South Africa

Home Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize says the country’s ports of entry remain open to asylum seekers, allowing them access to health services and education opportunities.

The Department of Tourism, OR Tambo District Municipality and Ekurhuleni Metro have launched a youth exchange programme named after the struggle liberation stalwart.

President Jacob Zuma will on Wednesday officially open the Groot Marico Heritage Site and the Liberation Heritage Route of Bokone Bophirima, where activists crossed as they went into exile to continue the struggle against apartheid and colonialism.

President Jacob Zuma has extended his condolences to the government and the people of the United States following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

President Jacob Zuma is this morning hosting his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Robert Mugabe, who is in the country for the second session of the Bi-National Commission.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has welcomed the Vuwani community’s decision to lift a government services shutdown that has prevented thousands of learners from accessing schooling.

With South Africa and Zimbabwe’s bilateral, economic and social relations solidifying each year, the neighbouring countries have expressed a need for the urgent implementation of the agreements and MoUs to better the lives of ordinary citizens.

Seven illegal liquor outlets, as well as fines of R10 600, were issued to non-compliant liquor traders in a joint inspection blitz in Cape Town at the weekend.

The petrol price will rise by between 25 and 29 cents this week, the Energy Department announced on Monday.

More than 20 people were killed and over 100 others were wounded in a mass shooting during a concert Sunday night outside of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas in the US state of Nevada, local police confirmed on Monday.

Public Works Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has thanked Mziwonke Dlabantu for the work he has done during his tenure as the Director General (DG) of the Department of Public Works.

A delegation of South African companies is currently on a trade and investment mission in Tunisia and Algeria, where they are exploring export markets.

Eskom has scooped two awards in the Sunday Times Top Brands Survey 2017.

The World Bank has urged South African companies to stake a claim to the $45 billion that the group has set aside for projects on the African continent.

A team of highly specialised police units has been sent to monitor the situation in Philippi in the Western Cape.