South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa will use day two of his working visit to London to engage African leaders on the need to strengthen partnerships on the continent to increase trade.

Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will this week meet with Sentech, the National Community Radio Forum (NCRF) and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), as an attempt to resolve the current impasse which relates to monies owed by community broadcasters to Sentech.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has set the wheels of investment into South Africa in motion at the Commonwealth Business Forum in London on Tuesday.

Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor has emphasised that meeting academic and progression requirements is still key in getting a bursary under the new scheme administered by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has appealed to all parties involved in the negotiations aimed at ending the bus strike, to urgently and cordially find a negotiated settlement.

The Department of Higher Education and Training is to embark on a new enrolment planning exercise for the academic period 2020 to 2025.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura has congratulated economist Trudi Makhaya for her appointment as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic adviser.

A total of 1 203 payments were made in March 2018, amounting to R18.2 million, to compensate ex-mineworkers for occupational lung diseases, says the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.

Winter is approaching and to avoid getting flu, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has advised that the public to get vaccinated.

The Auditor General has terminated auditing contracts with KPMG and Nkonki Inc with immediate effect.

The inaugural India-South Africa Business Summit, which will be held later this month, will focus on doubling trade figures between the two countries, says India's High Commissioner to South Africa, Ruchira Kamboj.

Officials from the Department of Water and Sanitation are meeting with their Nigerian counterparts on the management of water.

Science and Technology Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says the cube satellite, which has been sent off to India for launching into space, will help gather data to unlock economic growth in the oceans economy.

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92, days after she decided to give up treatment for her illnesses.

The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission says companies are still dabbling in fronting through the use of trusts.