South Africa

Giant food company Tiger Brands has temporarily closed the doors of its Pretoria factory after traces of the Listeria bacterium were found at the facility.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday sent his congratulatory message to Vladimir Putin following his re-election for a further five-year term as president.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Tom Moyane, on suspension with immediate effect.

The African Union (AU) on Monday stressed the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda.

Deputy President David Mabuza will this afternoon appear before the National Assembly for his maiden oral reply session.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the provincial government will honour the memory of the lives lost in the Life Esidimeni mental healthcare project.

Government has been ordered to pay victims of the mental healthcare marathon project a total of R1.2 million each by no later than 19 June 2018.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will be convening an urgent meeting with provincial MECs of education and their Heads of Department to discuss school infrastructure and find ways of accelerating the eradication of unsafe ablution facilities in particular.

Community media is one of the most important platforms for improving public understanding and awareness of science and technology.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation to the 10th Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) Summit in Rwanda that gets underway later this week.

In the spirit of keeping motorists safe on the roads this Easter, Transport Minister Blade Nzimande will officially launch the 2018 Easter Road Safety Campaign in Heidelberg on Tuesday.

Deputy President David Mabuza has congratulated Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng on her appointment as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT).

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) remains focused on delivering on its mandate despite the negative media coverage it has been receiving.

The law enforcement agencies have nabbed nine officials from the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Correctional Services for illegally releasing at least 36 parolees.

There’s a reason why South Africa’s first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela was affectionately referred to as the “father of the nation”.