The price of diesel could also drop by as much as 85 cents a litre.

Police confirmed the siege was over after officers stormed the shop.

Strauss, a fourth-year medical student, has become the third South African to win the title.

The collaboration will see increased flights between South Africa and Abu Dhabi.

The power crunch could trigger another credit downgrade from ratings agencies.

Numsa says the current electricity crises could have been averted had government invested more in Eskom.

Eskom’s Andrew Etzinger says despite the reserves, they are simply battling to meet demand.

A Deloitte survey shows shopping habits are rapidly changing with many consumers being more cautious.

Sacci's business confidence index says there was a noticeable improvement for November.

Eskom says the grid will be under pressure due to maintenance at its Cahora-Bassa transmission line.

The ANC has however insisted that there was no crisis affecting Eskom.

There has been a marked increase in GDP, increasing to 1.4 percent in the third quarter.

This is up from a revised 0.5 percent in the second three months of 2014.

Widespread approval follows Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago's decision to keep the rate unchanged.

Lesetja Kganyago said future increases would depend on a number of factors.

The strike has entered its fourth month with post piling up at sorting centres.

The DA is taking legal steps to obtain a court review regarding corruption charges against President Zuma.

The premier has asked for an urgent report to determine the “real cause” of the water cuts.