Новости за 20.08.2018

​French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran, says Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh

The advocacy group says the premier must release the documents within 30 days or give valid reasons why he cannot

For the first time since 2016, Cape Town's combined dam levels have broken through the 60% mark

Day one of the state capture inquiry was uneventful, with the commission’s head outlining proceedings

Siyabonga Gama delivered the results with an axe hanging over his head as he has been served with a letter of precautionary suspension

Herman Mashaba says the issue was brought to his attention two weeks ago

In a two-day meeting held over the weekend, the party’s federal executive set out the process it would use to select Patricia de Lille’s successor

Around the Cape Flats, communities have been agitating for the Western Cape and national governments to help them clamp down on gang violence

Sanco’s provincial leadership has rejected the suspension of its secretary, Richard Mkhungo, by its national leadership

Ugandan artist and opposition lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi’s charges have been reduced from treason to 'illegal possession of arms'

The girls created an app which spots counterfeit drugs, clinching the coveted Silicon Valley award for their innovation

Blade Nzimande says he has been briefed by Prasa’s current leadership that they would be taking action against those who are implicated in corruption

Since state capture allegations came to the fore, some ANC members have spoken publicly on the relationship between the Guptas and key ANC figures

'The shift to tyranny in SA has been accompanied by political arguments about the nature of South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy'

In the first round of state capture hearings, South Africans can hear firsthand how cabinet positions were allegedly offered by the Gupta family

The number of suspected Ebola cases in eastern DRC has risen to 73 as ongoing conflicts in the region stymie containment efforts

In the news wrap: The City of Tshwane has launched an probe into the status of the qualifications of its emergency services boss

The Constitutional Court hearing is set to open on Wednesday and the court has 14 days from August 10 to rule on the case

When Eskom pulls the plug: Businesses and locals are hard hit by blackouts because local government owes the power utility billions of rand

In Life Esidimeni, we can see the ghosts of our past. Read why.

Former finance deputy minister Mcebisi Jonas and ANC MP Vytjie Mentor are among the first witnesses who have been called to testify at the inquiry