South Africa

South Africa experienced an increase of births in 2017 - growing from 969 415 to 989 318 - Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Monday.

The Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Summit which was scheduled to take place on Friday this coming week has been postponed to 1 and 2 November 2018.

The City of Ekurhuleni’s commitment to deliver 100 000 housing units is in full swing, with some of its mega housing projects already taking shape.

In a keynote address at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ (DAFF) Female Farmer of the Year awards, Minister Senzeni Zokwana said women must benefit from land expropriation without compensation.

Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Sunday sworn in as the country’s President in a historic ceremony held in Harare.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the successful implementation of land reform must take place alongside initiatives that will ensure inclusive economic growth.

A R5 million boost to the Graskop Gorge Lift Company in Mpumalanga by the Tourism Transformation Fund will jump-start more development in the popular Panorama Route.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says the completion of phase 1 of an on-campus student residence at Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) will go a long way in ensuring the safety of students.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says opportunities in the biodiversity economy have the potential to unlock the country’s rural economy and lift rural people out of poverty.

The epitome of strength, courage and perseverance, this is how Mama Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe has been described by her granddaughter, Otua Sobukwe-Whyte.

Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, who died last week, will be honoured with a full state funeral in Ghana, as announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged Zimbabwean leaders to accept the country’s Constitutional Court ruling, which reaffirmed Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory as the duly elected President.

Deputy President David Mabuza has challenged men to stem the tide of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), rape and the killing of women.

Barriers such as limited access to credit facilities, financial skills training, stereotypes and traditions continue to affect women-owned businesses’ full participation in the economy.

While challenges persist in South Africa’s agricultural sector, farmers on Friday expressed their willingness to overcome these in order to ensure shared prosperity for all.