South Africa

Deputy President David Mabuza has committed South Africa to supporting South Sudan in finding lasting peace, stability and development.

Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo will return to the Eastern Cape on Thursday where she will visit the Steve Biko Foundation Centre in Ginsberg, King Williams Town.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has welcomed the signing of new collective agreements, which will be instrumental in ensuring that justice prevails in cases where educators are accused of sexual misconduct.

Amid fears that two men have been swept off by floods in Gauteng over the weekend, the Department of Water and Sanitation has warned citizens to exercise caution in case of floods.

The Department of Labour will on Friday host the Jobs Fair, an initiative bringing potential employers and work-seekers together under one roof.

The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has warned the public about unregistered credit provider Charis Financial Services.

The South African government has expressed concern at reports of missing Saudi Arabian journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared while in Istanbul, Turkey, two weeks ago.

A trust which will disburse funds for mine workers who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis is to be established in April 2019, says the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the revitalisation of distressed mining communities.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has referred several investigations, valued at R2.7 billion, to court in the 2017/18 financial year, the organisation said on Wednesday.

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says public servants must be held to account when it comes to upholding the ethos, principles and values of public administration.

The Free State Development Corporation (FDC) has announced it will launch an investigation into circumstances surrounding a R100 million investment into the troubled VBS Mutual Bank.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs is satisfied with the country’s preparations for the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 24) scheduled for December.

The Department of Trade and Industry has through the Workplace Challenge Programme (WPC) sustained over 50 000 jobs while a further 250 has been created over the last two decades.

Government says it will no longer tolerate the destruction of property and infrastructure such as trains - calling this economic sabotage.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested departments and entities implicated in Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigations to provide him with updates on the implementation of recommendations contained in the reports.