South Africa

Pretoria – Communications Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala on Tuesday congratulated the newly elected leadership of South Africa’s community radio sector.

Pretoria - The National Department of Tourism has warned members of the public to be aware of a scam in which organisations and companies are scammed by an email purporting to be from Minister Tokozile Xasa on LinkedIn.

Pretoria – South Africans should work together in developing a truly liberated, non-racial, united and equal society, says Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe.

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal police say they are monitoring the situation in KwaMashu after violent protests broke out in the Durban township last night.

Pretoria – Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, South Africa has affirmed that strides are being made in lowering national tobacco use.

Since the dawn of democracy in 1994, Parliament has passed a number of new laws that deal with labour issues, this was to improve the working conditions of the workers among other things.

As Africa rises, and begins to forge a more positive outlook of its future, the continent’s scholars, business executives, community leaders, and policymakers have been calling for concerted efforts to rethink the future and come up with big ideas for the 21st century.

Pretoria - The Gauteng government is forging ahead with its mission of opening a new school every month in the province this year.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected in Elsies River in Cape Town today, where he will meet with the community as part of the Fight against Crime Imbizo.

Pretoria - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has joined the internal community in commemorating the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has called on the National House of Traditional Leaders to pick up where they left off with the establishment of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) House of Traditional Leaders and the Continental House of Traditional Leaders.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has expressed concern over land claimants who opt for money instead of land.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has called on traditional leaders to work with the police to make villages safer and actively get involved in the fight against the abuse of women and children.

Pretoria - To minimise the risk of accumulated service debt on customers’ property, the City of Ekurhuleni will from 1 July start phasing out tenant accounts for properties to be in the name of the property owner.

Pretoria - Illegal gamblers have forfeited over R1 million of their winnings to the State, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.