South Africa

Pretoria – The new Police Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has used his maiden speech to boost the morale of the South African Police Service (SAPS) officers.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Des van Rooyen has payed tribute to the late Deputy Mayor of Richmond Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, Thandazile Phoswa.

Pretoria - No fatalities have been reported in the North West province following an earthquake which shook parts of the province on Monday.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has refuted claims raised by the Democratic Alliance (DA) on behalf of beneficiaries, who reportedly did not get their social grants at Rabasotho Community Centre in Tembisa on Monday.

Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has urged the public to make inputs on the Property Practitioners Bill, 2016 and the Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Amendment Bill.

Pretoria - Government says this coming Friday is a normal working day, despite social media messages calling for a shutdown.

Pretoria - South Africa’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ) programme is attracting billions in foreign direct investment, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - The employment of members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) serving towards the Southern African Development Community (SADC) maritime security, in the Mozambique Channel, has been extended.

Pretoria - Government has noted the sovereign rating announcement by rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) to downgrade South Africa to sub-investment grade.

Pretoria - For the second year in a row, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has broken the Trillion Rand mark in revenue collection.

Pretoria – Newly appointed Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa says growth in international and domestic tourism means more opportunities for local suppliers and providers of services to tourists.

Pretoria – The Department of Transport says it will dedicate its programmes towards the upliftment of South Africans.

Pretoria - The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has commended the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) management for ensuring that the most vulnerable in the country receive their social grants.

Pretoria - As the Department of Social Development and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) continue with the payment of social grants on Monday, recipients are encouraged to go on their respective days to pay points, as indicated on their last slips.

Pretoria - The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Ministry has accepted the surveys released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on financial statistics of municipalities and on service delivery.