South Africa

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has put in place contingency plans for staff to man 10111 call centres as workers down tools.

From donating clothes to the needy to volunteering at charity organisations, South Africans came out in their numbers on Tuesday to celebrate Mandela Day in honour of the late iconic former South African President by doing good deeds on what could have been his 99th birthday.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will, in his capacity as chairperson of the South African National Aids Council (SANAC), attend and deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of HIV activist Prudence Mabele, today.

Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu will on Thursday hand over more than 1 000 houses in Joe Slovo West, Zanemvula, in the Eastern Cape.

Educational books, schoolbags and toys were part of the donation made by the Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Barbara Thomson, to the community of Eastwood in Pietermaritzburg.

Thirty-nine-year old Thato Molosankwe from Lomanyaneng village in Mahikeng, is determined to beat all the odds and walk 1 317km against women and child abuse.

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi has appealed to members of the public to come forward with any information on the perpetrators of violence involving the Meter Taxi Associations and e-hailing operators.

Tata Madiba once said: “Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth who care for and protect our people. (3 June 1995).”

The Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has extended its condolences and support to the families of the fishermen who

It was a first for patients at the female surgical ward at the Odi Hospital, in Mabopane, Tshwane, to be served breakfast in bed by a Minister of Government.

The Department of Labour has welcomed a CCMA ruling which states that Uber drivers are fully protected by the South African labour laws.

Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has called on leaders of the world - in government, business and civil society - to work together to eradicate poverty and achieve all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

Africa must rethink the way it approaches electricity production if it is to realise its industrial and economic growth imperatives, says Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown.

The unemployed youth of Moletjie village, outside Polokwane, in Limpopo, have learnt how to turn their waste into a business opportunity and make a living.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has welcome the R1 million donation from the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) to the SANDF Education Trust Fund.