South Africa

The Compensation Fund will embark on a four-day Community Outreach Campaign in the Free State towns of Viljoenskroon, Hertzogville and Hoopstad this week.

The Men’s Parliament, which gets underway in Cape Town on Monday, will not be just another talk shop but rather a way to engage and mobilise men to become part of the solution to gender-based violence.

The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will this morning begin its four-day programme of Taking Parliament to the People in Gauteng.

Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has called on motorists to stop bribing traffic officers and obey the road regulations.

The Men’s Parliament, which gets underway in Cape Town on Monday, will not be just another talk shop but rather a way to engage and mobilise men to become part of the solution to gender-based violence.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has been appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of the African Union Peace Fund.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on a state visit to South Africa on Tuesday.

With elections in sight and approximately 19 150 smart IDs and 1 528 green bar-coded IDs gathering dust at the Ekurhuleni Home Affairs office, the city has urged its resident to collect their IDs.

Shamila Batohi, Siyabulela Mapoma, Simphiwe Mlotshwa, Rodney de Kock and Andrea Johnson are in the running for the top job at the National Prosecuting Authority.

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has committed to return to Xolobeni, Eastern Cape to interact with the community to ensure finality on the prospects of mining in the area.

Wrapping up his working visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 11th extraordinary session of African Union (AU) on Saturday, President Cyril Ramphosa reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to the AU Reform process.

International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the agreement between her department and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) about South African diplomatic missions abroad being used for registration and voting.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has wrapped up a three-nation visit to Europe which sought to strengthen political, economic and multilateral relations with the European Union as South Africa’s single largest trade partner.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly a correction to a response he recently gave to a supplementary question in the house on a payment made to his son, Andile Ramaphosa.