South Africa

The land based Public Passenger Transport Market Inquiry public hearings will be held in Tshwane and Johannesburg this week, says the Competition Commission.

The illegal mining operations in KwaMachi, near Harding, have been halted and the mine has been cordoned off following concerns about the safety of the diggers.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week host the President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, President Brahim Ghali, for a working visit.

Eskom’s Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme and its associated land has been declared as a nature reserve.

South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (dti) participated in the sixth African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) meeting in Senegal, which took place on Sunday.

South Africa has reiterated its commitment to care not only for the children of its citizens but also the children from neighbouring countries, who are unaccompanied and without documentation.

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) will on Monday officially launch Youth Month at the Hector Pieterson Memorial Museum in Soweto, Johannesburg.

Deputy President David Mabuza has characterized his working visit to Kenya as having helped cement political and economic ties between the people and governments of the East African country and South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the death of five boys in a blaze at Masiya informal settlement in Philippi, Cape Town, is a tragedy that brings home the dangers faced by thousands of vulnerable South Africans, especially during winter.

Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu will on Sunday close the National Child Protection Week (CPW) campaign in the Free State.

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says the attack on the sick and vulnerable is unacceptable, and called for the arrest of perpetrators.

The Department of Energy (DoE) will later this year launch a new bid window as part of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme, said Minister Jeff Radebe.

The Department of Labour and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) have launched the long- awaited registration campaign of unclaimed benefits for ex-mineworkers in the Northern Cape, targeting Hartswater in Phokwane Local Municipality.

The relief on Anne Myeni's face is tangible that she no longer has to walk long distances to fetch water. For the first time in the 48-year-old's life, she has access to piped water that she can get at the turn of a tap.

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has dismissed media reports that its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Daniel Matjila, is on the brink of being suspended.