South Africa

North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of the former leader of Bophuthatswana, Kgosi Lucas Mangope.

The national minimum wage will be reviewed on 1 May of each year, in line with government’s aim of alleviating poverty in the labour market.

The South African government says it wants to change the perception that the successful crime-busting Operation Fiela was about targeting foreign nationals rather than addressing social ills.

The Department of Basic Education has encouraged learners who are subjected to initiation practices at their school to report it to their parents immediately.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has condemned the stabbing of a teacher at Bosele Middle School in Manyeding Village near Kuruman in the Northern Cape, allegedly at the hands of a pupil.

South Africa and India have committed to strengthen trade relations between the two countries in 2018.

Cape Town residents will from February be limited to using 50 litres of water per person per day for the next 150 days, as "Day Zero" draws closer.

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Lesetja Kganyago on his appointment as the new chairperson of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC).

Fee Free Higher Education is on the minds of Twitter users as demonstrated by the questions posed to the Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela during his #ASKDMManamela live Twitter chat.

The repurchase rate will remain unchanged at 6.75% per annum, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced.

Thousands of child support grant beneficiaries will get a chance to break away from the cycle of poverty, when they enter institutions of higher learning, thanks to government’s social protection interventions and their good matric performance.

Tomorrow is the last day for those 2017 matriculants who still need to register for the supplementary examinations, to do so.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has set his eyes firmly on the country’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) saying South Africa’s economy can only stabilise if there is stability at these critical entities.

Police have arrested a 29-year-old suspect who is believed to be involved in the disappearance of Siam Lee.

President Jacob Zuma has welcomed new ambassadors from various countries to South Africa as they begin their duties this year.