South Africa

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of an inquiry into tax administration and governance at the revenue service.

Operations are back to normal at OR Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni, following the discovery of an unattended bag earlier in the day.

With 10 days left before the closing date, South African media are invited to submit their entries for the 2018 SADC Media Awards competition.

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba will this week table the 2018 Budget in Parliament.

Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says Friday’s State of the Nation Address was reminiscent of the day former President Thabo Mbeki delivered the seminal speech “I am an African”.

Over 10 private colleges have been exposed for non-compliance with the relevant legislation in the private higher learning sector.

Low-cost technologies to improve the quality of water and service delivery in the municipalities will be displayed at the 12th National Municipal Managers Forum taking place in Mpumalanga on 20-21 February.

An outbreak of the Oriental Fruit Fly has been detected in Grabouw, in the Western Cape, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on Monday.

The Gauteng Provincial Government has published the Draft Fifteenth Amendment of the Gauteng Road Traffic Regulations for public comment.

Forging unity and building alliances amongst a group of nations is an integral part of any society. In Africa this unity and sense of purpose is driven by the African Union. During the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government on 28 and 29 January 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the unity of the continent was given a big push forward.

Messages of congratulations have poured in from Heads of State across the world for South Africa’s newly-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Hawks have welcomed the 22-year imprisonment sentence of Hlakaniphani Miya who shot and killed police Constable Sithembiso Yende in 2014, in Ladysmith.

The South African economy has received a major boost with the Isuzu Motors purchase of the Struandale plant in Port Elizabeth.

Parliament will be a hive of activity this week as several key sessions are on the cards.

The Chamber of Mines has agreed to postpone its court application in respect of the reviewed Mining Charter, which was due to be heard in the High Court this week.