South Africa

South Africa is scheduled to hand over the chairmanship of the SADC Council of Ministers to the Republic of Namibia.

Government does not have a plan to retrench public servants en masse, as reported in the media, says Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo.

Eskom is investigating a fire that broke out at its Kusile Power Station.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to launch an initiative aimed at improving sanitation at some of the country’s poorest schools.

Government has set up a special investigation team to probe a telephonic interview between Talk Radio 702 and inmate Radovan Krejcir, which was aired on Friday.

Bilateral relations between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formed part of discussions between the two countries’ Heads of State on Friday.

The VAT review panel has recommended that sanitary products be added to the current list of zero-rated products.

The Competition Tribunal has refused an application to dismiss a complaint against companies accused of price fixing and tender collusion involving a R240 million Eskom tender.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has visited the Democratic Republic of Congo to hold bilateral talks with his counterpart, President Joseph Kabila Kabange.

Women gathered at the Inter-Generational Dialogues at Freedom Park in Tshwane on Friday unanimously used the platform to push for the increased usage of African languages at school and in the home.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has departed South Africa on a working visit to the Republic of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will host a Gender Summit which is aimed at addressing challenges faced by women, at the end of August.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura has issued a directive that qualified women must be appointed to vacant senior management positions in an effort for the province to meet its 50/50 target.

Multitudes of South Africans will today retrace the steps of about 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings in Tshwane to protest against the pass laws in 1956.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will prioritise women’s empowerment through its budgeting processes across all departments.