South Africa

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says the Constitution empowers him to appoint and remove Ministers without having to consult anyone.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation has thus far eradicated 78.8% of the bucket system in formal settlements in South Africa, Cabinet said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has called on all South Africans to unite and denounce racism at home, in the community, at social gatherings, the workplace and on social media.

Pretoria - Cabinet says it has noted the court case brought by the Chamber of Mines for the Mining Charter to be declared unconstitutional and void.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will later this month open the 2nd Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) summit, Cabinet said on Thursday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, who recently returned from a state visit to Nigeria, is to undertake a diplomatic blitz which will see him visit France, Saudi Arabia and the United States, this month.

Pretoria – Cabinet says it is committed to ensuring that the country works together to make certain that South Africa’s credit rating is not downgraded.

Pretoria – South Africa has presented a report to the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), which is currently taking place in New York.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will visit Port Elizabeth next month to inspect progress made in developing marine transport infrastructure.

Pretoria – Cabinet has condemned violence in some areas that marred the voter registration weekend on 5 and 6 March.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to launch the R1.32 billion Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Scheme in Mandeni Local Municipality.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has seized R4.26 million of liquid crystal methamphetamine (crystal meth) and detained a firearm, it said on Thursday.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation says while the current rainfalls are having a slight impact on the country’s dam levels, this is a far cry from last year’s records.

Cape Town – The Department of Water and Sanitation says the country’s latest dam levels remain low despite the sporadic rainfalls and isolated thunderstorms experienced in some parts of the country last week.

Cape Town – The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries says just over 42 000 farmers have been assisted with drought relief measures in areas that were impacted by water shortages.