South Africa

The delivery of life saving blood has been taken to new heights by the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) with the launch a new drone blood delivery service.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has departed for a working visit to Japan from 28 to 29 June 2019, as well as the G20 Summit, his first international engagement since his inauguration last month.

An Umngeni Municipality driving licence examiner is expected to appear in court soon after he was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of fraud and corruption.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says his State of the Nation Address was not merely about dreams.

Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have urged young people to use their technological knowledge and skills as an advantage to thrive in the digital revolution.

A large majority of the country’s municipalities continue to disregard Auditor-General Kimi Makwethu’s recommendations, resulting in worsening financial positions, he has announced.

At the age of 23, Tshepo Seame was at the peak of his career and one of the youngest IT system engineers at the company he worked for. However, his hunger for success saw him losing everything he had worked so hard for as he became addicted to drugs.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to respond to the State of the Nation Address debate in Parliament this afternoon.

South African Tourism (SA Tourism) says South Africans have showed enthusiasm for travelling internally during the first four months of 2019.

Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo on Tuesday met with representatives from the Southern African Bus Operators Association (SABOA) and Gauteng Bus Operators Council (GABOC) to discuss challenges in the sector.

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says universal health coverage is essential and the National Health Insurance (NHI) will happen.

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says after Denel announced that employees would only receive 85% of their salaries due to financial constraints, a lender has come to the entity’s aid to ensure it pays staff their full salaries.

Police Minister Bheki Cele says the recently-established Anti-Gang Unit will be elevated to the national office to ensure that its mandate is extended to deal with more community crimes.

Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu has called on rehabilitation centres to offer support for the children left behind while parents are recovering from substance abuse addiction.

Jobs in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased by 22 000 in the first quarter of 2019, results of the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) have revealed.