South Africa

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will celebrate its 25th anniversary when it meets in South Africa’s capital Tshwane, next week.

Higher Education Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana has been granted a R5 000 bail after appearing at the Randburg Magistrates Court in Johannesburg for assault case.

With only a few days left before the start of the 37th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Tshwane, preparations are at an advanced stage for the all-important regional gathering.

South African artists will get an opportunity to voice their concerns when government hosts the Musicians Indaba on Friday in Soweto.

A forensic investigation to determine the cause of the N3 pedestrian bridge collapse is underway, says Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi.

President Jacob Zuma will on Friday host Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for a State visit to South Africa.

The Department of Basic Education has condemned a violent act by a male learner, who is seen in a video assaulting a female learner.

Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Ben Martins will discuss opportunities offered by State-owned companies in the Department of Public Enterprises portfolio at a dinner with businesswomen in Limpopo.

The Department of Labour is expected to host two workshops to advocate employment equity (EE) compliance in the Eastern Cape.

The Department of Water and Sanitation says Western Cape farmers can only hope for more rains during this rainy season to enable them to harvest more crops before the rains begin to wane at the end of October.

The Standing Committee of Senior Officials from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) begins its meetings today.

A motor vehicle theft suspect was arrested on Wednesday on-board an aircraft at OR Tambo International Airport.

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Senamile Masango, who became the first African woman to conduct the first African-led experiment at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) laboratory in Switzerland.

The Rwandan National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Wednesday released the final results of the presidential elections, declaring that Paul Kagame won the third term.

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi has welcomed the immediate commencement of the forensic investigation to determine the cause of the collapse of the N3 pedestrian bridge.