests, pre-election killings, and the selection of the new public protector will be in the spotlight in Parliament this week.

ANC mayoral candidate for Johannesburg Parks Tau says, although he accepts the decision taken by the EFF to support a DA candidate, he believes the party made it in bad faith and will regret it if progress in the city stalls.

Universities have been forced to put their budgets on hold pending the announcement of fee increases for next year, causing serious delays in operational matters.

An almost 25% gain in the oil price this week has put a dent in the rand’s rally, with local currency trading at 0.21% down at R13.41/$ on Friday at 08:30.

The near chaotic first meeting of the new council of Nelson Mandela Bay metro on Thursday was eventually brought to order, after reported attempts by the ANC to stop the meeting from going ahead, followed by the party demanding to be let into the hall.

Former Malawian president Joyce Banda has said that women shy away from entering into politics due to smear campaigns against them.

The EFF donated R1m to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union’s (Amcu) Marikana trust fund, EFF leader Julius Malema announced during the Marikana commemoration in the North West on Tuesday.

Hundreds of miners and Marikana residents were on Tuesday commemorating the shooting of 34 Lonmin workers by police four years ago.

Former sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile has died, the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay said on Monday.

While the ANC is not crying foul about the results of last week’s local government elections, it wanted a better understanding of why things turned out the way they did, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday.

For developing countries to achieve meaningful development, they must rely on their own resources to achieve their objectives. The BRICS Forum and the introduction of the New Development Bank (NDB) are contributing to this independent development, according to Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba.

The interviews for the public protector position got off to a shaky start on Thursday, after EFF chief whip Floyd Shivambu called for the shortlisting process to be re-opened.

Capitec Bank is generally the cheapest bank for the needs of most people, despite strong competition from other banks, according to Solidarity’s 2016 Bank Charges Report.

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said the issue of rape culture in South Africa was not exclusive to any one race, adding it was time to tackle the issue head on.

A block of four classrooms was destroyed in a fire in Vuwani, Limpopo, on Tuesday evening, police said.

The ANC Youth League was due to share its thoughts on the local government elections results on Monday afternoon, but postponed at the last minute, citing a clash between the briefing and league president Collen Maine’s diary.

It is not often that local elections can shake up a country’s political landscape. But South Africans used this week’s vote to show that they are ready for change.

The ANC Youth League is expected to brief the media on the results of the local government elections on Monday.

Cape Town City FC owner John Comitis has confirmed that they have approached Leicester City regarding a possible partnership in the future.

South Africa’s ruling party appears to be headed for its biggest electoral blow since it won power at the end of apartheid 22 years ago, with 95 percent of votes counted in local elections.

US jobs data on Friday could cause major swings in the high-achieving rand on Friday, with an analyst seeing the rand moving between R13.55 and R14.00 to the dollar.

Itumeleng Khune silenced his critics on Thursday night as his heroics helped South Africa to a potentially vital 0-0 draw against Brazil at the Olympic Games.

South Africa Under-23 coach Owen Da Gama has named Itumeleng Khune in his starting XI to take on Brazil in the opening fixture at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Nobody must be victimised at the SABC, deputy minister of communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams told journalists on Wednesday during her visit to the IEC centre in East London.

The results of Wednesday’s local government elections are unlikely to have a major impact on how rating agencies view South Africa, according to Jugal Mahabir, senior lecturer in public economics and finance at the University of Johannesburg.

Construction of a new state-of-the-art technical vocation and training [TVET] college is under way near the Nkandla CBD, and if all goes according to plan, it will be up and running by January next year, Nkandla Mayor Thami Ntuli said on Monday.

Exchange rate fluctuations are the biggest restriction to business expansion, according to the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) for the second quarter of 2016.

With the NFP seemingly fading into the ether after their failure to contest local government elections on Wednesday, the sitting NFP Nongoma mayor has thrown his weight behind the DA.

The Pioneer Food group [JSE:PFG] announced on Monday that it had bought UK-based Streamfoods Holdings for £7.5m (R137m).

The woman convicted of kidnapping Zephany Nurse from Groote Schuur Hospital 19 years ago feels she is the primary victim in the case, the Western Cape High Court heard on Monday.

The much anticipated 2016 Municipal Elections started on Monday for the 719 225 people allowed a special vote.

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has labelled the ANC and the DA “butchers” of the working class.

Kenya has overtaken South Africa as the biggest investor in African countries.

Despite finding businessman Kenny Kunene’s controversial painting of its leaders offensive, the DA would uphold freedom of speech and not take legal action, its spokesperson said on Friday.

Proteas batsman Temba Bavuma believes he needs to build on his solid breakthrough season in the Test arena in order to establish himself in the South Africa team.

ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has blamed people determined to sink South Africa’s democracy for recent political killings.

Establishing a national minimum wage in South Africa, set at an appropriate level, can be instrumental in reducing the inequality gap and poverty, and can support economic growth.

TheANC has once again slammed the Democratic Alliance’s “appropriation” of former president Nelson Mandela for its election campaigns.

Students are prepared to go on a year-long holiday should President Jacob Zuma not institute free education from next year, the South African Union of Students president (SAUS) Avela Mjajubana told News24 on Sunday.

The board of directors of Cricket South Africa (CSA) has approved in principle the decision to introduce targets for all national teams.

A top African National Congress (ANC) politician in Limpopo has accused some of the party’s leaders of putting their families first and acting like they are bigger than the party.

The High Court in Pretoria is on Wednesday expected to hear an application by the Helen Suzman Foundation to stop the SABC from implementing its decision to censor the reporting of protests.

Trade union Solidarity will on Thursday ask the Labour Court to set aside the SABC’s decision to dismiss four of the eight journalists it suspended.

The regular season of Super Rugby has come to an end and the Lions have to be content with second place on the overall log.

A KwaZulu-Natal ANC member and election candidate was shot dead in front of his children on Monday, the party said.

Traffic police in Cape Town continue to impound cars connected to internet ride sharing service Uber at record rates, despite attempts to legalise the service in the city.