South Africa

The long-term success of financial service providers lies in consumers understanding of the financial products they offer, says Finance Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele.

A group of 30 farm workers at Nieuwe Sion table grape farm in Simondium, Paarl, has become the proud owners of a purpose built R30 million agri-worker housing development.

South Africans have been encouraged to embrace the national flag as it is the one thing that unifies citizens.

The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) has assured public servants that their benefits are guaranteed.

Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu will on Saturday hold dialogues with teenage mothers and their parents at Ndwedwe, north of Durban, to highlight and address the problem of teenage pregnancy in the area.

Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister, Dr Siyabonga Cwele, has welcomed the relatively smooth payment process of social grants in the early days of the month of August.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Zweli Mkhize says the coronation of King Ndamase Ndlovuyezwe Ndamase, which is set to take place on 3 October, is a milestone that marks the importance of traditional leadership.

The wealth of experience and expertise in the BRICS countries, gives them an invaluable competitive edge and the much-needed recipe to deal with the global challenges, says Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, colleagues and comrades of acclaimed actor and playwright Winston Ntshona who passed away on Thursday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called and congratulated Emmerson Mnangagwa on his election as President of Zimbabwe, the Presidency said on Friday.

South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has expressed grave concern over the violence that broke out yesterday in Harare.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has announced the coronation of His Majesty King Mangaliso Ndamase, which will take place at Nyandeni Great Place in Libode in the Eastern Cape.

Impala Platinum’s announcement to restructure the company is disconcerting considering the high unemployment rate in the country as reflected in the latest Stats SA survey, says Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.

The Department of Home Affairs has called on all foreign nationals who have applied for citizenship through naturalisation to approach offices where they lodged their applications so that they can urgently update their contact details.

Efforts to combat aggravated robberies are paying off, with a significant reduction seen in Cash-in-Transit (CIT) heists, which dropped by 63% from April to June 2018.