South Africa

Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, says government is doing all it can to resolve energy challenges in the country.

Out of a total of 267 municipalities registered with the Compensation Fund (CF) only 147 were submitting their returns to the Fund, according to the Department of Employment and Labour.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Judge Owen Lloyd Rogers as a Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

Deputy President David Mabuza says both houses of Parliament has a role to play in ratifying the World Health Organisation’s proposed Global Pandemic Treaty before it becomes international law.

Deputy President David Mabuza says law enforcement agencies should be allowed to investigate the robbery at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm without any interference.

South Africa has recorded 2 093 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 973 086.

The Department of Public Service and Administration has expressed concern in the wake of threats levelled against the Director General in The Presidency, Phindile Baleni.

Deputy President David Mabuza says government is exploring alternative energy generation avenues that will ensure not only stability is brought to the country’s power grid but that there is a just energy transition onto a lower carbon footprint.

Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States, responsible for gender and women affairs, will on Friday converge in Lilongwe, Malawi, to review progress on the implementation of gender and development programmes in the region.

Deputy President David Mabuza says government has made headway in implementing recovery interventions in areas that were affected by the recent devastating floods.

Deputy President David Mabuza says government will invest in climate-resilient infrastructure following the recent devastating floods that caused loss of life and devastated roads and drainage systems.

The Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), General Rudzani Maphwanya, says SANDF -- as the last line of defence in the Republic -- has exerted itself to support the people of KwaZulu-Natal following the recent floods that ravaged the province.

The South African Revenue Services (SARS) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) have joined forces to donate tonnes of seized clothing, blankets and footwear to flood victims in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, North West, and the Free State.

Various stakeholders have pledged their commitment to finding a lasting solution to the issue of baboon management in the City of Cape Town.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of Mpumalanga Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Department head Samkelo Ngubane.