South Africa

Government is working on a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy for the media sector in South Africa, says Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane.

The President of the Pan African Women's Organisation (PAWO), Assetou Koite, says Africa must recognise and honour the contribution of women to the decolonisation of the continent and take action to advance gender equality.

Eskom is engaging the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to facilitate engagement between the organisation and union leaders to resolve the ongoing industrial action.

The men and women who defend the country’s wildlife, sometimes paying with their very lives, have been honoured as South Africa observes World Ranger Day.

South Africa’s unemployment rate jumped to 27.2% in the second quarter of 2018, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced.

The ribbon has been cut and the doors to the Rhodesfield Engineering School of Specialisation (SoS) in Ekurhuleni are now open to pupils with a passion for aviation.

The Department of Higher Education and Training says while the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is reconfiguring its funding processing for 2019, planning for the year hasn’t stopped.

While government concurs with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) view on the need to implement reforms as set out in the National Development Plan (NDP), it remains committed to achieving inclusive growth that will create jobs.

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed the judgment by the South Gauteng High Court, which sets aside the decision to grant Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity.

Applications are now open for persons interested in serving on the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB).

The risk of load shedding remains high today as a result industrial actions at Eskom power stations.

Vote counting is underway in Zimbabwe following Monday’s presidential elections.

Hard pressed motorists, waiting for a reprieve, will have to contend with a petrol price increase of 1 cent a litre on Wednesday.

The South African Department of Home Affairs has expressed surprise at the low number of Zimbabweans who have gone through the Beitbridge border post in northern Limpopo province in the past few days to participate in Monday's general election.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on Monday noted the judgement setting aside the decision to grant diplomatic immunity to the former First Lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe.