South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa’s unemployment rate increased to 26.4% in the first quarter of 2015, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Tuesday.

Cape Town – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has handed over a newly-built early childhood development (ECD) centre to the community of Kwa Langa, in the Western Cape, following a fire incident that left the centre in ashes.

Pretoria - South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slowed to 1.3% in the first quarter of 2015, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - A South African delegation on Monday met with the Tamil diaspora organisations from Sri-Lanka with a view to bringing a sense of normalcy to the North-East part of the island.

Pretoria - Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi has welcomed the new dispensation on e-tolling, announced last week.

Pretoria – As the country celebrates Africa Day, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has emphasised the need to ensure unity among Africans.

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg has tabled its 2015-2016 Budget which focuses on capital expenditure‚ entrepreneurship development, the green economy, housing and youth employment.

Pretoria - South Africa’s urban population is growing larger and younger, and it is envisaged that nearly 80% of the total population will be living in an urban area by 2050.

Pretoria - The cost of living in the country's economic hub will rise substantially as of July 1.

Pretoria – The sixth of the seven inmates, who escaped from the Groenpunt Correctional Centre in the early hours of last Thursday, has been re-arrested.

Johannesburg – The intolerance of foreign nationals threatens the prospects of South Africa’s economy, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel.

Pretoria – About 600 children from 13 schools in the Greater Kokstad Local Municipality participated in dialogue sessions which sought to provide a safe space for children to interact and share their concerns.

Pretoria – South Africa is a migrant country and Africans must embrace diversity, says African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

Just over 12 years ago African leaders gathered in Durban for the first-ever African Union (AU) Summit. At that auspicious event African leaders pledged to the people of Africa and the world that through the formation of the AU, the continent was signalling a new beginning.

Pretoria - Peru is becoming increasingly important for South Africa as it is a vital entry point into Latin America.