South Africa

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, will on Thursday, 10 October 2024, lead the National Nutrition Week commemorative event in Cape Town. 

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called on law enforcement to clamp down on the selling of expired food in local spaza shops.

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) have a critical role to play in providing economic opportunities to young people, which will enable them to gain practical work experience in the construction sector.

The Department of Home Affairs is proud to announce the gazetting of the highly anticipated Remote Work Visitor Visa and the new Points-Based System for Work Visas.

The North West Provincial Government says it is on a promising trajectory concerning its audit outcomes compared to previous financial years.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has reflected on the work done in his department since coming into office 100 days ago.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of potentially severe thunderstorms over the northwestern parts of KwaZulu-Natal with damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail on Wednesday.

The Burgersfort Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses (FCS) Unit has intensified a manhunt for two unknown male suspects who allegedly raped an elderly woman in the Mecklenburg policing area on Monday morning at about 01:00.

Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala will on Thursday address the maiden Emerging Property Developers' Summit, organised by the KwaZulu-Natal Property Sector Association in Zimbali, north of Durban.

The South African Revenue Service has encouraged taxpayers with various digital currencies, which includes crypto assets, to declare these with its Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) to facilitate compliance.

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Narend Singh has welcomed the arrest of two illegal miners at the Barberton Makhonjwa World Heritage Site.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assented the Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill which amends the Communal Property Associations Act of 1996.

While South Africa is committed to the decarbonisation agenda, Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Narend Singh has raised concern that a carbon price to the production of emissions-intensive goods could exacerbate inequality, poverty and unemployment in developing countries.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed condolences to the family and friends of the founder of the Rhema Bible Church and former Co-Chair of the National Interfaith Council of South Africa, Pastor Ray McCauley.

Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says improving rural human settlements, both in terms of the rural ecological environment and the creation of a healthy rural human settlements environment, is an area that requires intensive research.