South Africa

South Africa faces the threat of reversing social gains if it does not adequately address potential future shocks.

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements will this weekend hold public hearings into the Housing Consumer Protection Bill in Limpopo.

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Ronald Lamola, says international cooperation is imperative in fighting against sophisticated, multinational crimes.

Human Settlements Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has outlined plans to speed up and strengthen the response to disaster and other human settlement development challenges in the OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

The Department of Health has acknowledged that the public healthcare system is struggling in some areas to meet the healthcare needs of the citizens and reduce the backlogs due to the unpredictably high number of undocumented migrants seeking healthcare services, other than the asylum-seekers and refugees.

Government says it has noted the Constitutional Court order published on Tuesday, dismissing its application for direct access to appeal the order by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria over government’s R50 million donation to Cuba.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) will appeal a Labour Court judgment, which ordered the reinstatement of two dismissed revenue collection executives.

A 29-year-old Limpopo man has been sentenced to eight life sentences and 100 years in prison for several charges brought against him, including eight counts of rape which also include the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

Aid from the National Development Agency (NDA) will help put food on the table for communities in the Free State.

South Africa and Lesotho have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of decentralisation and local government.

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has assured labour that progress has been made in recovering the rail infrastructure following its destruction at the hands of criminal syndicates and opportunistic criminal activities during the hard lockdown.

A group of female researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are using science and technology to solve societal problems faced by the country, especially in marginalised groups.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has given the assurance that no contracts are awarded to incompetent companies and individuals with no proof of quality and capacity to work on projects related to flood interventions.

Government has welcomed the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results, which show a slight but significant decrease in the rate of unemployment in the country.

Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane says that the Eastern Cape must steadfastly improve transport infrastructure to change the economic landscape and future prospects of the people of the province.