South Africa

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille on Thursday called on communities to join hands with government in the fight against gender-based violence in their communities.

Government has reiterated its call for South Africans to play their part in raising awareness around the rights of women to their families and friends.

Although South Africa’s dam levels continue to lose water week-on-week due to the recent heat wave, the current rains across major parts of the country are expected to boost the dire situation in the next few days.

The Department of Home Affairs has completed the process of verifying the status of the foreign nationals who were protesting outside the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Pretoria.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Accra, Ghana, on a working visit aimed at strengthening the already existing bilateral, political and economic relations between South Africa and Ghana.

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the passing of South Africa’s first democratic President, Nelson Mandela.