South Africa

Government says it will assist the households affected by the tornado that ripped through Inanda, northwest of Durban, to rebuild their homes.

While government has admitted to having missed the mark in adequately resolving water challenges experienced by several communities around the country, action is being taken to ensure access to clean water for all, writes Neo Semono.

Public Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya says it is imperative that forensic science laboratories are well-resourced with appropriately designed state-of-the-art instruments and are adequately staffed, given the high rate of violent crime in the country.

Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, has called on the youth to invent their own version of the future and go beyond the standard set by the 1976 generation.

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has warned against the resurgence of a blatant push back against transformation as detrimental to the country’s development.

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) will today launch a podcast to complement its Vuk’uzenzele flagship publication.

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commissioner, Tshediso Matona, says since 2017, the B-BBEE Commission has -- through its annual National Status and Trends on B-BBEE Report -- noticed that audited entities implement between 50% and 60% of ESD funds.

Four people have lost their lives and a person is missing after heavy rains and strong winds devastated parts of KwaZulu-Natal this week.

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), in collaboration with the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa, will on Thursday host a consultative workshop on non-tariff and technical barriers to trade faced by South African firms across Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in the Kingdom of Eswatini to participate in the 8th Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Heads of State and Government Summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the family of Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha following the death of the premier’s wife, Maggie.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says he has noted a report by News24 focusing on him and his past, which contains a number of potentially damaging, yet unsubstantiated allegations.

Government employment initiatives are beginning to bear fruit with more people now employed in part-time work since December last year.

As part of interventions to reduce unemployment, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government is set to unveil a groundbreaking campaign to create jobs targeting young people.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala says since the inception of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Phase IV, a total of 3 940 719 work opportunities have been created by public bodies implementing the programme.