South Africa

Johannesburg - The community of Alexandra says it is totally against the attacks on people from other African countries.

Pretoria - The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, has launched a mobile application to support government's efforts against attacks on foreign nationals.

Pretoria – According to an International Labour Organisation (ILO) study, the number of HIV infections has declined steadily over the last decade in general terms.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has joined the rest of the country in supporting government’s stance against the attacks on foreign nationals.

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Pretoria - Suspended South African Airways (SAA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Monwabisi Kalawe has resigned with immediate effect, the national carrier confirmed on Friday.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has sent condolences to the families of Darrel Rea and Jastun Visagie, who lost their lives battling a mountainside fire in the Bains Kloof area near Wellington in the Western Cape.

Musina - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will this morning visit the border town of Musina in Limpopo to promote good relations between South Africans and foreign nationals living in the area.

Pretoria - Government has acknowledged receiving the memorandum handed over to National Treasury and the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) by union representatives on Thursday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Vuma Glenton Mashinini as a member of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Social Development has dismissed an employee, who was caught selling drugs to youngsters.

Kagiso - Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has commended the community of Kagiso in Krugersdorp, near Johannesburg, for protecting shops owned by foreign nationals from being looted.

Germiston – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says community leaders in Makause have committed to support the reintegration process of displaced foreign nationals.

Pretoria - Eskom will implement stage 1 load-shedding from 5pm today.

Johannesburg – From the vibrant shoe repair store ran by an Angolan, a barber shop that belongs to a Zimbabwean, grocery shops owned by Bangladeshis to the hair dressers from Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa who compete for business -- Hillbrow is a melting pot of cultures worthy to be emulated across South Africa.