South Africa

Over 10 private colleges have been exposed for non-compliance with the relevant legislation in the private higher learning sector.

Low-cost technologies to improve the quality of water and service delivery in the municipalities will be displayed at the 12th National Municipal Managers Forum taking place in Mpumalanga on 20-21 February.

An outbreak of the Oriental Fruit Fly has been detected in Grabouw, in the Western Cape, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on Monday.

The Gauteng Provincial Government has published the Draft Fifteenth Amendment of the Gauteng Road Traffic Regulations for public comment.

Forging unity and building alliances amongst a group of nations is an integral part of any society. In Africa this unity and sense of purpose is driven by the African Union. During the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government on 28 and 29 January 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the unity of the continent was given a big push forward.

Messages of congratulations have poured in from Heads of State across the world for South Africa’s newly-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Hawks have welcomed the 22-year imprisonment sentence of Hlakaniphani Miya who shot and killed police Constable Sithembiso Yende in 2014, in Ladysmith.

The South African economy has received a major boost with the Isuzu Motors purchase of the Struandale plant in Port Elizabeth.

Parliament will be a hive of activity this week as several key sessions are on the cards.

The Chamber of Mines has agreed to postpone its court application in respect of the reviewed Mining Charter, which was due to be heard in the High Court this week.

Minister of Public Service and Administration Faith Muthambi is to convene a provincial consultative engagement on the Community Development Workers Programme (CDWP) in Durban on Monday.

About 22 million people were tested for HIV in Gauteng, including pregnant women, during the third quarter of the current financial year.

Government is committed to supporting the various skills and training opportunities offered by the Department of Defence for young people, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Ministers have described Friday's State of the Nation Address as “the dawn of a new era”.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says in the next three months government will launch a massive cancer campaign similar to the HIV counselling and testing campaign.