South Africa

Thava Govender has resigned as Eskom’s Group Executive of Generation, the power utility has confirmed.

South African Deputy President David Mabuza has called on stakeholders involved in the South Sudan peace process to be steadfast in their efforts of implementing the peace agreement, which will benefit the people of the east-central African country.

The Presidency has rejected media reports which have alleged that President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to take action on the VBS Bank saga.

Government has wished all Grade 12 learners well as they commence with their 2018 final examinations today.

The City of Cape Town has reminded water consumers to remain in the lower 500 million litre per day usage band until another limit is imposed by the National Department of Water and Sanitation.

The listing of the Marico Biosphere Reserve is set to benefit local communities in the North West, says Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development (READ) MEC Manketsi Tlhape.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the government delegation to the two-day Presidential Health Summit that will be convened on Friday and Saturday in Boksburg, Gauteng.

Hundreds of fieldworkers from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) descended on farms across the country today as Stats SA began data collection for the 2017 Census of Commercial Agriculture (CoCA).

North West Premier Professor Job Mokgoro has sent a team to Ventersdorp to find lasting solutions following protests in the area.

The Department of Labour’s national public hearings on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill and Regulations are set to continue in three more provinces this week.

Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Andries Nel says the Community Work Programme (CWP) does not seek to replace government’s social grants programme but supplements it.

South Africa’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Andries Nel says sustainable urban development cannot take place in the absence of rural investment.

A third suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Westbury mom Heather Peterson is to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, said Gauteng police.

The provision of health care will come to the fore today when North West Health MEC, Dr Magome Masike, visits the Moses Kotane sub-district today.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry is calling for public comments on additional clauses of the Copyright Amendment Bill.