South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged children to cultivate a love of reading while also urging them to subscribe to good values.

Parliament has called on citizens to emulate President Nelson Mandela’s values and principles.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will commemorate Nelson Mandela International Day by spending time with children at a Soweto orphanage.

In the midst of the COVID-19 storm, citizens are rallying together to cushion the blow of a pandemic that is not only taking the lives of many, but is also playing Russian Roulette with the livelihoods of those left to pick up the pieces.

In celebrating International Nelson Mandela Day, government has called on citizens to dedicate themselves to helping others.

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has tested positive for COVID-19.

The Department of Health has launched government’s official COVID-19 support service.

Government has revised the recommended isolation period for patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase, South African made ventilators have gone into production.

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and her husband Charles Nqakula, who is the National Security Advisor to the President, have recovered from COVID-19.

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza has warned the public about a number of fake social media accounts purported to be hers.

As the world prepares to commemorate Nelson Mandela Day, Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister Makhotso Sotyu has handed over school desks to two schools in the Free State.

The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry wants the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to provide the list of beneficiaries that benefited from the R150 million COVID-19 relief fund.

Langalakhe High School in Elandskop, KwaZulu-Natal, will get new ICT equipment, as part of the provincial government’s 67 Minutes of action in honour of Mandela Day.

As the country observes Mandela Month, the Department of Water and Sanitation has reiterated the call upon South Africans to take part in the Clear Rivers Campaign, to protect water resources and keep them pollution-free at all times.