South Africa

Pretoria – Cabinet has wished South Africans well for the upcoming festive season.

Pretoria – The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) -- tasked with dealing with attacks on foreign nationals -- has found that competition for economic opportunities is a leading cause of tensions that have spilt over into violence in some communities between locals and immigrants.

Pretoria – The international community has demonstrated confidence in South Africa’s economy as the number of investment initiatives have grown this past year.

Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned all acts of violence motivated by prejudice.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on all South Africans to celebrate 20 years of the signing of the Constitution into the supreme law of the Republic, on Saturday.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs says the nominees for the Mkhaya Migrants Awards 2016 to be held at Montecasino on Sunday have been finalised.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says acting together as a united and coherent force offers the possibility to deliver a crushing blow against corruption.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has set the record straight on inaccurate media reports that claim the Maths pass mark has been dropped to 20%.

Cape Town – South Africa’s ongoing quest for nation building can only benefit if the nation, particularly the youth, takes lessons from its rich and complex history, says Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

Pretoria – As the country celebrates 20 years of the signing of the Constitution, the Presidency says Parliament is still an institution that should be held in high esteem, especially by public servants and those working in State-owned entities.

Pretoria – Former President Thabo Mbeki has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa), as the institution repositions itself to be a transformed African university.

Pretoria – Matriculants, who are currently receiving a social grant and are accepted at higher learning institutions, will no longer go through a means test to qualify for financial aid.

Victims and survivors of gender-based violence have joined a national campaign in which they are encouraged to tell their own stories as part of government’s efforts to understand the root causes of women abuse.

Pretoria – South Africa’s Transport Minister Dipuo Peters is currently in Swakopmund, Namibia, where she is attending the Fifth Benguela Current Commission (BCC) Ministerial Conference.

Pretoria – Home Affairs will deploy an additional 92 staff members at OR Tambo International Airport to manage the entry and exit of travellers at Africa’s busiest airport.