South Africa

Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Fikile Majola is in China to woo investors as South Africa kicks off its Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Investment Roadshow.

The South African embassy in Lagos, Nigeria, remains temporarily closed after coming under attack, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) said on Thursday.

Police have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping of Amy Lee de Jager in Vanderbijlpark.

The Portfolio Committee on Transport has expressed concern with the violent nature of the protests in the transport industry.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it knew as early as last week that Rwandan President Paul Kagame would no longer attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Africa currently underway in Cape Town.

Police in Gauteng have condemned fake social media posts claiming that schools are being burnt and the kidnapping of school children in Katlehong, labelling it as incitement.

The Presiding Officers of Parliament say the institution must and will do all it can to have gender based violence (GBV) declared a national crisis.

Cabinet today released several Ministers from an ordinary sitting of Cabinet in Tuynhuys, Cape Town, to meet with hundreds of students who have gathered at Parliament in protest against gender based violence.

The process to appoint a new Eskom Chief Executive Officer is underway, Interim Executive Chairman Jabu Mabuza said on Wednesday.

Eskom has unveiled its summer plan, which aims to avoid the much dreaded load shedding over the summer months.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on investors to join in the new momentum and look south.

Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, is confident police are capable of restoring law and order back into areas affected by violent looting and vandalism in Johannesburg central.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the Team South Africa delegation to the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA) which kicks off from 4 to 6 September, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Police will deploy a tried and tested method of integrating operational processes, resources and intelligence as President Cyril Ramaphosa, 20 Heads of State, and other foreign delegates converge in Cape Town, for the World Economic Forum on Africa.

There will be no rotten potatoes today as South African companies are set to participate in the 2019 Fruit Logistica Asia Trade Show that gets underway in Hong Kong.