South Africa

About 160 000 unemployed youth in KwaZulu-Natal are set to benefit from an investment of R7.9 billion in new training programmes.

Weather conditions in KwaZulu-Natal worsened significantly across the province last night, claiming at least 21 lives and resulting in 32 patients in and around Durban hospitals.

An open-heart operation performed by doctors in Limpopo is set to be the first of many surgeries that will see the province reduce its number of patient referrals to other provinces.

Government has realised the 2017/18 Eminent Persons Group (EPG) Report on Transformation in Sport, which shows that transformation is taking place in differing sporting codes in South Africa.

The Free State Provincial Government has warned members of the public not to fall victim to a social media scammer, who is promising people jobs in the provincial government.

Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has called on the South African Post Office (Sapo) to digitise the newly launched centenary commemorative stamp of struggle icon Albertina Sisulu.

Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Naledi Pandor has invited the public to submit comments on the draft bill to support students’ access to post-school opportunities and make informed choices.

Justice Minister Michael Masutha has finalised and submitted AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s pardon application to the Presidency for consideration.

The Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform is currently finalising its report for consideration by the Inter-Ministerial Committee and the Presidency.

Government has conveyed its condolences to the families of 13 congregants, who passed away following the collapse of a church building in KwaZulu-Natal.

Transport Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has called on law enforcement agencies to investigate the torching of two Metrorail trains in Cape Town.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Egypt for an emergency African Union (AU) Troika Summit convened to discuss the political and security situations in Sudan and Libya.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed condolences to the government of Sri Lanka following a series of deadly terrorist bombings over the Easter weekend.

The Alexandra Total Shutdown Committee has undertaken to temporarily suspend service delivery protests in the area following engagements with senior government officials on Wednesday.

There have been no new cases of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) detected in the disease management area declared in Limpopo in the last 10 weeks, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on Wednesday.