South Africa

The clock is ticking for spaza shop owners and food businesses to register with their municipalities or face legal repercussions. 

The deadline for registration is 28 February 2025.

The North West Provincial Government is committed to improving and expediting the delivery of services to communities in all local municipalities.

With the smell of roses and perfume likely to fill the air more than at any other time of the year today, we ought to dedicate a stem or two from our Valentine’s Day flower bouquets as a token of love for our country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised that the deep historical wounds caused by the racist apartheid-era Natives Land Act are the reason the South African democratic government “will never allow forced removals again”.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a powerful call to action, urging all political parties, civil society groups, and citizens to unite and join government in building a South Africa that is inclusive, equal and fair.

Spaza shop owners and other food handling facilities have until  28 February 2025, to register their businesses. 

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has announced the renewal of its partnership with the FirstRand Empowerment Foundation (FREF), aimed at deepening transformation in the country’s academic cohort.

The Department of Social Development has urged students at Mthimba Campus of Ehlanzeni TVET College, near Hazyview, Mpumalanga, to take their studies seriously and stay away from drugs.

Social Development Deputy Minister Ganief Henricks has told the portfolio committee on Social Development the scourge of substance and drug abuse is a challenge not only for South Africa but globally.

The department of Social Development has once again successfully repatriated a young South African boy from Zimbabwe who has been missing for almost two years.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has uncovered a drug syndicate selling steroids, scheduled medicine, stimulants and other performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) online.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has responded to queries on new police trainee recruitment for 2024/2025.

All eyes are on Gqeberha as the city hosts the first G20 Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting, set to take place from 18-21 February 2025 at the renowned Boardwalk International Convention Centre.

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille on Wednesday welcomed the Department of Home Affairs' significant progress made on the visa regime in recent months.

With the deadline for the registration of spaza shop owners and other food handling facilities drawing closer, government has warned the public against fronting for business owners who do not possess the required documentation for trading.