South Africa

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has welcomed the issuing of an operating permit valid for 29 months by the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR).

The Speaker’s Forum of South Africa (SFS) has adopted an intensive legislative sector programme of action to help finish the sixth term of Parliament on a high note.

The National Skills Fund is expected to launch a training package in digital skills for unemployed youth in the country.

A 34-year-old detective constable will be appearing in court on charges of defeating the ends of justice after the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation team arrested him on 14 April 2023.

Government says it has noted with concern and condemns the fighting that erupted on Saturday morning in several parts of Khartoum and other areas outside the capital between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Rand Water has announced that the restoration of power at the utility’s Mapelton Booster Station has been successfully completed, following a power failure that halted pumping at the station on Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the family and friends of former Free State Premier, Beatrice Marshoff, who passed away on Saturday.

New members have been appointed to the National Orders Advisory Council by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Presidency’s Director General Phindile Baleni, in her capacity as Chancellor of the National Orders, has announced the names of South Africans and foreign nationals who are expected to be bestowed with National Orders.

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has moved to assure South Africans that serial rapist and murderer Thabo Bester is still behind bars at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional facility in Pretoria.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged government’s Directors General (DGs) and Deputy Directors Generals to take tangible actions to deliver on their mandates more effectively.

State power utility, Eskom, says it is working hard to address the causes of persistent breakdowns at power stations and ensure that the higher stages of load shedding are reduced.

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has revealed that convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester was never registered on any Home Affairs database which captures all legal citizens in the country.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy, has called for a legislated way of imposing punitive measures against mining companies who have failed to put mechanisms in place to prevent fatalities.

The Special Investigating Unit has instituted civil proceedings worth some R1.6 billion as part of the Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum’s (HSACF) role in fighting corruption in the healthcare system.