South Africa

Deputy President David Mabuza will next week undertake a working visit to Oslo, Norway, to participate at the Nordic-Africa Business Association (NABA) Summit.

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy has congratulated the Green Scorpions for the arrest of three suspects in connection with lion bone smuggling.

In preparation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the African continent to strategically position itself by developing its human capital and promoting intra-African trade.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has been inundated with 141 933 applications since the beginning of September.

The governments of South Africa and Nigeria have committed to creating a conducive business environment that will make it easier for business to operate.

The acting Director-General of Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), Phumla Williams, has called for government departments to be performance audited when it comes to women empowerment and gender sensitive responsiveness.

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy has launched the third National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA), which is a scientific reflection of the state of the country’s biodiversity.

Addressing South Africa's crisis of gender-based violence and sexual offences requires an integrated approach by all key stakeholders, says Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.

South Africa and Nigeria have reiterated their condemnation of the recent spate of violent attacks in South Africa against foreign nationals.

Victims of crime in South Africa are apathetic to report their ordeals to police, the 2018/19 Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey (Victims of Crime) report has suggested.

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has emphasised the importance for every South African school child to have access to literature in their home language.

Government will on Friday conclude the Integrated Government Wide Public Service Month (IGW- PSM) in the Mbombela Local Municipality in Mpumalanga with an engagement with public servants from various departments in the province.

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has assured stakeholders in the mining industry that his department remains ready to engage constructively in order to take the economy forward.

The Ministry of Finance has warned the public of a number of scams doing the rounds, which result in people losing their hard-earned money.

The Portfolio Committee on Health has extended the period for written submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill to end of November.