South Africa

Specialised police units will be deployed in Mamelodi in an effort to curb crime, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced on Monday.

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has paid tribute to the late Dorothy Masuku, describing her as the quintessential African who was completely at ease in her articulation of the languages of Africa.

A security management official in the Justice and Constitutional Development Department has been placed under precautionary suspension.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Zweli Mkhize has condemned human rights abuses meted out in the name of culture and traditional practice.

From 8 March 2019, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will start an offender skills development project as part of the plan towards internalising nutritional services.

A probe by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has led to the arrest of a prominent attorney in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, relating to fraudulent medico-legal claims estimated to be over R100 million.

SA Express will from today onwards add a second frequency flight between its Johannesburg and Mthatha route.

Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe has showcased South Africa’s Black Industrialists Programme at the 22nd Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit in New York.

International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers will this week attend the United Nations High-Level Segment of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, in Switzerland.

The 4th national consultative conference of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) kicks off in Pretoria this morning.

The first real-time data from South Africa's ZACube-2 nanosatellite will be unveiled on Tuesday, according to the Department of Science and Technology.

Kenyans will get a taste of South Africa’s culture and cuisine when they host the South African Cultural Season next week.

The Portfolio Committee on Communications has allocated three weeks to complete the process of filling vacancies on the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the establishment of a Special Tribunal to swiftly recover monies and assets lost by state institutions through irregular and corrupt means.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday officially open the R5.5 billion investment zinc mine in the Northern Cape, the Presidency said on Sunday.