South Africa

South Africa enters its 21st year of democracy in the year that we also commemorate 60 years since the formation of the Freedom Charter in Kliptown on 26 June 1955.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has been appointed as the Acting President as of Monday while President Jacob Zuma is in Algeria on a state visit.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) has completed its 90-Day Action Plan that commenced on 9 December 2014.

Pretoria – The first flight of South African Airways (SAA) to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates departed on Sunday, said SAA.

Pretoria - Teams from the Department of Environmental Affairs and eThekwini Municipality are working around the clock to contain an oil spill from the African Sun oil factory in Durban.

Pretoria - The Presidency and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have dismissed reports that alleged family members of President Jacob Zuma made use of a military helicopter for personal travel between Durban and Nkandla.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma will on Monday undertake a two-day State Visit to Algeria at the invitation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the Presidency announced on Sunday.

Johannesburg- Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela has called on the youth of South Africa to push the boundaries and claim their future by starting to "re-imagining" yo

Hundreds of officials have been suspended, while many others were dismissed following a string of social grants fraud and corruption investigations since 2010, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said on Sunday.

Johannesburg- A National Consultative Conference to discuss the draft National Youth Policy 2015-2020 (NYP2020) got underway in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Pretoria - The presidential and national congress elections in Nigeria have been extended to late Sunday due to card reader glitches in many parts of the West African cou

Pretoria- Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will next week visit Lesotho for the closure of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) offices, the Presidency said on Sunday.

Pretoria- A state funeral for Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew began on Sunday with thousands of Singaporeans gathering along the street in heavy rain to bid farewell

Pretoria- The Department of Energy has attributed this week’s petrol  price increase to higher international prices for oil and the weakening of the rand against the US dollar

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to attend the 16th Cape Town International Jazz Festival this evening, where performances will include Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Sipho “hostix” Mabuse, among others.