South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) during a joint sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces (NCOP).

The deaths of two police officers who died when they were responding to an alleged cash-in-transit heist in KwaZulu-Natal is a huge loss to the South African Police Service (SAPS), says the Portfolio Committee on Police.

The Rail Enforcement Unit (REU) has made nine arrests, conducted 79 inspections and issued fines to the value of R3 800 this week, according to the City of Cape Town.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the death of three learners at Driehoek High School in Vanderbijlpark as a tragedy that “touches all South Africans”.

National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi has taken a firm stance against corruption, saying it is now time for justice to win the fight against the scourge.

Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi has on behalf of national and provincial government extended sincere condolences to the families of learners who died after a walkway collapsed at Hoërskool Driehoek in Vanderbijlpark on Friday morning.

The Gauteng Department of Health has taken the decision to pay 552 internship and community service employees, four days ahead of payment date of 4 February 2019.

Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the University of Venda (Univen), Dr Bernard Nthambeleni says despite challenges facing the South African higher education sector, the university has continued to maintain and safeguard its teaching and learning spaces.

South Africans across the country will today participate in World Read Aloud Day which is dedicated to highlighting the importance and power of reading aloud and sharing stories with children.

The National Press Club has named President Cyril Ramaphosa as the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Sihle Zikalala has commended law authorities for the arrest of suspected poachers in two poaching attempts in the north of the province.

The Department of Correctional Services has warned members of the public of a jobs scam doing the rounds on social media and other channels where members of the public are invited to apply for employment and learnership opportunities.

Public hearings into Eskom’s third multi-year price determination Regulatory Clearing Account year 5 (2017/18) and fourth multi-year price determination applications will today move to Gauteng.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced that it has put on hold its retrenchment plan.

A new range of South African cultivated indigenous citrus and deciduous fruit are set to be unveiled at the upcoming Fruit Logistica International Trade Fair, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).