South Africa

Learning history from books is not for everyone. Text often struggles to adequately capture the emotions, sentiments and finer nuances of significant historic events. Nothing brings the past more to life than visiting the spot where it all happened. The displays and photographs that evoke strong emotional reactions, and the tour guides have the ability to transport you back in time so that history can take shape before your eyes.

Cape Town – Critics of South Africa’s labour laws fail to compare the country’s laws to those of other similar countries or to consider the country’s history when workers had few rights, President Jacob Zuma said today.

Pretoria – Orca, Petro SA’s floating production, storage and offloading facility, is to be docked at the Port of Ngqura for maintenance and refurbishments.

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg’s new Rea Vaya bus system route is set to be operational on October 14.

Pretoria – Inmates at correctional centres have produced almost 30 million kilograms of vegetables, fruit and meat at correctional centre farms and abattoirs during the past two years.

Pretoria – The Department of Labour has warned employers who fail to comply with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws that they will face the full might of the law.

Pretoria - The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has accepted a resignation from the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) board chairperson, Tami Sokutu, the department said.

Pretoria - The Cape Town’s Masters Office has now moved to new, bigger and modernised premises.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration has called on government and labour to ensure that all elements of the recently launched Public Service Charter are implemented, and members of the public are empowered to know their rights and report bad service.

Cape Town – The Department of Science and Technology tops the list as the best managed national department, a report released by The Presidency today reveals.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has appointed the department’s Chief Operating Officer, Nontsikelelo Jolingana, as the acting National Commissioner.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has condemned the senseless murder of children in the province.

Pretoria - Despite the significant progress made in transforming the South African economy, the majority of the population remained on the margins of development, said National Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba says he remains concerned about the delays in the process of the Medupi power station coming into operation.

Cape Town – The overwhelming acceptance of the National Development Plan (NDP) by Parliament is an indication of agreement on what South Africa should look like by 2030, President Jacob Zuma said today.