South Africa

The spotlight will shine on a Cape Town based electronics company when the Department of Trade and Industry launches its Workplace Challenge (WPC) programme on Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday undertake working visits to Angola, Botswana and Namibia, the Presidency said on Wednesday.

Eskom has signed a R20 billion credit facility with a consortium of local and international banks.

Newly appointed Police Minister Bheki Cele has sent a strong warning to all the individuals behind the fake Twitter accounts impersonating him.

Eskom on Wednesday noted rating agency Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P)’s decision to downgrade the utility’s rating to ‘CCC+’ largely due to its current liquidity challenges.

South Africa has called on the international community to make a reinvigorated push to rid the world of nuclear weapons as they pose catastrophic risks.

The Acting CEO of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), Pearl Bhengu, says the social welfare agency is developing a contingency plan in the event the Constitutional Court does not extend the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contract by six months.

The acting head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) says there was no political interference in the timing of their arrests over the state of capture investigations.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has paid over R205 billion in refunds across all tax types in the past 10 months, it said on Wednesday.

The Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) has presented an impact study which shows that while it has made an impact on communities, it faces significant hurdles that limit its success.

South Africa is today hosting and chairing the inaugural meeting of the Drought Core Group (DCG).

The KwaZulu-Natal province has affirmed its commitment to fighting fraud and corruption, reducing unauthorised, irregular, fruitless as well as wasteful expenditure.

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government will use 2018 to focus on creating jobs for youth, women and people with disabilities.

The Department of Basic Education has assured parents and communities that it is all systems go for School Governing Body (SGB) elections, which will take place from 1 to 31 March 2018.

Municipalities’ spent 40.4% or R168.3 billion of their total adopted budget of R416.9 billion as at 31 December 2017.