South Africa

Today marks the 10-day countdown to the centenary celebrations of Mama Albertina Sisulu.

Eskom has confirmed the death of an employee following a boiler explosion at the Lethabo power station.

National Police Commissioner, General Khehla John Sitole, has condemned the ongoing attacks and killings of members of the South African Police Services (SAPS).

The nine members of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) African partner countries and African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network (AVN) projects are set to meet in Cape Town next week to coordinate their research efforts.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Zweli Mkhize will on Thursday lead the department and its entity when they appear before the Cogta Portfolio Committee to discuss 2017/2018 annual reports.

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant will this morning meet with the management of Daybreak Farms - a poultry investment project in Delmas, Mpumalanga.

Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says the clean audits of the Department of Communications (DoC) and the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is a sign of good governance and adhering to strict financial policies and practices.

As the globe observes World Mental Health Day, Minister in the Presidency for Women, Bathabile Dlamini, has called on all South Africans to consider the relationship between mental health and gender inequality.

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister John Jeffery says the country’s courts have made great strides to maintain high conviction rates over the past financial year.

A forensic report into the embattled VBS Mutual Bank has recommended that criminal charges be laid against a range of individuals alleged to have looted about R2 billion from the financial institution.

The Department of Labour is set to unpack the Employment Equity (EE) Amendment Bill & Regulations to the labour market community of Kimberley this Friday.

Interventions by the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) in the 2017/18 financial year saw about R450 million in tax refunds paid to the first top ten taxpayers, the OTO said on Tuesday.

Small towns across South Africa will contribute massively to regional and rural development, as the country implements the Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF).

North West Premier, Professor Job Mokgoro, has appealed to provincial senior managers to become agents of change in their communities.

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform will take the 365 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign to Mshadza, Mpumalanga, this Friday.