South Africa

About 191 000 students are eligible for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) grant.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is to work with religious institutions to investigate tax non-compliance, it said on Friday.

The Free State Provincial Government has committed to fully cooperate with the Hawks as they investigate matters relating to allegations of impropriety at Vrede Dairy Farm.

The Hawks have confirmed that they are currently conducting search and seizure operations at both the office of Free State Premier Ace Magashule and the provincial office of the Department of Agriculture.

AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat says if African States manage to stop corruption, there would be no need for external assistance.

The African Union (AU) Heads of State are set to launch an agriculture transformation scorecard at the AU Summit to track the progress of Member States in improving livelihoods, poverty reduction and food security.

The upcoming South African Premier Business Awards will recognise exceptional businesses and the businesspeople who drive them, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has partnered with the City of Cape Town to conduct a joint blitz operation on unlawful water activities in the Mfuleni area, within the metro.

Communications Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says more must be done to increase the levels of women ownership in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and broadcasting sector.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Themba Mthembu, has welcomed the New Hanover Magistrate’s Court decision to deny bail to a murder accused farmer, who shot and killed his former farm worker.

Team South Africa will return to South Africa after completing a very successful pilgrimage to the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meetings, says Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Draft regulatory measures relating to a proposed domestic trade in rhino horn have been finalised, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa announced on Thursday.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published the Terms of Reference for the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in the Government Gazette.

Government’s focus on anti-corruption strategies in the protracted battle to protect the rhino is starting to yield dividends, with 21 officials arrested for poaching related offences.

Labour Deputy Minister iNkosi Phathekile Holomisa on Thursday urged South African companies to take advantage of Productivity SA’s Enterprise Support Programme (ESP) to elevate their productive capacity.