South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended his deepest condolences on the passing of the former President of the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO), Nkosi Potjo Molala.

Pretoria – Government has released the findings of the fourth Wave of the National Income Dynamic Study (NIDS), which profiles what is happening with South Africans across the income spectrum.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour says it is concerned about the growing incidents of bogus labour inspectors who impersonate legitimate officials of the Department and fleece unsuspecting employers of money.

Pretoria – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has congratulated the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with China Communication Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation says it will continue with water restrictions across the country as the drought is far from over.

Cape Town – After a rigorous short-listing process and marathon televised interviews, the National Assembly has recommended that Advocate Busisiwe Joyce Mkhwebane be appointed as the new Public Protector.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the advisory panel on the national minimum wage will submit a report of their recommendations next month.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has been awarded a UNESCO International Literacy Award for its Kha Ri Gude mass literacy campaign.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says no nuclear deal has been entered into with any country.

Pretoria - Eskom honoured black-owned small and medium enterprises at its Business Investment Competition Awards on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The launch of AVK Holdings manufacturing facility will go a long way to strengthen localisation by supporting small and medium enterprises, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Cape Town - The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights will re-direct resources that were meant for the lodgement of claims towards research and finalising land claims that were lodged by 31 December 1998.

Pretoria - The Ministry of Human Settlements has warned the public about fake Linkedin and Facebook accounts, which purport to be those of Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has condemned the actions of students who disrupted a sitting of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training, the Fees Commission, in Cape Town on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Free State Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is to host a parade to welcome home Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk.