South Africa

Government has welcomed the 20-year sentence imposed on the Chatsworth mother found guilty of abusing and killing her three-year-old daughter, dubbed Baby X.

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will today attend the centenary commemoration of Armistice Day in Paris, France.

About 200 delegates, including academics, business and labour reps, are meeting in Tshwane this morning, to finalise the inputs to the new draft White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).

African banks, insurance institutions and investors have been challenged to relax their stringent requirements for the funding of emerging agribusiness ventures on the continent.

Jason Rohde, a former property mogul, has been found guilty of the murder of his wife Susan by the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.

The late Solomon Mosala Sefotlhelo is to receive a Special Provincial Official Funeral.

As day two of the Africa Investment Forum unfolds, Cabinet has championed the forum as a platform to bring together public and private sector investors to chart a new growth path for the entire African continent.

The South African government on Thursday hailed Ethiopia for electing Sahle-Work Zewde as its first woman President.

For Africa to realise its full potential, the continent needs to invest in the skills, capabilities and well-being of its citizens.

The recently launched Anti-Gang Unit will go a long way in dealing decisively with the problem of gang and drug related crimes that are plaguing communities, says Cabinet.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to Zimbabwe following a horrific accident that claimed 47 lives.

As the deadline towards switching off analogue transmitters draws closer, the House of Traditional Affairs in the Free State has given the project its full support.

Brand South Africa has welcomed South Africa’s performance in the 2018 World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index (EDB), which sees the country placing 82nd out of 190 economies.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Zweli Mkhize has extended condolences to the family and colleagues of the firefighter killed when the truck in which they were travelling overturned and rolled down a pass.

Unions representing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) employees in Bhisho, Eastern Cape, have called off their strike after reaching an agreement with management.