South Africa

The nation is rallying behind the Class of 2025 as the National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examinations kick off today across the country.

Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, has concluded her working visit to the Africa Skills Week which was held in in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga has addressed a dialogue where she emphasised the right to equality of each individual and the need to dismantle it across society.

Over 17 00 suspects have been arrested across the country, with 79 unlicensed firearms confiscated from 13 to 19 October 2025.

Government extends its best wishes to all matriculants as they commence the 2025 National Senior Certificate examinations tomorrow, 21 October 2025.

Gauteng police kicked off their Safer Festive Season Operations with a major weekend crackdown that saw more than 1 000 suspects arrested, including 75 motorists caught driving under the influence of alcohol.

As South Africa readies for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, government has reaffirmed its call for increased climate finance to support developing economies - emphasising that such assistance should not create new debt burdens.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says overcoming poverty and tackling the cost of living for South Africans is one of the strategic priorities of the Government of National Unity (GNU).

Police in the Northern Cape have arrested 263 suspects during a week-long provincewide crackdown under Operation Shanela II aimed at curbing crime ahead of the festive season.

Non-provisional taxpayers have until the end of today to submit their annual income-tax returns.

With just hours to go before the start of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has wished the Class of 2025 well ahead of them putting pen to paper.

For the first time in the history of the Group of Twenty (G20), South Africa has successfully placed issues of air quality and crimes that affect the environment on the forum's agenda.

The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, will hold a press briefing on Monday, 20 October 2025, to present the state of readiness for the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations

South Africa is preparing to develop a comprehensive nuclear industrialisation plan that goes far beyond simply converting nuclear energy into electricity, according to Minister of Electricity and

The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced an ambitious Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 aimed at resolving the country’s long-standing electricity crisis and jump-starting economic growth.