South Africa

The National Planning Commission (NPC) says urgent steps must be taken to restore confidence in the economy in order to reduce poverty, unemployment and inequality.

As the globe celebrates World Radio Day, the Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) acknowledges and honours the important role played by South Africa’s community radio sector in shaping a robust and sustainable democratic society.

The South African Post Office (SAPO) Chief Operating Officer, Lindiwe Kwele, says the migration of grant beneficiaries to Postbank has already commenced.

The Department of Labour says it is aware of reports of individuals posing as officials of the department.

The Gauteng Department of Education has called on parents to participate in their children’s futures by participating in the 2018 School Governing Body (SGB) Elections.

A North West cattle fraudster, Daniel Smit, has started serving his 10-year prison sentence after failing to pay back more than R6 million that he defrauded farmers in the province.

The Department of Labour will this week host the last two worker engagement sessions on the implementation of the national minimum wage (NMW) in the Northern Cape.

The Hawks on Tuesday welcomed the sentencing of Nombuyiselo Matini, 48, to life in prison by the Uitenhage Regional Court for human trafficking.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) will engage industry stakeholders on the Sugary Beverages Levy.

President Jacob Zuma has sent condolences to Russia following the devastating plane crash that killed all 71 people on board near the capital Moscow earlier Sunday.

The upcoming Research and Innovation Summit by the Gauteng Health Department is expected to tackle the use of research as a means to deliver an effective health system.

The Department of Labour will host a two-day SADC workshop on youth unemployment in the region.

The Reserve Bank has received notification from the Bank of Baroda of its exit from South Africa.

The Free State Provincial Government says it has noted the Public Protector’s report on Estina dairy farm in Vrede and will study it and familiarise itself with its contents.

North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has welcomed the arrest of six suspects involved in the killings in Marikana.