South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa and a delegation of Ministers are set to return home today following a round trip to Switzerland and India.

South Africa has expressed concern at attempts to unconstitutional changes to the government of Venezuela.

While the partnership between South Africa continues to yield good results many unexplored opportunities remain, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

South Africa believes that efforts in the fight against climate change need to be scaled up within a multilateral regime that protects the development gains of developing countries.

Day one of the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) voter registration weekend, which got off to a slow start, saw youth in the Pretoria North area heed the call to register to vote in the upcoming elections.

Minister in the Presidency, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has paid tribute to the late Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, describing him as larger than life.

With the final voter registration weekend getting off to a slow start in the smaller voting stations of Cape Town’s southern suburbs, residents, some of them first time voters, said voting to them is important if they are to determine the future they want.

The Electoral Commission has confirmed that approximately 99% of the 22 925 voting stations opened on time during the final voter registration weekend.

First time voters have heeded the call by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to register to vote for the upcoming national and provincial polls.

The future of South Africa demands young people to step up and play a meaningful role in building and protecting its democracy, says National Youth Development Agency (NYDA).

Government has urged South Africans to register to vote at various voting stations this weekend.

The 90 newly trained traffic officers are expected to assist the Gauteng province to deal decisively with violations on the roads and drivers, who continue to conduct themselves with impunity.

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has announced wage increases for the contract cleaning sector.

While South Africa and India enjoy good relations, there is scope to grow bilateral economic relations, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged new voters to come out in their numbers and register at the various voting stations this weekend.