South Africa

Deputy President David Mabuza says government is implementing programmes aimed at returning land to labour tenants and farm dwellers.

Deputy President David Mabuza says nuclear energy plans did not form part of the agenda during his recent visit to Russia.

The Department of Trade and Industry will from this weekend host a 10-member delegation of buyers from the Middle East.

Seven suspects have been arrested in KwaZulu-Natal for fraud, corruption and murder.

North West Premier-elect Professor Job Mokgoro is expected to be sworn into office today.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is leading a South African delegation to the 20th Meeting of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.

A police officer was shot dead in a cash-in-transit heist in Hillbrow, Johannesburg on Thursday.

Police Minister General Bheki Cele has issued a strong warning against the “unruly behaviour” of truck drivers blockading roads.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched Indlulamithi 2030, a scenario planning project that gives three possible scenarios of what the country could look like in just over a decade.

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says the Medical Schemes Amendment Bill and the National Health Insurance Amendment Bill will introduce measures that will lift a financial burden from beneficiaries who are subjected to high healthcare costs.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has welcomed the green light received on the proposed sea-based Aquaculture Development Zone (ADZ) in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape, saying this enhances sustainable aquaculture expansion in the bay.

Government is mourning the death of Limpopo MEC for Agriculture Joyce Mashamba, who passed away on Wednesday.

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is in Angola for the 20th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation meeting.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says it working with Chinese authorities to help the stranded South African citizens, who are victims of a visa scam.

South Africa’s current account deficit widened to 4.8% in the first quarter of 2018, the Reserve Bank said on Thursday.