South Africa

A total of 127 inmates from correctional centres across Gauteng have graduated with various qualifications, including an offender who attained his Master’s Degree in Tax Law.

South Africa will pilot its e-Visa in New Zealand by April 2019 in a bid to improve efficiency of visa applications.

Government is continually looking for innovators and technology that will help accelerate public service delivery, while also encouraging public engagement.

South Africa has expressed its commitment to rules-based multilateralism, while also advocating for the needs and interests of developing countries to be placed at the top of the international agenda.

Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo is in Singapore where she is leading a delegation to the Innovation Labs World Public Sector Conference.

In a bid to mobilise resources in support of peace building, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the private sector to invest in countries emerging from war.

With Heritage and Tourism Month edging to a close, South Africans can still explore their country by taking advantage of reduced flights and tour packages, said South African Airways (SAA).

South African Ambassador to Israel, Sisa Ngombane, has not resumed his diplomatic duties to Tel Aviv, but has travelled to Israel in his personal capacity, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has confirmed.

Government has announced the memorial and funeral services for the late Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa.

The unveiling of a life-size statue of democratic South Africa’s founding father, Nelson Mandela, at the United Nations headquarters in New York will forever serve as a reminder of everything the exceptional statesman stood for.

Deputy President David Mabuza has hailed the late Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa as a gallant freedom fighter.

Deputy President David Mabuza has used his Heritage Day address to appeal to South Africans to join hands in the process of addressing the imbalances of the past.

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, is in the United States for a series of meetings relating to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

The Department of Arts and Culture is this week expected to provide an update on the renovations of the house of the late struggle stalwart, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, in Brandfort in the Free State.

The week-long investment mission by South Africa to Japan has been described as successful, with several companies expressing their interest to invest in SA.