South Africa

A patriot par excellence is how the late Dr Thandi Ndlovu has been described by Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the South African delegation to the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA) which gets underway in Cape Town, next week.

The North West province is set to host the National Tourism Career Expo (NTCE) next month.

The Tourism Department says it will leave no stone unturned in its quest to grow tourism and attract tourists to its shores and boost domestic travel.

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has called on South Africans to take a Sho’t Left as the country marks Tourism Month in September.

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says collaboration with key industry players will play an important role in enabling South Africa to become globally competitive and relevant in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) era.

The launch of St Barnabas and UJ Metropolitan Mathematics is set to ignite a new level of hunger in the fields of Science, Technology and Mathematics.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has honoured top women entrepreneurs in agriculture at the 20th Female Entrepreneur Awards (DAFF FEA).

Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Road Infrastructure, Jacob Mamabolo, has assured the family of a Tshwane taxi driver that police will work very hard to find those responsible for his death.

Acting President David Mabuza has on behalf of government and South Africa conveyed condolences to Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on the sad passing of his mother Mme Sina Seleku Motsoaledi.

The Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa (STEASA) is keen to explore export markets in Australia through the Department of Trade and Industry’s Outward Selling Mission to that country.

National Hawks Head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya has welcomed the arrest and subsequent appearance of two former senior officials of the Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport at the Giyani Magistrate Court on Wednesday.

Social grant beneficiaries should take note that September social grant payments will be available from 30 August 2019 at ATMs and shops, says the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya, has visited the St Elizabeth Hospital and Mqikela High School - both in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape - to get a first-hand account of what interventions are needed at these two institutions.

The decision to extend the duration of the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the Cape Flats is yet to be taken, says Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.