South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday sent his condolences to Japan following torrential rains and landslides that have left scores of people dead.

McKinsey will pay back the R1 billion paid to it by Eskom under the Turnaround Programme, said the power utility.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Saturday welcomed 260 Cuban trained medical students back into the country.

South Africa is likely to finalise its draft Mining Charter towards the end of the year, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Sunday.

The Department of Basic Education on Sunday distanced itself from a message circulating on social media platforms stating that the reopening of schools will be delayed due to Mandela Day activities.

Eskom has appointed Jan Oberholzer as its Chief Operating Officer.

There are just two days to go before the start of the #100MenMarch that will take place in Tshwane on Tuesday.

South African Breweries (SAB) AB InBev on Friday became the latest company to sign the Department of Trade and Industry’s (dti) Guidelines for Good Business Practice.

A public awareness campaign designed to promote financial literacy and educating consumers about best financial practices with Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene as its patron will be launched in October.

Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela has called on institutions of learning to embrace new ways of teaching so that South Africa can take up opportunities that the Fourth Industrial Revolution brings.

Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has called on young people to be ambassadors of a flourishing South Africa.

A meeting of a Ministerial Task Team and National House of Traditional Leaders has resolved that the traditional land would not be affected by the proposed amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on land reform which will be chaired by Deputy President David Mabuza.

North West Health MEC Magome Masike says his department is hard at work to implement an intervention plan to restore stability to the department.

As the country grapples with the challenge of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the National Institute Community Development and Management (NICDAM) is a beacon of hope for victims.