South Africa

Applications for the 2023 BRICS Future Skills Challenge are now open.

The Ministerial Task Team (MTT) tasked with identifying and recommending voluntary exit options and pathways for the captive lion industry has invited captive lion owners that wish to consider voluntary exit into confidential discussions on potential exit options and pathways.

South Africa is sharpening up its HIV prevention efforts by focusing on pregnant and breastfeeding women, children and adolescents as part of the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children by 2030.

The Western Cape Water Supply System (WCWSS), which comprises the six largest dams in the Western Cape, has hit 90% capacity.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the enthusiasm of the Netherlands and Denmark in working with South Africa to strengthen economic relations, including exploring opportunities in green energy sectors.

A 29-year-old Chemistry Masters graduate and former bursary holder from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), has taken it upon himself to become a torchbearer for young professionals who want to join the sector to help convene lasting solutions to the country’s water challenges.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it is considering its options after the Bhisho High Court handed down an order interdicting the unit from investigating Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane’s alleged irregular enrolment into the University of Fort Hare’s Master’s in Public Administration programme.

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has built a satellite school to alleviate pressure from the Grade 8 admissions in Akasia, which resulted in overcrowding at Amandasig Secondary School.

KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has strongly condemned the continuation of abuse and murder of elderly people accused of witchcraft.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, says the Africa Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia is part of a process that will assist to usher in peace in the Ukraine-Russia war.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Thembi Nkadimeng, will on Friday launch the Customary Initiation Act awareness campaign under the ‘Preserving lives, promoting customs’ theme.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that dialogue and negotiation is the only way to build lasting peace and cooperation not only in the Ukraine-Russia conflict but throughout the globe.

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, believes that South Africa is on track to meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) target to reducing Tuberculosis (TB) cases by 50% by 2025 based on the latest statistics.

The Department of Social Development continues with its National Anti-Drug Awareness campaign at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Pretoria today.

When the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) conducted a workshop in the Mpofana Local Municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal in 2019 to encourage young people to start household gardens in their communities, a group of five friends - faced with the reality of unemployment - knew this was an opportunity to change their fortunes.