The state-owned power utility has R270bn of state-guaranteed debt and total debt of about R390bn.
Member states at the CITES convention voted overwhelmingly against legalising rhino and ivory sales.
Africa’s elephant population fell around 20 percent between 2006 and 2015 because of a surge in ivory poaching.
A dramatic fossil find has given SA reason to celebrate amid economic gloom, but some experts question its scientific significance.
Elephants trained in the art of “bio-detection” to see if they can use their exceptional sense of smell to sniff out explosives, landmines and poachers
East Africa's oil rush is spreading into parks and protected areas, prompting companies to develop new ways to explore.
Two security guards have been killed at a platinum mine outside Johannesburg in the latest violence between rival labour unions.
The find is 50,000 years older than any previous prehistoric beds discovered.
An extremely rare South China tiger has been killed by another on a South African reserve dedicated to saving the species from extinction.