South Africa

The Department of Home Affairs has warned the public of a group of individuals visiting homes pretending to be officials from the department.

Residents in OR Tambo’s home village of Nkantolo in the Eastern Cape have much to celebrate as the late stalwart’s centenary year has brought about positive developments.

The 200 high performance vehicles and 75 motorbikes handed over to law enforcement agencies on Friday will go a long way in achieving the Gauteng government’s target of reducing crime by 50% in priority police stations.

President Jacob Zuma is expected to host the President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, in Cape Town next week.

Outgoing Statistician General Dr Pali Lehohla has expressed gratitude for being given the opportunity to lead Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

Invest SA, South Africa’s one-stop shop for investors, is intensifying efforts to restore investor confidence following a drop in ranking in a recent global competitiveness report.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says several government departments are running a number of programmes that are aimed at empowering young people and addressing their challenges.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says one of the lessons government has learned as it tackles corruption is that the management of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) should be the job of experienced professionals.

President Jacob Zuma has appointed four members of the Commission for Gender Equality.

Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has received her fifth clean audit award on behalf of the Department of Social Development from the office of the Auditor General.

The Department of Sport and Recreation has received its fourth clean audit in row.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has added its voice to nationwide calls for strong action to be taken to end sexual violence, especially in schools.

Sixteen women in tourism have graduated from the Executive Development Programme (EDP), which is run by the UNISA Graduate School for Business Leadership in Pretoria.

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has appealed to people sharing videos on social media depicting incidents of train surfing to refrain from doing this.

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has urged construction companies to abide by all labour laws or risk stern action from her department.