South Africa

South African parks have dominated the Best Safari Parks 2019 list, with 14 parks in the top 50 list.

The Department of Home Affairs says corruption will not flourish if officials and citizens are to take personal responsibility for stopping it.

Teachers and learners from Boitumelo Special School sang and ululated as they received five brand new sewing machines and one overlocker machine.

June 14 marks World Blood Donor Day and the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has called on South Africans to donate blood and give the gift of life.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the country in observing National Youth Day on Sunday.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has vehemently rejected calls for teachers to be armed with weapons on school premises, describing the appeal as “irresponsible, reckless and dangerous”.

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has intervened in the water and sanitation crisis in Makhanda in an effort to ensure that residents in the Eastern Cape town have access to clean and safe drinking water.

25 held during Hillbrow raids

Twenty-five people were arrested during raids in four buildings in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, says Metro police spokesperson Wayne Minnaar.

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Lechesa Tsenoli says preparations for next week’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) are at an advanced stage.

To commemorate International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD), Albinism Advocacy Access (AAA) will today launch a campaign aimed at instilling confidence in secondary school learners with albinism.

The Western Cape police’s Anti-Gang Unit last night arrested two suspects and seized firearms as well as an assortment of ammunition in the wake of six police officers being attacked in Nyanga earlier in the day.

Two young designers are keen to expand their footprint in the clothing and textile sector as well as gain a foothold in international markets.

The Road Traffic Management Corporation has welcomed the arrest of a Free State provincial traffic inspector after allegedly extorting a R3000 bribe from a motorist.

National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise has denounced a scuffle that broke out between Members of Parliament during an induction programme on Wednesday.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu says government programmes in the next five years will be informed by the need to effectively serve the electorate, underpinned by obligations to fulfil the objectives contained in the National Development Plan (NDP).