South Africa

Government has paid R67 million in the finalised cases of the families that lost their breadwinners six years ago in Marikana.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has instructed his department’s senior officials to fast-track the process of fishing rights allocation to small scale fisheries and communities in the four coastal provinces.

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) says it has developed contingency plans to ensure that its essential services are not disrupted during the ongoing protest action by the employees of the Department of Health.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises has welcomed Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s announcement that SA Express will resume flights as early as next week.

Eskom has declared a dispute with its three trade unions over preconditions introduced in wage negotiations.

The City of Ekurhuleni has distanced itself from the bogus 240 litre wheelie bin tender scam scamming people of their hard-earned money.

The adoption of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will be in the spotlight at the African Regional Conference on Nuclear Disarmament and Lethal Autonomous Weapons, which gets underway in Pretoria this morning.

The government of South Africa has sent condolences to Italy following the collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge in the north-western Italian city of Genoa.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it is aware of the case of a distressed South African citizen reported in Berlin, Germany.

The fight against illicit trade in cigarettes and other tobacco products has received a boost with the South African Revenue Service, Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa (TISA) and the Fair-trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) agreeing to work together.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead South Africa’s delegation to the 38th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Windhoek, Namibia.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences following the passing away of Mama Zondeni Sobukwe.

Roadworks along Malibongwe Drive (R512) in Fourways/Randburg, Johannesburg, have been completed.

The process to merge South African Express (SA Express) with South African Airways (SAA) is underway, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.

Hawks Head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya says the elite crime-fighting agency is implementing a turnaround strategy in investigating high profile cases, including State capture probes.