South Africa

Cabinet has approved the submission of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Amendment Bill for public comment.

The Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture has conveyed condolences to the family, music and arts fraternity on the passing of kwaito musician, Nomasonto Maswanganyi, better known as Mshoza.

Cabinet is calling on South Africans to embark on five days of mourning to remember those who have lost their lives to COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF).

Cabinet has welcomed the recent successful working visit to South Africa by members of the Malawian government led by President Lazarus Chakwera.

The Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs has paid more than R30 million to small businesses in an effort to help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and to save jobs.

Cabinet has approved the publication of the draft National Implementation Framework towards the professionalization of the public service.

Cabinet has commended the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for the successful by-elections held in 95 wards across 55 municipalities last Wednesday.

Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has urged government departments to enrol public servants for a range of Anti-Corruption Courses offered by the National School of Government (NSG).

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in Kwa-Zulu Natal has urged communities to use water sparingly, despite the slight increase in water levels this week.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this weekend lead the South African delegation to the virtual G20 Leaders' Summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to later today receive Letters of Credence from Ambassadors and High Commissioners-Designate, who have been nominated by governments to serve in diplomatic missions in South Africa.

The Department of Employment and Labour in Gauteng has opened a case of pointing a firearm against the individual who pulled a gun on two inspectors (female and male) on Tuesday.

South African banks will not accept any cheques for deposit or encashment after 31 December 2020, the South African Reserve Bank announced on Thursday.

The second biennial Men’s Parliament will be hosted by the Parliament of South Africa this afternoon.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, will lead a delegation to a Joint Bilateral Commission of Cooperation (JBCC) Ministerial Meeting between South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho.