South Africa

Pretoria - A cargo ship stocked with rice has run aground a few kilometers off the Knysna coast, in the middle of the Garden Route’s popular tourist site, Goukamma Nature Reserve.

Pretoria – Learners from Chief Albert Lithuli location in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, will no longer have to travel long distances to school, thanks to the newly built Chief Albert Lithuli Primary.

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has committed to speeding up the agrarian revolution to ensure that agriculture becomes a catalyst for economic development.

Johannesburg - Energy Minister Ben Martins on Thursday called for an open and frank discussion on the challenges that exist for women in the energy sector.

Pretoria - Transformation in the aviation industry remains a major challenge, Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said on Thursday.

Johannesburg – The Deputy Minister of Transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says the National Transport Master Plan 2050 (NATMAP) is being finalised in line with the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030.

Pretoria - Government has called on all South Africans, including the business sector, to be vigilant of scams that are “going viral” to entice unsuspecting individuals and businesses into believing they would benefit from them or contribute towards improving the work of charitable organisations.

Pretoria – Two in every three young people believe that the lives of women in South Africa are getting better.

Pretoria - Russia’s State Nuclear Power Corporation, Rosatom, which is planning to bid for the construction of nuclear power plants in South Africa, has decided to start training nuclear industry specialists for the country.

Pretoria – Government has budgeted R300 million for 504 houses, access to free medical service and to education for military veterans and their dependants, says Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thabang Makwetla.

Estcourt – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize says the provincial government has taken bold steps to institutionalise gender equality in line with its vision of equity across all institutions.

Pretoria - The investments made into the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Services are yielding returns, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Cape Town – Parliament’s select ethics committee has recommended that former Minister of Communications Dina Pule be fined the equivalent of a month’s salary, and will have to apologise publically in the National Assembly.

Pretoria - The total number of rhino poached in South Africa since January 2013 has reached 553, as the number of people arrested for rhino poaching-related offences climbs to 148.

Earlier this year social media across the globe was abuzz with discussions and comments when former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared at the Women in the World Summit in New York that advancing rights and opportunities for women are “the great unfinished business of the 21st century”. She struck a chord with many, including South Africans who re-tweeted her view.