South Africa

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has disputed rumours that he is planning to privatize or hand over the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to the bank.

Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says her department will use a significant portion of its 2017/18 budget to develop human capital and modernise research infrastructure.

Cape Town – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says the department’s Research and Development and Support Programme will transfer R693 million to the National Research Foundation to ensure the completion of the MeerKat – the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) demonstrator project.

Pretoria - Police have confirmed that four people have been arrested in connection with the killing of Mandla Hlatshwayo.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) on Monday launched the new revitalised Vulindlela Heights Industrial Park in Mthatha, Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - Dondo Mogajane is the new acting Director General of National Treasury.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it will thoroughly investigate the fatal shooting that occurred near the O R Tambo International Airport on the East Rand on Monday.

Pretoria – The City of Cape Town has warned its residents and businesses against the use of non-essential municipal water as it is faced with a drought crisis.

Pretoria-The outgoing Supersport United coach, Stuart Baxter, has signed a five-year contract as Bafana Bafana new head coach, the South African Football Association (SAFA) confirmed on Monday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished all South African families a peaceful and joyous International Day of Families which is observed across the world today.

Pretoria - Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has assured all South Africans that the police will do everything in their power to apprehend the killers of Mandla Hlatshwayo.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Community Safety has partnered with Happimo organisation to launch a safety app, which helps with the response times of law enforcement agencies in getting to crime scenes.

Pretoria - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has welcomed the 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS), saying some of its key results prove that government intervention has worked, while also alerting government to issues that need to be addressed.

Pretoria – South Africans have been warned not to open any unknown emails and to urgently update their security software as a global cyber ransom attack spread on Friday.

Out of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world this year, six of them are African. This makes Africa the fastest growing region in the world after Asia - regardless of the sluggish growth and economic misfortunes experienced by many parts of the world over the past nine years.