South Africa

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has welcomed the Auditor General’s clean audit reports for the 2016/2017 financial year for both the department and most of its agencies.

Changes to senior management positions at National Treasury were made to avoid a situation where officials act in positions for too long.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is scheduled to undertake a two-day working visit, starting on Wednesday, to Hanoi, Vietnam.

President Jacob Zuma has called for stronger solidarity and cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developments.

South Africa and Russia on Monday signed an agreement that will see about US$400 million invested in oil and gas development.

The Ministry of Communications has assured the nation that Minister Ayanda Dlodlo and her family are safe and unharmed after an intruder entered her home.

Sponsors of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Goodwill Parcel Project have pledged goods worth R2.4 million towards the project as it marks its 16th anniversary.

Statistician General Pali Lehohla on Monday released the Domestic Tourism Survey 2016 report, which shows a dip in domestic tourism over the past two years.

Municipalities across the country are set to go greener with the introduction of a new national strategy.

South Africa will this week participate in the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP13) in Ordos, People’s Republic of China.

Over 100 major Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) transactions have been received by the B-BBEE Commission, which is currently assessing them.

Cash strapped consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets as the petrol price is set to increase by 67 cents on Wednesday.

On 21 July 2016, Constable BG Mogapi said his final goodbye to his wife as he left for work, promising her he would return at 6am the following day, little did he know that it was the last time he would see her.

Africa is the current frontier for growth and prosperity and the opportunities from an investment perspective are limitless, says President Jacob Zuma.

In response to questions put to him by the Sunday Independent – which have been circulating on social media since Friday, 1 September 2017, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has made the following statement: