South Africa

The National House of Traditional and Khoisan Leaders (NHTKL) says it fully endorses the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI).

On Monday, 25 November, Deputy President, Paul Mashatile will attend the National Launch of 16 Days of Activism for no Violence Against Women and Children campaign launch which will take place at the Rustenburg Local Municipality, North West province.

Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, says reforms aimed at cutting red tape in the renewable energy sector are critical for accelerating projects and the development of critical energy infrastructure.

As part of the 16 Days of Activism for no Violence Against Women and Children campaign, Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has pledged to hand over 16 houses to the victims of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) throughout the 16-day period.

Eskom has marked the longest stretch of uninterrupted power supply in five years, with load shedding suspended for more than 240 consecutive days.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has expressed concern about increasing incidents of harassment by the public of Cape fur seals along the coast.

Police on Saturday discovered drugs worth an estimated R4.5 million during a search of a suspicious car travelling on Robert Sobukwe Road in Cape Town.

The City of Cape Town has welcomed the latest group of tenants at the massive 1 055-unit Goodwood Station social housing partnership project, a new well-located, affordable housing development, valued at more than R500 million.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has urged the community of Welverdiend in Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga, to engage with G20 initiatives aimed at creating jobs, improving healthcare and fighting poverty.

The City of Cape Town has strongly condemned recent incidents of intimidation directed at water debt management staff while they are executing their duties.

While the Gauteng Department of Education’s focus in on teaching and learning, the department says these plans continue to be interrupted by incidents of crime, bullying, gangsterism, vandalism, drug and alcohol abuse.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Monday lead the launch of the National 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign at the Rustenburg Local Municipality in the North West province.

In a room alive with entrepreneurial energy and determination, South Africa's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) were celebrated for their resilience and job-creation efforts at the Presidential MSMEs and Cooperatives Awards.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his address at the Presidential Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperatives Awards to call on banks to make money available for businesses.

The Department of Agriculture says strict movement control remains in place within the Disease Management Area (DMA) in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces to prevent the outward spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks in both provinces.