South Africa: Lesotho Highlands Water Project On Track for Completion

The South African government says it is confident that the maintenance work at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel in Clarens, in the Free State, will be completed… Read more »

South Africa: Public Works Minister Weighs in On Expropriation Act

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has reiterated government's stance on the Expropriation Act, stressing that no one in South Africa will "have their land… Read more »

South Africa: Youth Called to Seize Job Opportunities Through Presidential Initiatives

The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, has urged young people to take advantage of job opportunities available through government initiatives aimed at tackling… Read more »

South Africa: Fallen SANDF Soldiers Are South African and African Heroes - President Ramaphosa

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers, who were killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), are African heroes who laid their lives in defence… Read more »

South Africa: Mashatile Calls for Collaborative Effort to Address High School Dropout Rate

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has urged communities to join forces with government to tackle the factors leading to the troubling rate of school dropouts. Read more »

South Africa: SA Sees Increase in Alien Species

The number of alien species that has been established in South Africa has increased by 15% from 1 637 to 1 880, about a third of which are invasive, says Minister of Forestry,… Read more »

South Africa: 2023 Netball World Cup Board Appointed

With South Africa hosting the 2023 Netball World Cup (NWC), Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has announced the NWC board. Read more »

South Africa: Probe Into Forced Sterilisation of HIV Positive Women Welcomed

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed the probe launched by the Department of Health into the forced sterilisation of HIV positive women at state hospitals. Read more »

South Africa: Task Team to Conduct Independent Review of Unisa

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has appointed a ministerial task team to conduct an independent review of the University of South Africa… Read more »

South Africa: Suspect Arrested in Tshegofatso Pule Murder Case

Gauteng police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with the murder of Soweto mother-to-be, Tshegofatso Pule. Read more »

South Africa: Top Performing South Africans to Receive National Orders

Singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka Mhinga and the late Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa, are among the South Africans and foreign nationals who will receive National Orders this… Read more »

South Africa: Govt to Appeal Decision On Muslim Marriages

Government has taken a decision to appeal the judgment handed down by the Western Cape High Court on Muslim marriages. Read more »

South Africa: Peter Magubane Launches June 16 Book

South Africa's renowned photo journalist, Peter Magubane, has launched a book on the 40th anniversary of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising. Read more »

South Africa: SA Remembers Mandela

South Africans have today observed a moment of silence in memory of the late former President of the country, Nelson Mandela, who passed away on 5 December last year. Read more »