South Africa

South Africa’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 of a percentage point to 27.1% for the fourth quarter of 2018, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday.

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has urged local companies to enter the annual SA Premier Business Awards (SAPBA) ahead of the deadline for entries.

The Northern Cape Department of Transport, Safety and Liaison is taking action against illegally issued taxi operating licences.

The Commission of Inquiry into asset manager, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), is in the process of compiling its interim report that must be submitted to the President by 15 February 2019.

North West Premier Professor Job Mokgoro is set to deliver the State of the Province Address (SOPA) at Mmabatho Stadium on Friday.

Rhodes University has refuted reports that it is about to shut down due to a water crisis.

Eskom is this morning implementing stage three rotational load shedding for a third consecutive day.

Parliamentarians will weigh in on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), which he delivered last week.

The exhibition to showcase South Africa's readiness for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR) kicks off in Parliament this morning.

South Africa has been elected as chair of the African Union for the year 2020 at the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government.

Home Affairs Minister Siyabonga Cwele has saluted an employee who has been trending on social media for her dedication to her work.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has delegated to Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor, the power to initiate disciplinary action against National Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane.

As a result of continued pressure on the national grid, Eskom on Monday moved load shedding measures from stage 2 to stage 4.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has handed over South Africa’s deposit of instruments on the ratification of the African Free Continental Trade Area (AfCFTA) on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

In the near future, classrooms will be vibrant spaces where fun and acquiring knowledge blend seamlessly as the Basic Education Department wants to make play a fundamental block of learning.