South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences following the passing of Nobel Laureate and last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev.

With demand for water expected to increase as South Africa enters a new season of Spring, the Department of Water and Sanitation has called on water consumers to use water sparingly.

With work underway to revive the long-distance train service, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has lauded the Main Line Passenger Services’ (MLPS) Shosholoza Meyl for successfully running the charter service to Durban for the Comrades Marathon.

The newly amended Employment Equity (EE) Act which will aid workplace transformation in South Africa is set to come into operation on 01 September 2023.

The National Development Agency (NDA) has awarded a R1.5 million grant to five community based civil society organisations (CSOs) to help provide services to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) victims throughout Lejweleputswa District in the Free State.

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has released the first special report on government’s flood relief funds in Parliament on Wednesday.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has published a revised South African Tentative List for consideration and inscription on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List.

The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) continues to offer socio-economic relief to the poor, unskilled and unemployed South Africans by providing them with work opportunities and income relief thus improving their lives for the better.

Public Service and Administration acting Minister, Thulas Nxesi, on Wednesday announced the roll out of a suite of funded courses for public servants offered by the National School of Government to be delivered at no cost to government departments.

With Women’s Month drawing to a close today, South African women continue to carry the torch for a better tomorrow.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the violence perpetrated by men against women and children is a devastating social problem that can only be solved by every part of society working together.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has noted with concern a malicious attack launched against her by the Maanda-Ashu Workers Union of South Africa (MAWUSA).

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has unveiled an isiXhosa Gender Terminology booklet that contains the newest gender and sexuality terminologies in the Xhosa language.

The Presidency says it has noted with concern claims made in the National Assembly on Tuesday that President Cyril Ramaphosa did not answer the question for oral reply on the robbery that occurred at his Limpopo farm in January 2020.

The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will embark on a mass rabies vaccination rollout.