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Amid the turmoil stemming mainly from the illegal hiring of foreign truck drivers in the road freight trucking and logistics sector, ministers in the Justice Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) have guaranteed everyone’s safety before and after the national elections taking place in a few days.

South Africa’s triumphant return to the world’s greatest floral feast, the Royal Horticultural Society, Chelsea Flower Show in London this week, followed a hard and long journey.

Professor Susan Cleary argues that the NHI is a wide-ranging reform with both positive and controversial aspects. The key will be to find a middle ground in order to continue the journey to universal health coverage.

Six brilliant novels from around the world but only one can win.

On 1 October new UCT vice chancellor Prof Mosa Moshabela will step into a role that has previously caused division due to governance failures. Now he needs to start the rebuilding process and he has support from all sides.

Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Thursday that immigrants from Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere were "building an army" to attack Americans "from within".

Waste collection has ground to a halt in parts of Johannesburg amidst a strike by the refuse collection company Pikitup’s contracted workers, who are demanding fair wages and permanent employment.

Israel will expand its military operation against Hamas in Rafah, saying 1 million civilians had moved out of the southern Gaza city.

NOUMEA/SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - Police reinforcements in New Caledonia will stay as long as needed, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday after viewing areas devastated by deadly riots triggered by a contested electoral reform in the French-ruled Pacific island.

The Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan offers a framework to grow the agriculture and agro-processing sector, build competitiveness, attract more investment, improve inclusion, and create jobs.