South Africa

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, is cautiously optimistic that the Gautrain strike will end soon.

The Constitutional Court is this morning expected to rule on whether or not the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Shaun Abrahams, should vacate his position.

Home Affairs systems are back online following a power outage at SITA, said the Department of Home Affairs on Sunday.

Young people have been urged to rise up and defend South Africa’s democracy, while also effecting change in their communities.

Public hearings into the land based public passenger transport sector move to the Eastern Cape this week, the Competition Commission said on Sunday.

South Africa is scheduled to hand over the chairmanship of the SADC Council of Ministers to the Republic of Namibia.

Government does not have a plan to retrench public servants en masse, as reported in the media, says Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo.

Eskom is investigating a fire that broke out at its Kusile Power Station.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to launch an initiative aimed at improving sanitation at some of the country’s poorest schools.

Government has set up a special investigation team to probe a telephonic interview between Talk Radio 702 and inmate Radovan Krejcir, which was aired on Friday.

Bilateral relations between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formed part of discussions between the two countries’ Heads of State on Friday.

The VAT review panel has recommended that sanitary products be added to the current list of zero-rated products.

The Competition Tribunal has refused an application to dismiss a complaint against companies accused of price fixing and tender collusion involving a R240 million Eskom tender.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has visited the Democratic Republic of Congo to hold bilateral talks with his counterpart, President Joseph Kabila Kabange.

Women gathered at the Inter-Generational Dialogues at Freedom Park in Tshwane on Friday unanimously used the platform to push for the increased usage of African languages at school and in the home.