South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has a bias towards the development of young people.

The safety and security preparations for Thursday’s State of the Nation address are on track, according to the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints).

Speaker of the National Assembly Thandi Modise says it’s all systems go as President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday night.

To ensure President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address reaches all corners of the country, various live broadcast viewing sites will be hosted on Thursday night.

Gauteng police have set up a task team to investigate a spate of murders of homeless people in Pretoria.

Despite earlier predictions of heavy rain for the State of the Nation Address, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) expects a fine day with no rain in Cape Town tomorrow.

The City of Cape Town has advised road-users in the metro to plan ahead as several routes are expected to be affected by road closures ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday.

The Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) will meet with the Chinese business community in the North West - on the implementation of the National Minimum Wage Act (NMW).

National Police Commissioner, General Khehla John Sitole, has praised the bravery of security officers who managed to overcome an attempted cash robbery in Orange Farm, on Tuesday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this afternoon engage young people at the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Presidential Youth Dialogue ahead of tomorrow’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with members of the Eskom board in Cape Town on Tuesday.

South Africa has made significant progress on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics and to serve as a model in light of its rate of coverage, outreach programmes, community participation and online birth registration in health facilities, said International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor.

The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) will on Tuesday begin the process of vetting minibus taxis that will be operate on the now reopened Soweto ranks and routes that had been closed over the past three months.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday.

Pupils will again sing their hearts out at the South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod (SASCE), which will get underway next week.