South Africa

Eskom says messages being circulated on social and digital media claiming that there will be no electricity in the country are false and misleading.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has proclaimed the establishment of the Investigating Directorate in the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions.

The political parties set to contest the 2019 national and provincial elections have vowed to uphold the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Code of Conduct while campaigning in the run up to the 8 May polls.

The Johannesburg Water (JW) has advised residents of the City of Johannesburg to check the load shedding schedule of their respective areas on the Eskom and City Power websites, as power outages affect water supply.

Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has removed Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Chairperson and Councillor Rubben Mohlaloga from office.

The City of Ekurhuleni has given people amnesty to return overdue library books without paying fines.

The Workplace Challenge Programme (WCP) has contributed to the retention of 500 000 jobs.

South Africans will again have to bear another round of rotational Stage 4 load shedding which will get underway at 9am.

As the fifth Parliament concludes its work in the next few weeks, it is pushing ahead by passing essential laws which are in line with the Constitution’s values.

The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved the termination of the section 139 (1)(b) interventions issued to Emadlangeni and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma local municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.

If Africa and Asia are to reap the benefits of having a youthful population and improve their economies, they must improve healthcare for women, adolescents and youth.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on public representatives to campaign in a responsible manner as the country gets ready to hold its national and provincial elections in May.

Malfeasance, coupled with aging infrastructure and decreasing expenditure on maintenance, have been blamed for Eskom implementing load shedding over the past five days.

South Africa runs the risk of losing its indigenous languages, says Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) Project Manager and head of Gauteng office, Dr Sally Maepa.

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has welcomed Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense’s R72 million investment into its refrigeration and television production lines at its Atlantis factory in the Western Cape.