South Africa

A group of 44 young chefs from Mdantsane has graduated from the Department of Tourism’s National Youth Chefs Training Programme.

A Gauteng biscuit company is looking forward to potential export opportunities at the upcoming World Food Moscow 2017 Mockba in Russia next week.

Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, will on Thursday brief media in Cape Town on the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the National Development Plan (NDP).

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will on Thursday send a fact finding mission to Lesotho following the assassination of Lesotho Defence Force Commander, Lieutenant-General Khoantle Motsomotso.

President Jacob Zuma is back in the country after his successful working visit to Xiamen, China, where he attended the ninth BRICS Summit.

A Bill that is expected to introduce a demerit system that will see serial traffic offenders losing their driver’s licences has been given the thumbs-up by the National Assembly.

Members of the public have until the end of September to make submissions or comments on the draft Mine Water Management Policy.

The development of an Employment Equity plan (EE) must be an inclusive process that involves consultation with all stakeholders in the workplace, says the Department of Labour.

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has cautiously welcomed news that the South African economy has exited a technical recession, saying the country is still facing major challenges.

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has condemned the political killings in KwaZulu-Natal and called on the communities to provide the police with information - preferably before a crime is committed so that decisive action can be taken.

A panel of experts that was appointed to help the South African Police Service (SAPS) implement the Farlam Commission of Inquiry report recommendations, says de-escalating violence should be at the heart of all public order policing operations.

South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.5% in the second quarter of 2017, Statistician General Pali Lehohla said on Tuesday.

Unless SADC countries increase access to the internet and reliable broadband for their citizens, it will be difficult for the region to embrace the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Gauteng Health Department has appealed to parents, guardians and care givers to cooperate with the second round of the national Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign currently underway in the province.

South Africans are in for a treat this month, with a jam-packed line-up of planned events by government to help make the country a better place for all.