October 26

• South Africa: Gold Miners End Strike

  Most striking workers at AngloGold Ashanti's three West Wits mines returned to work on Friday morning, the company said. Read more »

October 25

• South Africa: Finance Minister Brave - Parties

  Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Medium Term Budget proposals were broadly welcomed by political parties on Thursday, although some questioned the Treasury's influence on the... Read more »

• South Africa: Gold Mining Companies, Unions Sign Agreement

  Three gold mining companies and three trade unions signed an agreement expected to end a prolonged strike in the gold mining sector, National Union of Mineworkers' spokesman (NUM)... Read more »

• South Africa: Opposition Still Opposed to E-Tolls

  Opposition parties noted on Thursday the gazetting of the e-toll terms and conditions, including updated tariffs, but were still opposed to its implementation. Read more »

October 24

• South Africa: MPs Warn of Inhumane Prison Conditions

  Inhumane conditions in South African prisons are making the department of correctional service vulnerable to legal action, MPs said on Wednesday. Read more »

• South Africa: Four Arrested for Marikana Murders

  Four Lonmin platinum mineworkers have been arrested in connection with killings around the Marikana hostels, North West police said on Wednesday. Read more »

• South Africa: Anglogold to Start Dismissals

  AngloGold will now start dismissal procedures against workers who failed to report for duty by its noon deadline on Wednesday, the company said. Read more »

• South Africa: Consumers Borrowing for Basic Needs

  South African consumers are borrowing to meet their basic needs such as food and transport, a credit and over-indebtedness summit heard on Wednesday. Read more »

October 23

• South Africa: Families Get Separate Marikana Viewing

  The family members of Lonmin platinum mineworkers shot dead in August were moved to a private room at the Rustenburg Civic Centre on Tuesday afternoon to view the video footage of... Read more »

• South Africa: Striking Gold Miners Warned

  Harmony Gold has issued an ultimatum to 5400 striking miners at its Kusasalethu operations, near Carletonville, to return to work or be fired. Read more »

• South Africa: Eskom, Activists 'Have Same Objectives'

  Eskom and environmental activists have the same objectives, the electricity parastatal said on Tuesday in response to a protest at its head office in Johannesburg, Megawatt Park. Read more »

• South Africa: Miners' Lawyers Want Out

  Lawyers for miners arrested and injured in a shooting at Marikana told a judicial commission of inquiry on Tuesday that they are considering pulling out of the proceedings. Read more »

October 22

• South Africa: Miners Shot in Back, Says Lawyer

  Fourteen of the 34 Lonmin platinum miners killed by the police in August were shot in the back, a judicial inquiry into the Marikana shooting heard on Monday. Read more »

• South Africa: Three Prisoners Killed in Blast

  Three prisoners were killed and 14 injured when the truck they were being transported in exploded, Gauteng police said on Monday. Read more »

• South Africa: Scientists Discover HIV Neutralising Antibodies

  Medical research on two women living with HIV has found that they developed antibodies which were able to kill at least 88 percent of the virus. Read more »

• South Africa: Mine Killings Could Have Been Avoided - Police

  The Marikana tragedy which led to the deaths of mineworkers, police officers, and security guards could have been prevented had all stakeholders played their roles effectively, the... Read more »

• South Africa: Mbeki On the Passing of SA Photographer

  Former President Thabo Mbeki was saddened by the death of acclaimed photographer Alfred Kumalo on Sunday. Read more »

October 19

• South Africa: Cricket SA Sacks Boss

  Gerald Majola has been fired as CEO of Cricket SA (CSA) following an internal disciplinary hearing. Read more »

• South Africa: Gold Fields Miners Return to Work

  Gold Fields reported a full worker turnout at its most of its mines on Friday, after it issued an ultimatum to workers to return to work or face dismissal. Read more »

• South Africa: Prisoners to Get Compulsory Education

  Adult education courses will be compulsory for prisoners starting next year, the department of correctional services said on Thursday. Read more »

October 18

• South Africa: Striking Gold Miners Threaten Workers

  Striking miners at Gold Fields KDC West mine resolved on Thursday that they would stop miners who had decided to return to work. Read more »

• South Africa: Stay Away Hits Platinum Mine

  Some operations were disrupted at Lonmin's platinum mine in Marikana, North West, on Thursday because some workers stayed away, the company said. Read more »

October 17

• South Africa: ANC Will Fight Closures in Court

  The ANC in the Western Cape has vowed to take court action against the provincial education department over the closure of 20 schools, it was reported on Wednesday. Read more »

October 16

• South Africa: Musician Jub Jub Guilty of Murder after Deadly Drag Race

  The State brought an application before a Soweto court on Tuesday for musician Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye to be remanded in custody after he was found guilty of murder and... Read more »

• South Africa: Party Member Killed In Front of Police

  An Inkatha Freedom Party member was shot dead outside the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court on Monday, in full view of the police and television cameras. Read more »