Community challenges Amplats mine settlement

Trust set up to develop villages around Mogalakwena faces court challenge over insufficient consultation

South African wine exports to China jump by 30%

Local vineyards rush to win market share as Chinese professionals develop a taste for the grape stuff

Hammanskraal evictions put on hold

MEC says the state will allocate houses for displaced community members in violence-hit Hammanskraal, but warns the measure is not a ‘free-for-all’

Eskom boss disapproves of treatment of Guptas

Eskom CEO Molefe, in reference to treatment of Guptas, says tendency to ‘colour people in a particular colour, very quickly, without getting facts’ is unfair

Chinese skippers appear in court for illegal fishing in SA waters

Three Chinese skippers appear in East London court on charges of fishing in South African waters without permission and evading the law

Elite mine rescue squad risks all to save lives

Gruelling training prepares recruits for precarious rescue missions underground where they fight fires and retrieve mineworkers trapped by rockfalls and other disasters

Food parcels are not ANC electioneering, Ramaphosa says

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says poverty relief tools by the state must not be mistaken for electioneering by the ANC ahead of local government elections

Energy efficiency at Union Buildings and Tuynhuys saves Presidency R7m

President Jacob Zuma launched an energy-saving campaign in 2015 to ensure that government-owned buildings are energy efficient

Lieberman as Israel’s defence minister raises questions on next steps

Palestinian Authority says by bringing in firebrand right-wing politician Avigdor Lieberman the Israeli government ‘is mixing extremism with craziness’

Gauteng unveils centre to monitor infrastructure maintenance

Centre will enable greater oversight in order to prevent cost over-runs, corruption or delays during construction or maintenance of infrastructure