South Africa

The Public Enterprises Ministry has expressed confidence that the newly appointed Transnet group Chief Executive, Portia Derby, will be able to turn around the beleaguered parastatal.

Despite a week-long absence of rain in major parts of the country, South Africa’s national water storage is stable.

KwaZulu-Natal Police have arrested a 25-year-old man, who allegedly posed as a soccer coach, for rape in Pinetown.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has assured the public and the aviation community that the investigation into an aircraft accident that happened last week will not be compromised.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) and Facebook have announced a new partnership to help find missing children - by sending Amber Alerts to the Facebook community in South Africa.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a suspected fraudster after fake PSIRA certificates, matric certificates and certificates for tertiary institutions were found on his premises.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Nompilo Kholeka Gcaleka as Deputy Public Protector for a period of seven years effective from 1 February 2020.

Eskom's probability of load shedding is expected to increase as it carries out its newly developed comprehensive maintenance plan, aimed at fixing its system which is constrained, unreliable and unpredictable.

The Health Department has activated an emergency operations centre to deal with the global outbreak of the Coronavirus.

Developing the youth is a key way in which South Africa can decisively address the interlinked challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment, says Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande.

The Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation Amending Section 25 of the Constitution has extended the deadline for written submissions on the Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the outbreak of novel Coronavirus a global health emergency.

(Note: Corrects earlier story)

The government of South Africa has noted the announcement of a peace plan by the United States aimed at resolving the longstanding Israeli – Palestinian conflict.

South African Airways (SAA) has announced the cancellation of several flights as it continues to scrutinise financial and commercial efficiencies.

Eskom says it will be implementing Stage 2 load shedding on Thursday evening due to system constraints and depleted emergency resources.