South Africa

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is leading a delegation of companies on an Outward Selling and Investment Mission (OSIM) to Canada, which gets underway today.

Cape Town Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson says the city’s interventions, along with the water savings efforts of residents, have seen the consumption drop to just over 500 million litres a day (MLD) this year.

As the nation celebrates the 100th anniversary of President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu, South Africans should use the occasion to unite and build the country, says Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Senior public servants in Gauteng have all signed a pledge recommitting to serve the public with dignity and high standards of accountability.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will work on finalising measures to prevent loan sharks from preying on social grant beneficiaries.

Suspended Group Executive for Information Technology, Sean Maritz, has resigned from Eskom with immediate effect.

The Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority which is one of the new architecture for the regulation of the financial sector will come into effect on 1 April, said the Reserve Bank.

Former Springbok captain Rassie Erasmus has been appointed as the new coach of the Springboks until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday.

South Africa will co-host the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) from 7 to 9 March 2018 in Cape Town.

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned the public about an increase in new cases of rabies in the province, which has resulted in the loss of people’s lives.

Cabinet has expressed condolences to the families and friends of the five police officers and a former soldier who were brutally murdered in an attack on the Ngcobo police station in the Eastern Cape.

Cabinet has approved two bills which lay the foundation towards the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 aspirations of an integrated passenger transport system that is accessible for all.

As power utility Eskom marks its 95th birthday, its interim Group Chief Executive Phakamani Hadebe says the utility continues to contribute to the growth and development of the economy.

The Maluti-A-Phofung Special Economic Zone (MAP-SEZ), which is scheduled to start with construction in March 2018, is expected to produce 255 direct permanent jobs and 420 indirect jobs in 2018/19.

Cabinet has joined the celebratory and reflective spirit of the centenary year of Nelson Mandela, who would have turned 100 years on 18 July.