South Africa

Team South Africa will return to South Africa after completing a very successful pilgrimage to the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meetings, says Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Draft regulatory measures relating to a proposed domestic trade in rhino horn have been finalised, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa announced on Thursday.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published the Terms of Reference for the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in the Government Gazette.

Government’s focus on anti-corruption strategies in the protracted battle to protect the rhino is starting to yield dividends, with 21 officials arrested for poaching related offences.

Labour Deputy Minister iNkosi Phathekile Holomisa on Thursday urged South African companies to take advantage of Productivity SA’s Enterprise Support Programme (ESP) to elevate their productive capacity.

The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) on Thursday confirmed the transfer of the Director General of Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), Mashwahle Diphofa, to the Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA).

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has sent his condolences to the friends, family and television industry colleagues of veteran actor, Sandy Mokwena.

Steve Biko Academic Hospital management has appealed to the public using the hospital to cooperate with staff members, who are fixing faulty lifts.

South Africa and Uganda are expected to review achievements made since the establishment of a Joint Trade Committee (JTC) that was set up to strengthen bilateral economic relations.

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Dr Ismail Vadi has reminded motorists to exercise the utmost care and vigilance on the roads.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, as head of Team SA at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has assured potential investors that South Africa is politically stable and open for business.

A man, who took money from people under the pretext that he was doing so under the instruction of North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo, was found guilty of fraud in the Mahikeng Regional Court.

The taps of the City of Cape Town are expected to run dry sooner than anticipated following a drop in dam levels this week that has brought Day Zero closer.

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has taken stock of some of the achievements of the 2017 Safer Festive Season campaign, as it draws to a close on 31 January 2018.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will host nationwide public hearings into power utility Eskom’s Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) applications totalling R66.6 billion.