South Africa

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has stressed the importance of provinces using their allocated funds to maintain roads.

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has sent a strong warning to community members about hitchhiking. 

The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant-General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, has strongly condemned the brutal murder of a five year-old girl, allegedly by her cousin.

Eskom has warned members of the public not to fall for job scams purportedly related to vacancies at its power stations, with the latest scam targeting the Medupi Power Station.

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, announced on Tuesday that South Africa recorded another imported laboratory-confirmed case of cholera from a 24-year-old South African man with a travel history from Karachi, Pakistan.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed a decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss two appeals by a company seeking to validate its business rescue procedures.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will next month host the ninth District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo at the Magwala Sports Field in the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Tuesday endorsed the five strategic areas recommended by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to fight the scourge of youth unemployment. 

Eskom has announced that it will be taking over the implementation of load shedding in the City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) following what the power utility called the city’s failure to reduce load on its customers.

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel, will on Thursday launch the Energy One Stop Shop and Energy Resilience Fund.

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) says the Competition Tribunal’s conditional approval of the Takatso Consortium’s intention to acquire 51% of South African Airways (SAA) is a significant step in making the state owned airline competitive and profitable.

Minister in the Presidency responsible for State Security, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says global cooperation is critical in the fight against challenges such as counter-terrorism and information and communication technology related crimes.

For gender equality to be achieved, it is important that men work on developing new forms of masculinity.

Trade, Industry and Competition Acting Director-General, Malebo Thompson, says the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to accelerate growth and increase investment in Africa.

South Africa has assured its BRICS partners that it continues to view the bloc as a crucial strategic partnership through which a just, peaceful and more equitable world order can be pursued and realised.