[The Conversation Africa] State of the nation addresses offer government an opportunity to speak directly to its citizens. It can offer reassurances that its policies and actions speak to issues of their greatest concern.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- It's raining frogs in South Africa. Well, almost. The biblical scenario unfolded in Overstrand Municipality where the Cape residents woke up to the croaking sounds of thousands of Platannas (African clawed frogs).

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Fallout From Chief Justice Interviews Prompts Calls for Probe Into Dali Mpofu's Behaviour

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] After a minibus taxi driver threatened to throw her out on the street for asking him to slow down as he raced down the highway, South African nurse Lebogang Matjila scoured the internet for a safer, cheaper way to get to ...

[The Conversation Africa] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa's 2022 state of the nation address underscored the problematic role that government agencies and others had played in state capture and the 2021 civil unrest.

[New Frame] Nothing in the state of the nation address signified that the president and his administration know how to win back the trust of the impoverished who feel let down by them.

[DA] The DA rejects the announcement made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address in which he revealed that preparatory work has begun for the establishment of a state-owned holding company to house all commercial SOEs.

[GroundUp] Manager says he is used to addressing angry crowds at Durban office

[The Conversation Africa] Almost three decades into democracy, radio is thriving in South Africa. Radio listenership in the country is consistently higher than the global average. And it in fact increased during the COVID-19 lockdowns of the past two...

[Parliament of South Africa] The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), Mr Mkhuleko Hlengwa, has confirmed receipt within the stipulated 10 working days of a written response from President Cyril Ramaphosa on the allegation...

[SAnews.gov.za] Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, believes that COVID-19 has demonstrated the importance of investments in science, technology and innovation as the country races to manufacture its lifesaving vac...

[SAnews.gov.za] With the demand for renewing vehicle licences on the South African Post Office (Sapo) website being high, vehicle owners have been advised to upload documents that comply with legal requirements.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has fought hard for vaccine equity in the battle against COVID-19. On Friday, a visit to an mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub in South Africa will add a pi...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The entertainment industry is mourning the passing of media personality and actress Kuli Roberts, who died on February 9, 2022, at the age of 49.

[The Conversation Africa] As historians, we have both been immersed for many years in trying to understand and write about South Africa's complex, conflictual history. Conquest, colonial domination and racial division in the shape of apartheid played...

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that government plans to scrap the National State of Disaster as the country enters a new phase in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[GroundUp] Hundreds of pensioners in Mpumalanga are having their blood pressure checked while waiting in line to collect their social grants.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is embarking on a strategy to implement "fundamental changes" to electricity supply in the country.

[SAnews.gov.za] Work is underway to cut red tape in an effort to enhance the business environment and create much-needed jobs in South Africa.

[SAnews.gov.za] In an endeavour to revive South Africa's economy, government has identified various sectors to stimulate investment and job creation.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced pipelined projects that will cut across several sectors like energy and social services worth over R100 billion.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will immediately fill critical vacancies and address positions affected by suspensions in the State Security Agency and Crime Intelligence.

[SAnews.gov.za] The first two phases of the Presidential Employment Stimulus programmes supported over 850 000 work opportunities, President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday.

[SAnews.gov.za] Millions of South Africans who benefited from the R350 COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant can breathe a sigh of relief as government has extended it for a further year until March 2023.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says discussions are underway with the Judiciary for the creation of special court rolls for state capture and corruption cases unearthed in the first two parts of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into...

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says reforms and immediate measures have been set in motion to turn around ailing state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

[SAnews.gov.za] Government is intensifying the fight against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) this year, through implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) on GBV and other measures to promote the empowerment of women, says Presiden...

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has embarked on the process of institutional reform in capacitating the Department of Water and Sanitation and reviewing water boards in as far as their mandates are concerned, and ensuring that they serve municipalities in...

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the eVisa system has been launched in 14 countries, including China, India, Kenya and Nigeria, according to government's commitment.

[Govt of SA] State of the nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa