South Africa

President Jacob Zuma has extended his condolences to Police Minister Fikile Mbalula and his family following the passing of his mother, Emma Mbalula.

The Gauteng Health Department has contracted and fully licensed 64 mental health NGOs to house patients across the province.

South Africa and the Maldives will work together to improve the livelihood of their fishing communities and the management of tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean.

South African Airways (SAA) will provide assistance to its customers after it cancelled flights between Johannesburg and Hong Kong due to bad weather.

The Film and Publication Board (FPB) is undertaking a process of reviewing its current Classification Guidelines to measure whether they are still reflective of South Africa’s societal norms and values.

A task team will be set up to work on scientifically based considerations regarding the vaccination of poultry against bird flu.

The South African High Court has ruled in favour of Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa for dissolving the board of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB).

Three people were arrested during a raid at an internet café that allegedly prints fake vehicle licence disks.

Tourism Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe has congratulated 50 chef graduates in Newlands, Cape Town.

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will on Friday launch cervical and breast cancer policies aimed at addressing the high mortality caused by these two types of cancers.

While there was a general decline in poverty between 2006 and 2011, poverty levels in South Africa increased in 2015.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has appealed to motorists making use of the R28 to exercise patience and caution due to the current rehabilitation project taking place along that route.

The launch of the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory is crucial not only to Ghana but to the international science community.

Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo has expressed her deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late SABC veteran journalist, radio assignment editor and photographer, Zola Ntutu.

The Gauteng Department of Education has appealed to parents who have received offers of placement to respond immediately.