South Africa

Mourners came out in their numbers to bid their final farewell to the late Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa on Saturday.

The official funeral service for the late Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs, Dr Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, is currently underway at the Tshwane Events Centre in Pretoria West.

Wrapping up the two-day Jobs Summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all stakeholders to roll-up their sleeves and create the much needed jobs in the country.

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has pleaded for forgiveness from the nation for privately meeting the controversial Gupta family at their residence and businesses between 2010 and 2014.

Transport Minister Blade Nzimande kick-started the 2018 Transport Month by joining thousands of commuters who use Metrorail trains to get to work.

Police at the Kruger National Park are investigating circumstances around a vehicle accident that led to the death of two visitors on Thursday.

The Department of Labour’s Employment Equity (EE) Directorate’s national public hearings on the amendments to EE Act and the draft EE regulations will next week shift focus to KwaZulu-Natal.

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is to lobby other government departments to prioritise black industrialists in their procurement processes.

The North West remains committed to improving the quality of education in the province, through state-of-the-art school infrastructure, says Premier Job Mokgoro.

As the World commemorates Teachers Day, today, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has applauded teachers for their hard work and dedication.

South African Airways (SAA) has appointed Deon Fredericks as the new interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will from 15 October start a countrywide Census of Commercial Agriculture.

Day one of the Jobs Summit in Gauteng kicked off with the signing of a framework agreement that will be a lodestar to revive the economy, save jobs and create new ones.

Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Women, Bathabile Dlamini, has called on all participants at the Jobs Summit to ensure that women are at the centre of all deliberations to unfold during the meeting.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has welcomed the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering the United States of America (USA) to ensure that sanctions against Iran do not affect humanitarian aid and civil aviation safety.