South Africa

Pretoria - The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has put in place a new toll free number to assist and save its beneficiaries costs when calling the UIF call centre.

Komatipoort - The families of 24 farmworkers, who were killed when a coal train collided with their truck in Mpumalanga last year, will receive a share of R500 000 next month.

Pretoria - Three suspects in the case of the Nongoma shootings, which resulted in the death of numerous people over the past few months, will appear in court today.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on an official visit to boost political, economic and social ties with the Southeast Asia country.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called on South African women in the legal fraternity to use the law as a weapon against all forms of injustice in the country.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) on Friday hosted an alcohol and substance abuse prevention campaign at the Phiritona Young Fighters Sports Ground in Heilbron in the Free State.

Pretoria – Basic Education Deputy Minister Enver Surty on Friday officiated the handing over of Mqokolweni Senior Primary School to the community of Dikela location in the Libode district in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria – The Chief Executive Officer of the South African Women Entrepreneurs’ Network (SAWEN), Ruth Masokoane, has encouraged women in business to take measures to ensure they lead healthy lives.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise says the provincial government has taken a firm decision to prioritise services to the vulnerable.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe has urged business owners to acquire the necessary knowledge, information and skills they need to grow their businesses.

Pretoria – High ranking government officials on Saturday participated in the National Men’s Rally to reaffirm their commitment to end gender-based violence.

Pretoria – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has launched a R22-million Green Fund project in the uPhongolo Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - Telkom has congratulated Dr Thandi Ndlovu, the Executive Chairperson and CEO of Motheo Construction Group and Cristine Teixeira, CFO of Group Five Limited, as the winners of the Businesswoman of Year in their respective categories.

Pretoria - The Department of Public Works and the landlord of the premises accommodating South African Police Service (SAPS) members in Newcastle, northern KwaZulu-Natal, have reached an agreement to re-open the station.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed his deep sadness at the passing of the former President of the Black Management Forum (BMF), Lot Ndlovu, who succumbed to cancer on Th