South Africa

Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says the mining sector must transform to ensure that workers’ rights, dignity, health and safety are not compromised.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) says it has noted the confirmation by Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Adv Michael Masutha, on a proclamation for the Special Investigating Unit to investigate allegations of fraud and corruption in the Office of the State Attorney (OSA).

While the country has seen a decrease in dam levels in the past week, the Western Cape continues to benefit from winter rains.

Three suspects, allegedly impersonating Hawks investigators, were arrested in an undercover operation on Wednesday.

Government has paid R67 million in the finalised cases of the families that lost their breadwinners six years ago in Marikana.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has instructed his department’s senior officials to fast-track the process of fishing rights allocation to small scale fisheries and communities in the four coastal provinces.

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) says it has developed contingency plans to ensure that its essential services are not disrupted during the ongoing protest action by the employees of the Department of Health.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises has welcomed Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s announcement that SA Express will resume flights as early as next week.

Eskom has declared a dispute with its three trade unions over preconditions introduced in wage negotiations.

The City of Ekurhuleni has distanced itself from the bogus 240 litre wheelie bin tender scam scamming people of their hard-earned money.

The adoption of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will be in the spotlight at the African Regional Conference on Nuclear Disarmament and Lethal Autonomous Weapons, which gets underway in Pretoria this morning.

The government of South Africa has sent condolences to Italy following the collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge in the north-western Italian city of Genoa.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it is aware of the case of a distressed South African citizen reported in Berlin, Germany.

The fight against illicit trade in cigarettes and other tobacco products has received a boost with the South African Revenue Service, Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa (TISA) and the Fair-trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) agreeing to work together.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead South Africa’s delegation to the 38th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Windhoek, Namibia.