South Africa

When Nteseng Mogorosi finished matric in 2004, he always knew that he wanted to be in business because he believed it would give him the freedom to own his life.

Pretoria - MEC of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements, Paul Mashatile, has warned residents against the dangers of illegal electricity connections and overloading of power supply.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Des van Rooyen has urged all registered voters in the Tlokwe area to update their address details on the voters’ roll this weekend.

Pretoria – Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has announced the passing on of the Chief of Joint Operations (C JOPS) Lieutenant-General Duma Dumisani Mdutyana.

Pretoria - Heroin worth over R1 million was discovered in wedding cards at OR Tambo International Airport, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria – Dealing with a mental illness can be challenging, but when an entire family of five is suspected to be living with the illness since 1993 in poor living conditions, it makes life even more difficult and unbearable.

Pretoria – The Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Fikile Xasa, has called for all stakeholders to work together to guarantee that young men and boys are properly registered for initiation.

Pretoria – Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in jail for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp at his Pretoria home on Valentine’s Day in 2013.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Eid al-Fitr celebration is a reminder of the contributions made by the Muslim community during South Africa’s struggle against apartheid and the country’s liberation.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished all Muslims in South Africa and across the world a blessed Eid Mubarak.

Pretoria – The new recruits in the ranks of the Department of Correctional Services have been warned to be ethical, upright, resilient and hard workers when carrying out their duties.

Pretoria - National Treasury will next week launch a Public Economics Winter School that will bring together top performing postgraduate economics students from various universities with local and international experts.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) is celebrating 20 years of flying to Accra, Ghana, which is a key route in a country that is strategic for South Africa.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has conveyed her condolences to the family of an Eskom contract worker who died at the Medupi power station.

Pretoria - Voters have until 5pm on Friday to apply for special votes for the 2016 Local Elections, says the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).