The national education policy stresses the need to ensure educators have the training and skills to support kids with disabilities, such as hearing loss. But a 2024 study found teachers did not feel prepared
The chief financial officer told parliament’s ad hoc committee that the suspended police minister used an information note calling for the police service’s restructuring to support his decision to disband the unit
The ANC Youth League president also warned that removing Cyril Ramaphosa as president would plunge the country into chaos
From porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa’s most storied medical institutions
Countries are ‘still in the climate fight’, the United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell said
The national director of public prosecutions said the suspended Gauteng director of public prosecutions’ actions in a KwaZulu-Natal case were politically motivated
Fewer than 340 Botha’s Larks remain in the wild
Dangor said the US argument that if one G20 member was absent from the leaders summit, then there could be no consensus, had been voted down
The alleged victim has had to be hospitalised and receive trauma counselling several times over the ordeal, internal sources said
Director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said South Africa’s G20 presidency highlighted the importance of trade within WTO rules and reforming the system through local mineral beneficiation
The minister in the presidency said Washington would have to account to other members if it blocked South Africa’s participation in the G20 next year
The building doubles as an events venue, but more importantly, it stands as one of Johannesburg’s most quietly enduring landmarks
The president had denied that Wicknell Chivayo has been dolling out lavish gifts on his behalf
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola said since the US had assigned a chargé d’affaires to the handover, an equivalent level official would represent South Africa
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said countries understood ‘that there’s a bilateral issue between South Africa and the US, but that must not, in any shape or form, undermine or imperil the work of the G20’
President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates that all G20 members except the US had signed the declaration
In an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s absence, Ramaphosa warned against allowing ‘anything to diminish the value, the stature or the impact of the first African G20 presidency’
The government said it would not be handing over the G20 presidency to any junior United States official
Over 40 heads of state and government and representatives of the G20 member states as well as UN Secretary-General António Guterres, are attending the two-day summit
South Africa’s official African languages mask dozens of dialects, affecting millions, especially in rural areas
He said Africa remains woefully underrepresented across global institutions, and this must change
Transnet is currently appealing a court ruling which dismissed its urgent application to compel Gijima to complete critical data migration following the expiry of a R1.5 billion contract
The chairperson of parliament’s standing committee on appropriations wants an updated breakdown of the hosting costs, warning that the summit must not pressure the national budget
In a landmark ruling, the Emalahleni local municipality was ordered to fund major repairs after pleading guilty to persistent sewage pollution that contaminated rivers feeding the Olifants system
‘There should be no bullying of one nation by another. We are all equal’ the president said after Washington warned Pretoria against pursuing a joint G20 leaders’ statement this weekend
The absence of US President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin puts the spotlight squarely on President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa
Chinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans
The commission critiqued alleged middleman of suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu’s testimony and unsubstantiated claims
Ramaphosa’s confirmation now places the United States back in the room for the weekend negotiations at Nasrec
The US has now shifted its position and wants to attend the G20 leaders summit
Johannesburg is the beating heart of the African continent—the financial engine that drives its growth
The weather’s natural, but the disaster isn’t