South Africa

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and Aids (UNAIDS) has reiterated its support to South Africa, as the country works to expand HIV treatment to at least 6.1 million people by 2020.

The Western Cape Social Development MEC, Sharna Fernandez, has welcomed the announcement of six additional State-owned properties, which will be used as safe havens for women and children, who are victims of abuse.

The newly launched Impimpa hotline is set to help vulnerable and isolated workers, such as domestic workers, to report non-compliant employers.

South Africa has set on a path to improve the way shelters for survivors of violence are being run.

By Onalenna Mhlongo

The fight to end fraud and corruption continues with the arrest of a 38-year-old school principal from Taung in the North West province.

Parktown Boys High School educators, together with the Nyati Bush Camp, have been found liable in the death of Enock Mpianzi in what Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has described as a “damning report”.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has released six State-owned properties to provide shelter and empowerment services for domestic abuse victims in the Western Cape.

An aircraft with the capacity to bring back South Africans from the Coronavirus hit Wuhan City in China has been secured.

The Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) has dismissed an interim application by the African People Mover (APM), a bus company which sought interim relief from paying access costs at the Park Station bus facility.

Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has welcomed the new Cabinet appointments of Yoliswa Makhasi as the Director-General of the department and Busani Ngcaweni as the Principal of the National School of Government (NSG).

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) say its negotiating with the City of Cape Town regarding payments for services to Prasa Corporate Real Estate Solutions (CRES).

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has welcomed the passing of the Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill by the National Assembly, in Parliament, on Monday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says talks are ongoing on ways to curb the public sector wage bill, which is government’s greatest expenditure.

Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela says government places tourism high on its agenda for sustainable growth and job creation.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on industry and governments to increase manufacturing of surgical masks and protective gear, this as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads to other countries.