South Africa

The governments of South and India have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the fields of agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

The Gauteng Provincial Health Department is on a recruitment drive to attract about over 80 new medical staff.

South African Airways (SAA) is optimistic of resuming flights between Johannesburg and Malawi later this week.

The ten taxi operators, who were arrested during an alleged conflict over routes in Hoedspruit outside Phalaborwa on Friday, are set to appear in court this morning.

The top management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) have thanked the police for their bravery and for going above and beyond the call of duty during the National Police Day celebrations on Sunday.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Zweli Mkhize has commended the peaceful voter registration weekend in Vuwani, in Limpopo.

A campaign is to be launched to deal with the proliferation of illegal business enterprises in KwaZulu-Natal.

The second and last day of the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) final voter registration weekend saw Soshanguve residents flood to their local voting stations to ensure that they will be able to participate in the upcoming national and provincial elections.

The death toll has climbed to 27 in the twin explosions at a church in the conflict-plagued Sulu province of the southern Philippines on Sunday, the police said.

Parliament’s presiding officers are expected to address the public on the state of readiness for the 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA).

With the countdown on to the end of the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) final voter registration drive in full swing, the Commission has called on all eligible voters to take advantage of the remaining hours to register and update their address details.

Among those that took their time out on a Sunday to go register was 42-year-old Milnerton resident Ryan Allen, who said he will be casting his vote for the first time in this year’s polls.

Home Affairs Minister Siyabonga Cwele is set to meet with his Lesotho counterpart Tsukutlane Au at the Maseru Bridge border post on Monday.

Close to 20 000 people collected their smart ID cards from Home Affairs offices across the country on day one of the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) final voter registration weekend.

President Cyril Ramaphosa and a delegation of Ministers are set to return home today following a round trip to Switzerland and India.