Domestic

US President Barack Obama will hold talks this morning with president Jacob Zuma at the Union Buildings. The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues aimed at cementing bilateral relations between the two countries. Trade and

The Department of Transport says traffic officials stopped and checked more than 910 248 vehicles country-wide in May as part of the National Rolling Enforcement Plan. The Department says a total of 243 130 notices had also been issued for

The Department of Correctional Services are conducting an Outreach Programme in the Garden Route this week. The Department says its busy promoting its efforts of ensuring that prisons shift to institutions of new beginnings. Department

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says dumping human waste during protests in Cape Town is an "attack against the whole population. Breaking his silence on the protests, aimed at securing better sewerage facilities, Motsoaledi said what is

An Australian government minister has apologised to South Africa's high commissioner for incorrectly announcing that Nelson Mandela had died. Resources Minister Gary Gray issued a statement on Thursday, saying he was "deeply sorry" for

A nine-year jail sentence imposed on Australian petrol-bomber Shumsheer Ghumman has been reduced to four years on appeal by the Western Cape High Court. Judge Anton Veldhuizen overturned Ghumman's convictions on charges of fraud and incitement

The SA Institute of Race Relations says there are more people on social welfare than with jobs. In a statement released on Thursday, the Institute says that In 2001, for every 330 people with jobs, 100 people were receiving social grants. By

Former president Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela has denied that there is tension between him and his aunt, Makaziwe Mandela. He reportedly stormed out of a family meeting in Qunu on Tuesday. According to the reports, he allegedly

United States President Barack Obama started his long awaited week-long Africa tour in Senegal on Wednesday, aiming to fulfill neglected expectations for his presidency on a continent where he has deep ancestral roots. Obama stepped off Air Force