South Africa

Communications Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana says government has a long-term vision to partly address the cybersecurity skills shortage in the country.

The Iconic Map of Africa Monument has been unveiled at the Southernmost tip of Africa in the Agulhas National Park in the Southern Overberg region of the Western Cape.

Western Sahara President Brahim Ghali has urged the African Union, the United Nations and Morocco to fast-track the long delayed referendum on the self-determination of the Arab nation.

Soweto residents have been given a second chance to obtain their matric certificate as part of the Basic Education Department’s Second Chance Matric Programme.

A few moments of pain and emotion stand out in South Africa’s young democracy. One of these was an image of Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu being overcome by emotion during the highly-charged Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the 1990s where testimonies of South Africa’s difficult past – how apartheid activists went missing and how some were executed by ruthless police officers – were narrated.

North West Premier, Professor Job Mokgoro, will today engage the community of Bloemhof in a bid to tackle gang related violence.

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies will later this week launch the refurbished Ga-Rankuwa Industrial Park.

The Department of Labour took its awareness drive on the implementation of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Act to Chinese employers.

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has welcomed the adoption of the Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP) for Phase 1 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to Inkatha Freedom Party President, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, following the death of his wife.

The SADC Ministers Solidarity Conference with Western Sahara will serve to remind the region that Africa will not be truly free until the last colony, the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, is decolonised, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.

The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has welcomed the announcement by Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor of availing close to a billion rands for the purposes of settling the historic debt owed by students to universities.

Transport Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has condemned the blockade of the Cliffdale part of the N3 highway between Pietermaritzburg and Durban by some truck drivers this past weekend.

In its efforts to ramp up the fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination, government has launched a tool to assist in combating these intolerances.

It’s all systems go for the launch of South Africa’s first bulk buying programme aimed at uplifting small businesses.