South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has passed his condolences to the nations of Zimbabwe and Malawi, who lost compatriots in a bus crash on Sunday.

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, says the achievement of an unqualified audit opinion for the 2024/25 financial year reflects the department’s commitment to robust financial management.

The awarding of the World Future Policy Award 2025 is a testament to South Africa’s role as a global leader and pioneer in environmental management, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George said.

South Africa’s national education quality assurance body, Umalusi, will brief the media on the state of readiness to administer and manage the 2025 end of year examinations.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the late Ambassador Nkosinathi “Nathi” Mthethwa as a “remarkable leader” whose conviction helped to steer South Africa’s march towards democracy.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has condemned the fake news suggesting changes to the reopening of public schools on Monday, 13 October 2025.

South Africa has called for “calm and restraint” in Madagascar following recent political developments in the island country.

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has condemned the anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks made by media personality, Ngizwe Mchunu.

The third and final G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) Technical and Ministerial Meetings are set to get underway on Monday.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is determined to “claw back every cent” that was unlawfully taken from the public purse as a result of corruption and fraud at the Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng.

The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) recently held a first of its kind roundtable on the management of sinkholes and dolomite.

The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) has moved to clarify the implementation of revised actuarial interest factors, which are used to calculate members’ benefits.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of the late Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa on Sunday.

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has assured students at Free State and Fort Hare Universities that the department, the universities and police are working hard to protect students and staff.

While global energy talks at the final G20 Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) and Energy Transitions Ministerial Meetings ended inconclusively, a different, more urgent struggle was won – one affecting a young girl who, instead of studying after school, must trek for firewood.