South Africa

Pretoria - Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has vowed to rid the Soshanguve township, in northern Pretoria, of crime.

Pretoria - Gauteng Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza has dispatched a team of social workers to visit the family of Karabo Mokoena to assist them with psychosocial support.

Pretoria - The Eskom board’s decision to reinstate former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brian Molefe is a better option than a previous R30 million early retirement pay-out, says Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that it will be issuing a tender for the procurement of new voter registration technology aimed at supporting the process of voter registration and to manage the voter’s roll on voting day.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will this weekend lead a business delegation on an Outward Selling Mission to Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

Pretoria - In her pursuit to see improved service delivery to all citizens, more especially in rural communities, Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi will today meet communities of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - Former Eskom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brian Molefe will return to the power utility next week, the Eskom Board confirmed on Friday.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize says the introduction of the Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill will bolster the country’s efforts to ensure that only legitimate goods and people enter and exit South African borders.

Pretoria - A political committee has been set up to find lasting solutions to the ongoing protests in the south of Gauteng.

Cape Town – A report that speaks to a possible decriminalisation of sex work has been completed and will soon be made public, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says there are no immediate plans to reform the country’s electoral system.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the second phase of government’s Back to Basics programme will focus on making municipalities hubs for economic transformation.

Pretoria - Police Minister Fikile Mbalula is due to visit Soshanguve in Pretoria today as part of a crime intervention campaign.

Pretoria - South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) CEO, Thokozani Magwaza, says the agency plans to appeal against the judgment handed down by the North Gauteng High Court allowing the deductions from social grant beneficiaries’ accounts.

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister, Blade Nzimande has challenged campus managers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges to deliver the same quality of teaching and learning, regardless of where the students study.