South Africa

Retail holding company Steinhoff has assured Parliament that it will fully cooperate with regulators regarding progress into investigations of accounting irregularities.

The Hawks in Newcastle have arrested two suspects in Vryheid for rental fraud and illegal land sales amounting to about R4 million.

The nine members of a syndicate suspected of operating a large-scale value-added tax (VAT) fraud scam amounting to more than R90 million are expected to appear in court this morning.

Measures taken to turn the fortunes of Eskom around will yield positive results despite a rating downgrade by Fitch Ratings.

Government has noted the announcement made by Multichoice to remove the Africa News Network 7 (ANN7) channel from the DSTV bouquet when its contract expires in August.

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Lesetja Kganyago, for winning the Central Banking Governor of the year 2018 award.

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says the provincial government will continue supplying water to schools in the event of “Day Zero” in the drought-stricken province. 

The Department of Home Affairs has extended the closing date for payments and submission of supporting documents and biometrics for the new Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) to 15 February 2018.

Eskom on Wednesday announced the permanent suspension of former acting Group Chief Executive and Chief Information Officer Sean Maritz.

The Department of Labour says it stands by the version of the final National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill, which it agreed with the National Economic and Labour Council (NEDLAC).

Issues around the economy and higher education are high on the agenda at the Cabinet lekgotla, currently underway in Pretoria.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has named the team that will represent the country at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia.

South Africa shares the top spot in the recently released Open Budget Index (OBI) survey.

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will over the course of the year announce a successor programme of the Black Industrialists Programme, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

The Hawks have urged members of the public to report any illegal firearm dealings in communities.