South Africa

Touched by the high unemployment rate in the Msinga area, Lelly Mntungwa felt she needed to do something to create job opportunities for the locals, particularly young women.

Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter has announced that the power utility will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 2pm this afternoon.

South Africa has recorded a steady increase in the number of influenza cases from 23 August, with a sharp growth in the week starting 1 November 2021.

The Electoral Commission (IEC) has received a clean bill of health from the Auditor-General.

South Africa has now distributed 24 216 614 COVID-19 vaccine doses, of which 134 586 were administered on Tuesday.

The Department of Employment and Labour is revamping its Labour Activation Programme (LAP) to deepen its impact in job creation initiatives and help integrate the unemployed into the labour market.

South African Airways (SAA) says it expects to expand its route network to include Lagos, Nigeria from 12 December this year.

A Parliament National Assembly (NA) hybrid sitting has passed the 2021 Second Special Appropriation Bill.

Game rangers, vets, casino staff, construction and transport industry workers, as well as customs and other government officials, have been identified as role-players in the ecosystem of illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed that the National Flag be flown at half-mast from sunset tomorrow morning until Sunday evening to mark respect for the late former President FW de Klerk.

A need for an embedded gender equality and anti-patriarchal culture is critical in families, schools, media houses, faith-based organisations, the economy and workplaces.

Not having a coalition is not a legal trigger for the dissolution of councils not constituted by the deadline of 23 November following the 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE), an expert says.

Deputy President David Mabuza says while significant progress has been made in containing the spread of COVID-19 infections - the country should not take its foot off the pedal.

Two former senior officials of the Fetakgomo-Greater Tubatse Municipality and a 41-year-old businessman are the latest suspects to appear before court for illegal deposits into the liquidated VBS Mutual Bank.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2021 must inspire African youth to lead in innovation and in accelerating the entrepreneurial revolution.