South Africa

Multitudes of South Africans will today retrace the steps of about 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings in Tshwane to protest against the pass laws in 1956.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will prioritise women’s empowerment through its budgeting processes across all departments.

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Sihle Zikalala, has sent his deepest condolences to the families of KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board employees who drowned when their boat capsized during the early hours of Wednesday.

Today marks 62 years since about 20 000 South African women from all backgrounds and races marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against apartheid pass laws.

A few months ago, when Human Settlements Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo accompanied President Cyril Ramaphosa into the Mbekweni area in Paarl in the Western Cape, 98-year-old resident Nonini "Mandungwana" Adonis said that she had given up hope.

Communications Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana says there is a need to revisit the law with an aim of reversing the burden of proof in rape cases to make defendants to be the ones who have to prove their innocence.

Fighting corruption is not a battle to be won by government but by every South African citizen, the board of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) said on Tuesday.

South Africa’s business confidence rose in July, doing so for the first time in six months, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday.

Actor and playwright Winston Ntshona will be laid to rest in a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category 2, as declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has warned the public to be aware of employment scams on social media claiming to come from the department.

Electricity related injuries and deaths will come under the spotlight as Eskom has embarked on its National Electricity Safety Month.

Three companies have won prizes ranging from R30 000 to R100 000 as part of the small business support programme for the Free State Department for Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs.

Poaching is not a one-dimensional problem and cannot be solved by militarisation alone, says Environmental Affairs Minister Dr Edna Molewa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral for former Ambassador Stephen Pandula Gawe.

Minister of Women in the Presidency Bathabile Dlamini has described the death of Khensani Maseko as another grim reminder that the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) is a festering sore in the soul of the nation.