South Africa

Sixty-one years ago, the Freedom Charter was adopted and signed by delegates to the Congress of the People in Kliptown.

Soweto – Initiation is a time honoured African custom where a boy enters initiation school to be taught endurance and the basic societal roles a man is to play, however, it is also a time of worry for many because of the health risks involved with this rite of passage to manhood.

Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the People’s Bank of China for the purposes of clearing and settlement of Renminbi in South Africa.

Pretoria - No load shedding is currently taking place as the power system is stable, Eskom said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is leading a South African delegation to the 7th BRICS Summit in Russia.

Pretoria - More than 150 members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum have visited the Chief Albert Luthuli Museum to pay tribute to KwaDukuza fallen heroes.

Pretoria - South African artists are expected to participate at the folk art market that attracts thousands of people across the globe.

Pretoria - Churches are ideal organs of civil society to help the nation reverse the vicious tide of poverty, says Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini will this morning visit two victims of a cash-in-transit heist which occurred last week at the Soshanguve mall.

Pretoria - The fraud and corruption case against suspended former crime intelligence boss, Richard Mdluli, and two other senior police officers has been struck off the roll but they may not be off the hook yet.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has warned the public about bogus training centres which purport to offer short courses on Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) set-top box installation.

Pretoria – The new council for the North West College of Nursing is expected to take the nursing profession back to its former glory, says provincial Health MEC Magome Masike.

Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has warned that despite the recent rainfall, which has been pouring in the province for the past few days, the prolonged drought remains severe.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the community of Winnie Mandela informal settlement to work jointly to find a lasting solution to the housing problems there.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and a delegation of cabinet ministers are in Ufa, Russia, were they will participate in the 7th BRICS Summit.