Ngoako Ramatlhodi is seeking legal advice on testing some provisions of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi will not give up hope that divisions in the federation can be healed.
Embattled state-owned entity SA Airways would consider an equity partnership, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said.
Fishermen who were unsuccessful in applications for new rights can continue for now.
Eskom is reviewing the implications of Nersa's decision to grant it a lower than requested electricity tariff hike.
South Africa remains an attractive destination for mining investment, mining lawyer Peter Leon said.
Thousands of striking farmworkers marched along the N1 highway in De Doorns, the Black Association of the Wine and Spirit Industry said.
A large number of Western Cape farmworkers were back at work, on the first day after strike action was suspended.
Claims of inhumane treatment of striking Western Cape farmworkers will be investigated, the SA Human Rights Commission said.
Farmworkers' demands for a daily wage of R150 are too low for survival, the labour department heard.
