South Africa

The three firefighters who lost their lives in the fire at the Gauteng Health Department building, in Johannesburg, will be honoured with a memorial service, this morning.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has appointed an independent team to establish the cause of death of two learners.

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is calling on prosecution authorities to charge the young man, who crashed a luxury German sedan in Vereeniging, with murder.

The North West Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development will host a horticulture expo on Friday.

International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers will this week lead a South African delegation to a series of high-level meetings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government departments have been putting together administrative and regulatory mechanisms to ensure the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative works.

Residence occupiers, workers and a manager were part of 62 people killed on South African farms during the 2017/18 financial year, annual crime statistics have revealed.

Higher Education and Training Minister, Naledi Pandor, has appealed to confirmed National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) beneficiaries to come forward and sign Schedule of Particulars (SOP).

South Africa’s women and youth will have an opportunity to weigh in on the ongoing land reform debate.

More of the men and women in blue, who are tasked with the responsibility of safeguarding citizens, are being killed while they are on or off duty.

The Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has emphasised the importance for big industry players to contribute towards the development of small businesses as the digital revolution requires everybody to get involved.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Muslim and Jewish communities a blessed Islamic New Year and I’shana tovah respectively, on the occasion of the two religious communities’ observance of the beginning of a new year.

North West Premier Professor Job Mokgoro has reaffirmed the province’s commitment to support the business sector.

Nyanga township in the Western Cape still has the highest murder rate, while Johannesburg Central police station tops the list of the top 30 police stations when it comes to the number of contact crimes reported over the past year.

Frank talk. Optimism. Pragmatism.These are the buzz words African states will have to embrace if the continent is to make tangible strides in eradicating alarming poverty rates and propel stubborn economic growth.