South Africa

Deputy President David Mabuza -- in his capacity as Special Envoy to South Sudan -- is headed to Entebbe, Uganda, for regional consultations.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu says the promotion of women and girls’ health rights has been one of the highlights in the 25 years since the first International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was held.

Government has conveyed its condolences to the friends and family of the “poet of the people”, Sandile Dikeni.

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says to fully leverage on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the African continent needs to ensure all digital strategies are people-centered to ensure they are not left behind.

Government’s new integrated, district-based approach to service delivery is to be launched in Lephalale, Limpopo.

The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector has convened at a forum in Johannesburg in an effort to rekindle economic activity and restore investor confidence in the African continent.

Deputy President David Mabuza has welcomed progress made in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.

Power company Eskom says the system remains constrained and vulnerable with generating plants performing at very low levels of reliability.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a South African delegation to the 11th BRICS Summit to be held in Brasilia, Brazil, from 13 - 14 November 2019.

The investments concluded during last year’s Africa Investment Forum and which have since been realised, are the clearest indication that the continent is open for business.

As Corobrik readies its R800 million new mega factory in Driefontein for full production and begins to build a second new plant in KwaZulu-Natal, the brickmaker says it will see investment pass the R1 billion mark within the next two years.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya will on Tuesday engage with the community of Colesburg in the Northern Cape to create awareness of the importance of access to the media by historically disadvantaged communities.

Ekurhuleni’s newly launched multi-million rand Licensing Hub is expected to bring government services closer to the people and stimulate economic activity.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the time has come for Africa to benefit from its mineral wealth and be a producer of value-added goods.

A total of R1.6 billion has been allocated for the implementation of the Emergency Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), which outlines intervention areas that can be implemented in the next six months.