South Africa

Government, labour and business have spoken out in a united voice against corruption and the negative effects it has on economic growth.

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula says the men and women in blue are on track to bring to book the masterminds behind the KwaZulu-Natal political killings.

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the South African government will be in Lesotho from Friday on a fact-finding mission following the assassination of Lesotho Defence Force Chief Lieutenant General Khoantle Motsomotso.

A 20-member South African business delegation will on Friday travel to Russia, where they will showcase their products and services at the 2017 World Food Moscow International Food Exhibition.

The South African Revenue Services (SARS) customs and the detector dog unit intercepted 2.2kg of cocaine bullets, estimated at R632 000, at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday.

President Jacob Zuma has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category 2 for liberation struggle veteran and Robben Island prisoner, Galpin Gilbert Tozamile Matshayana.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has called for peace and calm in Sheepmoor, Mpumalanga, following a protest over water shortages.

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi has condemned the violence that erupted between meter taxi and e-hailing drivers in Sandton.

Tourism Month is in full swing, with the South African National Park (SANParks) once again opening its doors for free from Monday, 18 September until Friday, 22 September.

Young people from across the country will get to see what’s available in tourism careers when the National Tourism Careers Expo starts later this month.

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has warned those who threaten the safety of communities by committing gruesome crimes that the law will deal harshly with them.

Police Deputy Minister Bongani Mkongi says police will soon be implementing government’s anti-gangsterism strategy to root out gangsters.

The completion of electricity transmission infrastructure will create a more competitive market for members of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said on Thursday.

For Southern African Development Community (SADC) economic integration to be realised, the region will need to be transformed into an information and knowledge-based economy, Minister of Communications Ayanda Dlodlo said on Thursday.

Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele says very soon South Africans will pay less for data and that changes may be implemented as early as August next year.