South Africa

The first day of the wage strike by South African Revenue Service (SARS) workers had seen minimal disruption to its services, says the revenue collectors.

South Africa's National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is currently participating in a six-day parliamentary diplomatic engagement, in her capacity as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Task Force (IPU-TF) on the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, will on Thursday unveil the first 200 cohorts of the Border Management Authority (BMA) Border Guards in Musina, Limpopo.

The Department of Employment and Labour has told commercial divers that economic costs of poor occupational health and safety practices in the form of medical and rehabilitation costs, as well as loss of income, affects both the employer and the employee.

At least four people have appeared in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering related to the defrauding of Eskom during the height of state capture at the power utility.

A full investigation into the killing of two Boksburg Community Corrections officials will be conducted, says the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services.

South Africa has confirmed 493 COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths related to the virus in the past 24 hours.

A joint venture by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality’s (NMBMM) weekly water leaks fixing blitz is yielding positive results with the repair of more than 4 000 water leaks.

Municipalities in the Bojanala District have committed to work closely with the Department of Human Settlements to implement the department’s policies governing the sector.

Minister in The Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, has met with owners and executive leadership of print and digital media companies in South Africa to discuss an array of issues facing the industry.

The South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) has announced that 18 of tax branches will not be in operation on Tuesday as its staff embark on a wage strike.

Limpopo Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant, General Thembi Hadebe, has applauded the prompt arrest of suspects responsible for the alleged robbery of R55 000 in stokvel money in Madibong, outside Jane Furse, on Friday.

The Department of Employment and Labour will from today host a series of commercial diving workshops to discuss the recently unveiled sector regulations.

Consultations between the Department of Water and Sanitation and key stakeholders across the country are underway to determine bulk water tariffs for the 2022/23 financial year.

South Africa now has 3 997 975 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 702 of which were reported on Monday.