South Africa

Pretoria - Government has called on South Africans and the international community to actively participate in the activities of Nelson Mandela Month during July.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Pravin Gordhan has strongly condemned the chaos and intimidation that erupted at the Oudtshoorn municipal council meeting on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Newly-appointed National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Zacharia Modise, has told Correctional Services officials that it will no longer be business as usual.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation says there are mandatory procedures which need to be followed in order to fix the Platberg sewage pump station which has been out of order for some time.

Johannesburg - Eighteen new schools which will cater for learners with special educational needs are to be built this financial year in the Gauteng province, says Gauteng Department of Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi.

Pretoria - Police have launched a manhunt for about 10 suspects who shot and wounded elderly people and two security guards during a cash heist at the Soshanguve Mall, north of Pre

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has wished the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Frans Matlala, all the best in his new responsibilities.

Pretoria - The United States and Cuba have agreed to formally re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies, President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned from his visit to Lesotho after being dispatched there by Chairperson of the SADC Troika on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says the electronic manufacturing sector must gear up to take advantage of the opportunities that will come from the digital migration process.

Cape Town – Simon Filander, who lives in a plank house in Morning Star in Cape Town, was at a loss for words when Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zou Kota-Fredericks – accompanied by a large group of offenders from nearby prisons - walked into his yard on Wednesday to start renovating is family house.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development, Weziwe Thusi, has called on South Africa’s younger population to play a greater role in protecting the elderly from abuse.

Pretoria – South Africa has the policy space to prefer local manufacturers in the purchasing of goods and services from local companies, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel.

Pretoria - As the tax season officially got off the ground on Wednesday, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) had already received more than 17 000 tax returns via branches and mobile units across the country by 8am.

Pretoria - Government has commended the youth for participating in various outreach activities and dialogues during Youth Month.