South Africa

Motorists can expect to pay 30 cents less for petrol, while diesel will be 17 cents cheaper per litre, at the pumps from Wednesday.

The BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas meeting gets underway in Cape Town this morning.

Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela says government still needs to forge ahead with its plans to make the public and institutions alike understand the concept of free education.

Police top brass have visited the border-lying community of Manguzi in KwaZulu-Natal amid protests against crime.

The introduction of the long-awaited National Minimum Wage (NMW) is intended to improve the living standards of the workers and reduce inequalities.

South Africa will host the first meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas in Cape Town on Monday.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will showcase some of the latest technologies to improve safety in the mining sector.

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown on Friday announced her approval of Eskom’s application to purchase additional renewable energy from Independent Power Producers (IPPs).

The Department of Military Veterans says it is seriously concerned over news that there are some military veterans who plan to undertake an illegal march to the Department of Military Veterans in Pretoria on Monday.

The Gauteng government has instructed senior officials to speedily convene an urgent meeting with all stakeholders, especially Farmer’s associations, labour unions, farm dwellers and civil society formations.

Lieutenant General Fabian Zimpande Msimang says the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is duty bound to pay tribute to all brave men and women in uniform who are deployed in the African continent.

The City of Cape Town is in talks with sporting federations on the use of sports fields amid the worsening drought crisis.

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) will be hosting a number of live broadcasts of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to ensure the President’s message is spread far and wide.

SA Rugby and Springbok coach Allister Coetzee have agreed to part ways with immediate effect.

South Africa’s law enforcement agencies have adopted an approach called the Organised Crime Threat Assessment (OCTA) - devised to target the actual kingpins who bankroll organised crime.