South Africa

Protest action in Hong Kong on Monday led South African Airways (SAA) to cancel its flights between Johannesburg and the special administrative region.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished all Muslims a blessed Eid-ul-Adha.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu says the number of community media houses is proof that government is playing its part to support the growth of the sector.

A number of South African companies will today begin a weeklong trade mission to Zambia that is expected to deepen relations with the southern African country.

New technologies and the impact of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement on the auto sector formed part of discussions between Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel and industry top brass.

International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor says South Africa is in contact with Nigerian authorities regarding calls by a student organisation in Nigeria, calling for the expulsion of South Africans and protests at South African owned businesses.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to present a report on developments in the Kingdom of Lesotho on the facilitation process during the SADC Troika Summit of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.

International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Naledi Pandor has on behalf of the South African government sent condolences to the people of Tanzania after a fuel tanker explosion tragically killed over 60 people.

The Presidency has confirmed that it is aware that confidential banking information of the contributors to and recipients from the CR17 campaign has been leaked to the media.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has unveiled a Ministerial War Room on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) that is aimed at aggressively improving the quality of the country’s passenger rail service.

Women and girls will be direct beneficiaries of the newly announced National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will today deliver the keynote address at the National Women’s Day commemoration event.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says as government moves to address unemployment in the country, it must give special attention to the economic position of women.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says women in the workplace and in the boardrooms, in the factories and on the farms are changing South Africa for the better.

The Department of Social Development has embarked on a nationwide roadshow campaign targeted at all organisations registered in terms of the Non-Profit Organisations (NPO) Act (Act No 71 of 1997).