South Africa

Cabinet has welcomed the Official Visit to South Africa by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, last month.

Cabinet has emphasised the importance of different sectors in society working together with government to tackle the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).

Cabinet has welcomed the bold measures introduced in the 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to restore the health of the country’s public finances, just as the world economy was taking a dangerous turn for the worse.

Cabinet has reassured the public that the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has an intelligence-driven capacity to deal with threats to the country’s national security, including terrorism.

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on Thursday launched the Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM) 2022.

South Africa now has a new 24-hour, state-of-the-art regional space weather centre, which was launched in Hermanus, Western Cape.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this afternoon engage with Members of the National Assembly on key national issues, including stabilising the supply of electricity to households and industry.

Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee has requested a comprehensive progress report on internal steps taken to implement the recommendations contained in the Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s report into the murder of Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear.

Eskom says investigations are underway following a flue gas duct [FGD] – or chimney – failure at Kusile Power Station’s unit one.

The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Ethiopian government and the northern Tigray region's agreement to end a two-year war that has claimed thousands of lives and caused many to flee.

An initiative by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) to donate tons of seized clothing, blankets and footwear to flood victims in KwaZulu-Natal has entered its second phase.

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has welcomed the judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal against Siyangena Technologies.

While acknowledging that the budget for gender responsive programme is not going to be enough, government departments have been urged to use the budget allocated for the programme properly.

The fraud and corruption case related to the controversial R280 million Estina Dairy farm project has been transferred to the Bloemfontein High Court from the Bloemfontein Regional Court on Wednesday.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture, Amanda Bani-Mapena, has congratulated the Edendale Technical High School girls’ team for winning the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) African Schools Championship in Lilongwe, Malawi.