South Africa

The Department of Social Development has expressed its gratitude and appreciation to social workers across the country.

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD), Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, is leading a South African delegation at the United Nations 66th Session of Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW66) at UN Headquarters in New York.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has gazetted a further extension of the National State of Disaster on COVID-19, until 15 April 2022.

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) continues to prioritise access to economic opportunities for the development of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) while providing job creation and related opportunities.

State owned power utility Eskom is calling on all customers – whether business, government or the general public – to pay their electricity bills.

South Africa has recorded 671 new cases of COVID-19, said the Department of Health.

National Treasury, through its RSA Retail Bonds unit, has created a new and exciting bond savings product in a bid to encourage South Africans to save.

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, has proposed a public consultation process that will hear all inputs into the various appeals related to air quality matters currently being considered.

Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says the Vodacom Virtual Classroom innovation allows the country to have all learning resources in one fit-for-purpose portal designed by experts with the interest of learners and teachers in mind.

KwaZulu-Natal businesses have expressed confidence in the provincial government’s commitment to drive economic recovery and intervene with speed to ensure the ease of doing business.

The Gauteng Health Department has reiterated its commitment to getting the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) refurbished as "soon as humanly possible".

President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to warn those who have stolen from the State that their deeds will eventually catch up with them.

The Department of Water and Sanitation in Limpopo has urged stakeholders in the water and sanitation sector to work together with government in finding practical and lasting solutions to water and sanitation challenges in the province.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, says the department continues to work on paying suppliers on time.

The Special Tribunal is expected to hear a Special Investigating Unit-led review application to recover at least R2.5 million in royalties, which were paid out to some music legends by the SABC in 2016.