South Africa

South Africans are encouraged to buy energy efficient appliances which will save energy and money.

Informal settlements, rapid migration and slow economic growth are some of the challenges that hinder government’s ability to deliver services effectively, says Human Settlements Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo.

A passenger, who was traveling to Dubai, was arrested on Tuesday at the OR Tambo International Airport for offering the South African Revenue Services (SARS) customs officials a bribe.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has departed South Africa for Canada to participate in the G7 Leaders’ Summit Outreach, his office said on Thursday.

Former president Jacob Zuma returns to the Durban High Court for his second appearance morning.

President Cyril Ramaphosa told congregants at the centenary celebrations of the Afrikanerbond that land needs to be shared in order to reduce poverty and unlock its economic value to benefit all South Africans.

The South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) has embarked on a project that trains historically disadvantaged people to start businesses in the jewellery fabrication industry.

Brand South Africa has concluded a consultation session focused on gathering experiences of business from the European Union (EU) based in South Africa.

Eskom has secured 22% of the funding it needs in the new financial year, its board chairperson Jabu Mabuza said on Thursday.

Government has welcomed the three life sentences handed down to axe murderer Henri van Breda by Judge Siraj Desai in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is in New York ahead of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) elections for a non-permanent seat scheduled for tomorrow.

Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela has applauded the production of sanitary towels by students at Coastal TVET College in KwaZulu-Natal.

Public awareness about mandatory energy labelling will come to the fore when Energy Minister Jeff Radebe engages the public in Fourways on Friday.

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has injected R35 million to assist the Free State’s first-approved Black Industrialists Programme.

South Africa and India are commemorating the 125th anniversary of the eviction of Mahatma Gandhi at the Pietermaritzburg railway station.