South Africa

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has announced that former President Nelson Mandela has passed on.

Cape Town – Representatives from the visually impaired community praised the Department of Home Affairs for having the foresight in adding a braille feature to the new smart ID cards, during a handover of the new ID card to several visually impaired South Africans today.

Pretoria – Yershen Pillay and Nomaxabiso Majokweni have been appointed as Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Advisory Council members, says the Presidency.

Pretoria – Science and Technology is a catalyst for the country’s economic growth, and the use of innovation will improve the lives of all South Africans.

Pretoria – Eskom has announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Brian Dames, who will depart in March next year.

Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has urged Grade 12 learners to further their education after matric.

Pretoria - Acting Minister of Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, and Administration Angie Motshekga announced on Thursday that Cabinet has approved the National Broadband Policy, Strategy and Plan.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved measures aimed at assisting over-indebted consumers and households by strengthening their financial stability.

Pretoria – The Northern Cape has seen a capital injection of about R6.5 billion to the development of the Stanley Nkosi Sinter Mine in Hotazel.

Pretoria – With the festive season fast approaching, Cabinet has called on South Africans to be safe and take extra precautions to ensure that children are cared for these holidays.

Pretoria - Cabinet has called for the report on President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence to be released to the public.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has released the Annual National Assessment (ANA) results, which show that while there is still room for improvement, some progr

Hoedspruit - More than 850 young environmental monitors have been appointed to work in protected areas across the country.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim is in Myanmar to explore avenues to further boost bilateral relations between the two countries.

Ever since assuming office President Jacob Zuma has stressed the importance of building strong families and strengthening communities. He has sought to reverse the legacy of apartheid policies that deliberately set out to destroy family structures of black people.