South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed his deep sadness at the passing of the former President of the Black Management Forum (BMF), Lot Ndlovu, who succumbed to cancer on Th

Pretoria – The Presidency says former President Nelson Mandela still remains in hospital in Pretoria and his condition is still critical but stable.

Pretoria - It was a tough title to win, but 27-year-old Nomzamo Mthethwa-Khoza has shown that determination and hard work do indeed pay off when she walked away with the coveted Female Entrepreneur of the Year title.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is set to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Leadership from Limkokwing University and to accept a Lifetime Award for Global Peace, on behalf of former President Nelson Mandela, from the Mahathir Global Peace Foundation in Malaysia.

Pietermaritzburg – The KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC, Ina Cronjé, is on a crusade to teach the citizens of the province, especially women, about money management, financial literacy and planning.

Pretoria - The mandate of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) is not in question, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Friday.

Gombani – Life for Avhakholwi Ndou, an unemployed mother of three children, will no longer be the same. Today, she received a new house built for her by other unemployed women in her home village.

Johannesburg – The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has officially launched the Techno-Girl Alumni Association, which will ensure more girls complete their tertiary education and get jobs.

Pretoria - A multimillion rand modern police station has officially been opened on Friday for the Lentegeur community of Mitchell’s Plain.

Pretoria - The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) set up to combat alcohol and substance abuse says it is ready to take the Draft Control of Marketing of Alcohol Beverages Bill to Cabinet.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed the proclamation to bring into operation the Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act and the Superior Courts Act.

Johannesburg – The growth in the number of unemployed South Africans, particularly since the 2008 global economic recession, has had the government worried.

Pretoria - In keeping with the spirit of Women’s Month, the Department of Basic Education has launched support networks for women principals.

Pretoria - PetroSA executives on Friday performed a sod-turning ceremony ahead of the launch of a multi-million rand energy services centre in Qamata, Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - Parliament’s preparations to facilitate the re-opening of the land reform and redistribution process will kick-off with a two-day workshop in Stellenbosch today.