South Africa

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the National Research Foundation (NRF) Amendment Bill of 2017 for submission to Parliament.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will visit the Eastern Cape to monitor the improvement of service delivery in Lusikisiki and the surrounding communities.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the publication of the Customary Initiation Bill.

Pretoria - The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has urged students, who received funding, to sign their Loan Agreement Forms (LAFs) within 30 days from the day they receive the forms.

Pretoria - Regional trade and industrialisation will form part of discussions at the 5th Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit to be attended by President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Government remains on track in maintaining its fiscal framework, ensuring policy certainty, and working to ensure inclusive growth and economic transformation, Cabinet said on Thursday.

Pretoria – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says transformation in the Construction Management Unit of the department will be prioritised.

By Faith Muthambi

He was among the winners at the National Youth Awards and this past Friday, he was a special guest of President Jacob Zuma at the National Youth Day celebrations held in the North West province.

Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says concerted action must be taken to speed up reforms in the agriculture sector so that more marginalised people can be brought into the mainstream economy.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday respond to Questions in the National Assembly in Parliament, Cape Town.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Sunday host the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila Kabange, in Pretoria.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed members to the National Consumer Tribunal, whose term of office will become effective from 1 July.

Pretoria - Auditor-General of South Africa, Kimi Makwetu, has called on the leadership in municipalities to be accountable and respect the law in the running of municipalities.

Pretoria - With the scourge of violence against women and children on the rise in the country, men have been challenged to change.