South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on government and the private sector to play their part in supporting the freedom of the press.

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo, has urged Kgabo Park residents in Moletji, outside Polokwane in Limpopo to play their part in safeguarding water and sanitation infrastructure, which is meant to benefit them.

Human Settlements Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has unveiled a global plan aimed at dealing with informal settlements and slums.

The South African Post Office (Sapo) has warned customers of fraudulent emails requesting outstanding customs fees for parcels to be paid for online.

The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) has refuted media reports that it has withdrawn the wage offer it tabled at the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC).

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to conduct an oversight visit the newly built Redstone Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Tower project in Postmansburg in the Northern Cape.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has started public consultations on the draft National Faecal Sludge Management Strategy (NFSMS) to improve sanitation.

The Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) coordinating the ceremony to hand over a certificate of recognition to King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini is today visiting Moses Mabhida Stadium in eThekwini.

National Assembly (NA) Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has commended the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for continuing to raise the bar in strengthening parliamentary diplomacy and coordinating the world’s parliamentarians to work together for a resilient, safer and better world.

Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi and Gauteng Safety and Security MEC, Faith Mazibuko, are expected to visit the family four-year-old Bokgabo Poo from Wattville, Ekurhuleni, who was found murdered in Tamboville last week.

Eastern Cape SAPS Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Nomthetheleli Mene, has welcomed the arrest of five suspects connected to the murder of nine people and the injury of another in three separate shooting incidents in KwaNobuhle, Kariega, on Thursday.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and provincial MECs have welcomed the gazetting of the Eastern Seaboard as a unitary region by Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza.

The Health Ministry has congratulated globally acclaimed bioinformatics scientist, Professor Tulio de Oliveira, on his continued recognition for his sterling genomic sequencing work that led to the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Eskom is expected to implement Stage 2 load shedding from 4pm to midnight this afternoon following further challenges at its power stations.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the export of South African products to markets in other countries has a lasting effect on the fight against unemployment in the country.