South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has told an organisation of young global CEOs to use their influence to play a greater role to make a positive impact on society.

Government has called on citizens to work with government to clean-up the country and contribute to solving the global and national environmental challenges.

Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya says the directorate has deployed one of its members to attend the State Capture Commission daily to monitor some of the cases that the elite crime-fighting unit is investigating.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has officially handed over the newly constructed Marotola Primary School to the community of Stinkwater in Hamanskraal.

Government has welcomed the sentences handed down to the two men convicted of killing Coligny teenager Matlhomola Moshoeu.

The Gauteng Department of Health (GDOH), in partnership with medical aid schemes and their administrators, has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a public-private partnership.

Work on the development of a master plan for the poultry industry is underway, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said on Wednesday.

The Electoral Commission has reminded all voters, who wish to cast their ballot in the national elections outside of South Africa, that they have just one week left to apply.

Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has welcomed Microsoft’s investment in enterprise-grade data centres as they position South Africa as one of the leading Information and Communications technology (ICT) markets on the African Continent.

Water issues will be in the spotlight as the Department of Water and Sanitation embarks on its annual Water Month activities to highlight the importance of water in the livelihoods of the general public and the country’s economy.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will launch the Good Green Deeds campaign in the Eastern Cape on Friday.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) says it has moved up two places to reclaim its top 10 position in the 2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject, placing the institution among the top 100 universities in a total nine disciplines.

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has appointed four new members to serve on the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC).

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (IPID) over 200 investigators will continue to tackle high impact cases without fear or favour, the newly-appointed acting executive director Victor Senna said on Wednesday.

Proudly South African delicacies are on display at the 44th Foodex Trade Fair in Japan.