South Africa

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister, Makhotso Sotyu, has encouraged women, particularly young girls, to take up careers in the forestry sector.

The release of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), Quarter 2, 2020 results, has been further delayed, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has confirmed.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday expressed his condolences to the family and friends of retired South African National Defence Force Surgeon-General, Lieutenant-General Vejay Ramlakan, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 62.

Yet another suspect will appear before a commercial crimes court for alleged fraud and theft of large sums from the UIF COVID-19 Temporary Employer and Employee Relief Scheme (TERS).

The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged the public to refrain from wasting water during Spring Day celebrations.

The number of COVID-19 deaths toll has exceeded the 14 000 mark in South Africa after 47 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease on Sunday.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been collaborating with small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the chemicals, agro-processing and biotechnology industry to translate research into market-ready products.

Those responsible for the murder of an Eldorado Park teenager this week will face the full might of the law, Police Minister Bheki Cele has assured the enraged community.

Rand Water is planning to curb water demand from August 2020 until January 2021.

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi today announced that people who had applied for their Smart IDs or passports before 26 March 2020 at their selected banks can now go and collect them

A childhood memory wherein a friend was attacked by dogs led Zandile Mbonxa to make a pinkie promise to herself that she would never have anything to do with animals.

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) will launch the Export Barriers Monitoring Mechanism, which will help companies experiencing export challenges.

Operations at Eskom’s Camdem power station have resumed.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will implement fiscal and economic reforms to raise confidence and grow the economy.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Cabinet has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the Employment of Foreign Nationals.