South Africa

Pretoria - The repo rate is to remain unchanged at 5.75% per annum, the Reserve Bank said on Thursday.

Cape Town – Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele says the process to corporatise Post Bank is at an advanced state.

Johannesburg – Government is serious about delivering on the commitments it made in the National Development Plan (NDP) regarding eliminating poverty and reducing inequality in South Africa by 2030.

Pretoria – The Department of Labour is celebrating this year’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Day in Towomba Research Station just outside Bela-Bela, in Limpopo.

Pretoria - The South African Police Services (SAPS) will in the coming weeks commence with a process of re-enlisting former police officers.

Pretoria – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched a manhunt for a man who is suspected of killing a police constable in Mpumalanga.

Cape Town – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says the department will over the medium term invest heavily in research and infrastructure.

Pretoria – One of the seven inmates who escaped from the Groenpunt Maximum Correctional Facility in Vereeniging in the early hours of this morning have been rearrested.

Cape Town – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says her department is working on completing a comprehensive water plan for South Africa with the aim of managing the country’s scarce resource.

Pretoria – The Constitutional Court of South Africa has dismissed an application for leave to appeal by trade union Solidarity regarding a disputed agreement with Eskom which dates back 17 years.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma used the first day of his state visit to Mozambique to extend his deepest condolences to President Filipe Nyusi in person for the recent attacks on Mozambican nationals.

Pretoria - Due to a shortage of generating capacity and several units being out of service, Eskom will implement load shedding this morning, it said on Thursday.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is to lead a business delegation on an outward selling and investment mission (OSIM) to Vietnam and the Philippines.

Pretoria - An official memorial service will be held today in Vryburg, North West, in honour of struggle stalwart Ruth Mompati.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Transport has welcomed Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that there will be a significant reduction on what users will pay in e-toll fees in Gauteng.