South Africa

Statistics South Africa says more consumers received free basic services such as electricity, water and sanitation in 2017 - as compared with 2016.

The BRICS Foreign Affairs Ministers kicked off their second formal meeting in a cold Pretoria this morning.

Gone are the days of filing your tax return at the last minute - as, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced a shortened time frame to file tax returns.

The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) says government must exercise stronger oversight by imposing a clear, measurable evaluation framework for consultants and contractors to improve service delivery.

The land based Public Passenger Transport Market Inquiry public hearings will be held in Tshwane and Johannesburg this week, says the Competition Commission.

The illegal mining operations in KwaMachi, near Harding, have been halted and the mine has been cordoned off following concerns about the safety of the diggers.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week host the President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, President Brahim Ghali, for a working visit.

Eskom’s Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme and its associated land has been declared as a nature reserve.

South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (dti) participated in the sixth African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) meeting in Senegal, which took place on Sunday.

South Africa has reiterated its commitment to care not only for the children of its citizens but also the children from neighbouring countries, who are unaccompanied and without documentation.

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) will on Monday officially launch Youth Month at the Hector Pieterson Memorial Museum in Soweto, Johannesburg.

Deputy President David Mabuza has characterized his working visit to Kenya as having helped cement political and economic ties between the people and governments of the East African country and South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the death of five boys in a blaze at Masiya informal settlement in Philippi, Cape Town, is a tragedy that brings home the dangers faced by thousands of vulnerable South Africans, especially during winter.

Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu will on Sunday close the National Child Protection Week (CPW) campaign in the Free State.

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says the attack on the sick and vulnerable is unacceptable, and called for the arrest of perpetrators.