South Africa

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel, together with Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mapaseka Steve Letsike, are on Friday expected to host a media roundtable discussion on the national Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Strategy.

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has refuted claims that the country’s HIV/AIDS programme is collapsing, following the withdrawal of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says cabinet has approved the Critical Minerals Strategy.

South Africa’s Cabinet remains committed to driving economic expansion and addressing unemployment.

Cabinet says the decision by the United States to confer refugee status to a group of Afrikaner South Africans is misinformed, as they do not fit the definition of refugees as set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol.

Cabinet has welcomed the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) ongoing operations aimed at preventing and combating Gender-Based Violence and Femicide related crimes.

Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe is leading the nation’s commemoration of the International Day of Families today in Cape Town, placing the spotlight on the vital role families play in protecting and nurturing children.

Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has outlined critical reforms to revive South Africa’s logistics and freight rail sector, which has been underperforming in recent years.

Eastern Cape MEC for Agriculture Nonceba Kontsiwe has called on the communities across the province to actively participate in food production to address hunger and socio-economic challenges.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will undertake a working visit to the United States of America from 19 to 22 May 2025, the Presidency announced.

Eastern Cape MEC for Agriculture, Nonceba Kontsiwe, is urging communities across the province to take an active role in food production as a tool to combat hunger and uplift local economies.

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson will today attend one of the largest agricultural exhibitions under private ownership in the southern hemisphere, NAMPO, in Bothaville, Free State.

Yesterday marked a great milestone in South Africa’s fight against corruption with the inaugural meeting of the Water Sector Anti-Corruption Forum (WSACF).

Police have launched an investigation into allegations of corruption at the Mthatha High Court in the Eastern Cape.

The Western Cape Department of Education (WCDE) has urged parents and guardians not to miss the late online applications for Grade R, 1, and 8, which close on Friday, 16 May 2025.