South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has outlined several areas where South Africa and Belgium can collaborate to create mutually beneficial opportunities.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says government and Eskom are working together to resolve the “inherent risk” that municipal Eskom debt has on the stability of the power utility and the economy.

A series of recent government interventions have seen a drastic reduction in unanswered Parliamentary questions.

Government has reiterated that law enforcement institutions investigating the alleged theft of foreign currency at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm must be allowed to complete their investigations, says Deputy President Paul Mashatile.

Public Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner, Anele Gxoyiya, says the Commission has observed excessive delays in the handling of precautionary suspensions following misconduct proceedings in the Public Service.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the South Africa and Belgium’s respective histories, which share some similarities, should form a basis for greater dialogue between the two countries.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Friday lead the official commemoration of World TB Day in Rustenburg, North West.  

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), in partnership with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), will host the Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialisation Colloquium at the North West University, Mahikeng campus from 28-29 March.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that South Africa’s implementation of structural reforms, combined with fiscal consolidation, could help boost private investment, employment and grow

A director who unsuccessfully facilitated the undue processing of permits for Gupta associate Ashu Chawla and others in Ethiopia and in the United Arab Emirates has been dismissed from the Department of Home Affairs.

Sentencing proceedings for a Mpumalanga businessman who attempted to bribe a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigator are expected to kick off at the Mbombela Magistrates’ Court this morning.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has announced that the detection rate of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is rising sharply. 

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, says workers at Eskom are the ones who will resolve load shedding.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment's Working on Fire (WoF) in Limpopo has officially kick-started preparations for the winter fire season by training firefighters through the yellow card training camp at BET Joshua Camping, located in Leewkui, Polokwane.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Constitution remains an imperative document in government’s pursuit of transforming the lives of all South Africans.