South Africa

Preparations are ongoing for South Africa’s Group of 20 (G20) Presidency and the hosting of the G20 Summit in 2025.

Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says South Africa’s Cabinet has welcomed an advisory by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the “legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories”.

Cabinet has commended the latest addition of the South African human rights and liberation struggle sites in the prestigious list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites.

South Africa’s 2024 Money Smart Week SA (MSWSA) is expected to kick off on Monday August 26 and run until September 1.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officiate the national Women’s Day commemoration tomorrow, which will be hosted by the Khâi-Ma Municipality in Pofadder in the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape.

Consistent electricity supply in South Africa is now “one step closer” due to the diligent and dedicated implementation of the Energy Action Plan (EAP).

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Administrator, Freeman Nomvalo, says the organisation is revising its budget to better address the increasing number of applications received this year.

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has commended the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) for taking decisive action to initiate a criminal case against a senior Gauteng traffic police officer, who unlawfully interfered with a traffic officer while doing her work.

The existing Employment Equity (EE) Act provisions for the 2024 Employment Equity reporting period are still applicable, pending the signing of the EE amendments.

As the country commemorates Women’s Month, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is profiling its women in blue.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to embark on a working visit today to the Republic of Angola to meet with that country’s President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço.

In the ongoing investigation into the citizenship of Chidimma Adetshina, the Department of Home Affairs says prima facie reasons exist to believe that fraud and identity theft may have been committed by the person recorded in Home Affairs records as Chidimma Adetshina’s mother.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the family of veteran actress Connie Chiume who passed away this week.

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has established a rapid response team to deal with all current outbreaks of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

The National Prosecuting Authority Investigating Directorate (NPA ID) has vowed to reinstate the Estina dairy farm case “as soon as possible”, following a decision by the Free State High Court to strike the matter off the court roll.