South Africa

Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has been appointed the First Vice President of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA).

African Trade Ministers have raised concern with the erosion of Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum preferences.

In a State visit seeking to strengthen bilateral and economic relations with Saudi Arabia, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for mutually beneficial trading between the two countries.

Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille has urged men to join the campaign against gender-based violence, as the #100MenMarch campaign reached Cape Town today.

Women often opt for traditional methods of carrying out abortions due to the lack of access to abortion services in rural areas, says Country Director of Ipas South Africa Judith Merckel.

To mitigate identity fraud, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is introducing a new process for obtaining a police clearance certificate (PCC).

SA Express is readying itself for take-off, it said on Thursday.

As South Africa and the world gears up to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 100th year, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will donate two wheelchairs to a children’s home in Bronkhorspruit.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the Post Office have entered into an agreement that will see social grant recipients smoothly transferred to the new payment system, the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) announced on Thursday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa kicks off his state visit to Saudi Arabia this morning as he is scheduled to meet King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers of Finance have agreed that regional integration within the finance and investment sector should be deepened.

In the spirit of Thuma Mina, Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) will lead the Western Cape provincial #100MenMarch to create awareness of violence against women and children.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the 25th Anniversary of the African Export-lmport Bank (Afreximbank) serves as an inspiration to what the continent can achieve with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has concluded his working visit to Nigeria, will continue with his three-nation visit which will now take him to Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) has distanced itself from a fake news article doing the rounds on social media, claiming that SASSA accidentally paid grants to 17 000 illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe.