South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the government delegation to the two-day Presidential Health Summit that will be convened on Friday and Saturday in Boksburg, Gauteng.

Hundreds of fieldworkers from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) descended on farms across the country today as Stats SA began data collection for the 2017 Census of Commercial Agriculture (CoCA).

North West Premier Professor Job Mokgoro has sent a team to Ventersdorp to find lasting solutions following protests in the area.

The Department of Labour’s national public hearings on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill and Regulations are set to continue in three more provinces this week.

Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Andries Nel says the Community Work Programme (CWP) does not seek to replace government’s social grants programme but supplements it.

South Africa’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Andries Nel says sustainable urban development cannot take place in the absence of rural investment.

A third suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Westbury mom Heather Peterson is to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, said Gauteng police.

The provision of health care will come to the fore today when North West Health MEC, Dr Magome Masike, visits the Moses Kotane sub-district today.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry is calling for public comments on additional clauses of the Copyright Amendment Bill.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged families and communities across the country to support the 2018 matric class as they start their final exams today.

Government is intensifying the implementation of land reform and restitution programmes so that South Africans can leverage land for the betterment of their lives and the growth of the economy.

The Bi-National Commission (BNC) established in 2004 to promote political, economic and social cooperation between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), will take place on Tuesday.

Two South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs officers and a member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) were arrested at Skilpadshek border post on Friday.

Media reports claiming that government has spent R10 billion on the procurement of subsidised decoders are incorrect, says the Department of Communications.

Deputy President David Mabuza will on Sunday visit South Sudan to hold talks with various role players in the ongoing efforts to find lasting peace, stability and development in the Republic of South Sudan.