South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa’s current youth need to make history and take up the HIV and Aids prevention revolution, like those of 1976.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Barbara Thomson has called on communities to use their land responsibly while striving to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN).

Pretoria - Finance Minister Malusi Gigabi says government remains optimistic despite the current economic challenges.

Pretoria – The 2017 Mining Charter has increased the level of black ownership in mining companies from 26% to 30%.

Cape Town – Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela, says advancing youth economic participation is everyone’s business, and not only the responsibility of government.

Pretoria - Chairperson of the Tourism B-BBEE Charter Council, Dr Vuyo Mahlati, has congratulated Tsogo Sun on attaining the status of a Level 1 B-BBEE contributor.

Pretoria - Malagasy President Henry Rajaonarimampianina has urged South African businesses to invest in Madagascar.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is set to visit the communities around the Garden Route which have been affected by the devastating fires.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has welcomed the progress made by the Department of Higher Education and Training and its entities in resolving the backlog in issuing certificates in the college sector.

Pretoria - Deputy President and SADC Facilitator Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday join regional and international leaders in Lesotho for the inauguration of the Prime Minister-elect Tom Thabane, the Presidency confirmed on Thursday.

Pretoria – South African Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is in Niamey, Niger, where he is set to participate in the third African Union (AU) Ministers of Trade Meeting.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the approval of the Garden Route as a Unesco Biosphere Reserve.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education on Thursday morning advised parents to keep their children at home as a safety precaution.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is currently engaging General Motors South Africa with a view of finding a new investor for part of its SA operations.

Cape Town – Work is underway to review the Integrated Plan of Action that was conceptualised to fight gender-based violence.