South Africa

A Sugar Value Chain Task Team has been set-up to seek solutions facing the sugar industry.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has asked for a full report from provincial heads into circumstances that led to the tragic killing of two school girls in the North West province.

A group of 50 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) practitioners and supporting sector specialists are to attend a special training in Tianjin, China, that gets underway later this week, said the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

South Africa is participating in the 107th Session of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP) Council of Ministers and the 43rd Session of the ACP-European Union Joint Council of Ministers, which is underway in Lome, Togo.

Government is gearing up to introduce a programme that will see to the needs of girl learners from disadvantaged schools so they don’t have to miss classes due to their period.

Science and Technology Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has congratulated Professor Laetitia Rispel on her appointment as the new President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA).

The University of Pretoria and MultiChoice South Africa have partnered to develop and sustain scarce artificial intelligence (AI), specifically machine learning technology skills in South Africa.

Parents of Grade 1 and 8 pupils in Gauteng have until midnight to apply online to secure space for their children.

Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies said the focus on African innovation at this year’s edition of VivaTech was good for the continent and the country.

Nine Chinese companies have committed to invest over $10 billion in Limpopo’s Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

Social ills continue to have an impact on the wellbeing of South Africa’s children, Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu said on Sunday.

Government has noted Standard & Poor’s (S&P)’s decision to maintain South Africa’s outlook as stable.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a raft of proclamations authorising the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) to investigate several matters at various levels of governance.

Sam Nzima, the photojournalist who shot the legendary photograph of a dying Hector Pieterson, has been described as a giant who told the story of South Africa’s liberation struggle.

The Department of Women, together with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), will co-host the first ever symposium on menstrual health management in East and Southern Africa.