South Africa

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has welcomed the decision to fire the educator found guilty of three serious charges including racism at St John’s College in Johannesburg.

When all grade 12 learners at Sizimisele Technical High School were registered to write mathematics for the first time, the school’s pass rate dropped by just over 50%.

Through collaborators and comrades in the gender struggle, South Africa can end violence on women if they work together, says Minister in the Presidency for Women, Susan Shabangu.

South Africa and China will over the next few days participate in two BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] trade Ministers’ meetings.

Minister of Telecommunication and Postal Services, Dr Siyabonga Cwele, is leading the South African delegation to the Third BRICS ICT Ministers Meeting that is taking place in Hangzhou, China.

Government has taken an initiative to amend the National Land Transport Act in an effort to accommodate e-hailing services which include Uber, Zebra and Taxify.

The South African Police Service has filed a notice of appeal with the Constitutional Court in relation to the judgment on firearm renewals.

Eskom has placed its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Anoj Singh on special leave pending an investigation.

A revolutionary, a freedom fighter, a true public servant, who had a real passion for his job, were just some of the qualities that speakers used to describe the late Government Communicator Ronnie Mamoepa.

Preparations are well underway for South Africa to host the 37th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), government said on Thursday.

Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has sent her condolences to Gogo Gertrude Makhanda and her family, who lost six family members in a fire that broke out in Phillipi East, Cape Town.

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has welcomed steps taken by the Constitutional Review Committee of Parliament to finally recommend that South African Sign Language (SASL) be given official status.

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Press Room will now be called the “Ronnie Mamoepa Media Centre” in honour of the late veteran government communicator.

Government has lobbied South Africans at large, particularly the private sector, to become more involved in efforts to propel South Africa’s development goals and to realise the vision of radical economic transformation.

The North West Department for Tourism has entered into an agreement with the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) to grade establishments at a cost to the department.