South Africa

In exactly eight days, millions of South Africans will go to the polls to make their mark in the 2019 National and Provincial Elections.

There is a need for the local sugar industry to consider diversifying its product offering if it is to remain a viable industry that is able to create jobs, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Consumers will have to dig even deeper into their pockets as both grades of petrol are set to increase by 54 cents a litre this week.

Government’s fight against corruption will see a former manager in Mangaung Local Municipality (MLM) start his 10-year prison sentence this morning.

Two men, aged 59 and 50, will this morning appear before the Temba Magistrates’ Court for conspiracy to commit murder and arson.

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha will today officially open the newly built Standerton Correctional Centre in Mpumalanga.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the former President of Zambia, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, for his selfless fight against imperialism, colonialism and apartheid.

People are working around the clock to restore life to normalcy in the flood-ravaged areas of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.

The recent brutal killings in communities in the Northern Cape have been condemned by MEC of Transport, Safety and Liaison, Lebogang Motlhaping.

Communications Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana is expected to head to Edendale, Pietermaritzburg on Monday to hand over internet services to two schools and a clinic.

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Fatima Chohan, will on Monday officially open a modernised Home Affairs office in Postmasburg, in the Northern Cape to provide more channels for citizens to acquire identity documents (ID) and access other public services.

Deputy Minister of Communications, Pinky Kekana, has challenged women of all colours and creed to use their democracy and freedom to collectively advance the struggle of women.

Special voting at 121 of South Africa’s foreign missions is going well with most South Africans living abroad having already cast their ballot.

Freedom of expression and the restoration of dignity are among the crucial elements South Africa obtained with the advent of a democratic dispensation, says Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

South Africa on Saturday took stock of the progress it has made over the course of its 25 years of democracy while also highlighting the challenges that persist.