South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday deliver the keynote address at a Public Lecture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Westville Campus, in Durban.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong has hailed engagements with the Eastern Cape Provincial Executive Council as “successful”, signifying a step forward in ensuring unified government communication, strengthening nation branding, and boosting community media support across the province.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s massive infrastructure investment programme must be used as a catalyst to rebuild the country’s industrial base, expand manufacturing capacity, develop skills and create jobs.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed four major infrastructure investment opportunities, which were presented directly to local and international Development Finance Institutions and Multilateral Development Banks.

Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) Minister Parks Tau has reiterated that transformation and economic inclusion are moral and economic imperatives central to South Africa’s democratic political order.
Tau was delivering a keynote address at the Black Business Council’s Annual Summit in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

Transnet is seeking private sector partners to refurbish, finance, operate and maintain South Africa’s B-Network railway lines as part of efforts to open the country’s rail network to greater private participation.

The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lt General Puleng Dimpane, has deployed additional specialised capacity to support and enhance ongoing rescue, recovery and investigative operations at the disused mine in Nkaneng, Rustenburg.

Municipalities in the Eastern Cape are expected to experience cloudy conditions in places over the interior, with morning fog.

As South Africa continues to commemorate Women’s Month the South African Police Service (SAPS) is saluting Sergeant Palesa Tsoaelo, a 44-year-old investigator attached to the Serial and Electronic Crime Investigation (SECI) Team in Mpumalanga.

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber has described the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system as revolutionary for South Africa’s immigration management.

The Department of Employment and Labour has called for urgent and coordinated action to address South Africa’s worsening employment crisis following the release of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2026.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to the Government and people of Zimbabwe following the loss of 44 lives in a ferry tragedy on Lake Kariba.

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) says it is assessing and reviewing all relevant information related to an incident involving the deaths of illegal miners at Rustenburg, in the North West.

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has referred the Digitisation Project at courts around the country to the Special Investigating Unit and the Hawks for investigation.

South Africa has outlined its main priorities for its Chairpersonship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), with a strong emphasis on driving economic growth and job creation, while strengthening peace and regional stability.