South Africa

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister John Jeffery says the country’s courts have made great strides to maintain high conviction rates over the past financial year.

A forensic report into the embattled VBS Mutual Bank has recommended that criminal charges be laid against a range of individuals alleged to have looted about R2 billion from the financial institution.

The Department of Labour is set to unpack the Employment Equity (EE) Amendment Bill & Regulations to the labour market community of Kimberley this Friday.

Interventions by the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) in the 2017/18 financial year saw about R450 million in tax refunds paid to the first top ten taxpayers, the OTO said on Tuesday.

Small towns across South Africa will contribute massively to regional and rural development, as the country implements the Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF).

North West Premier, Professor Job Mokgoro, has appealed to provincial senior managers to become agents of change in their communities.

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform will take the 365 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign to Mshadza, Mpumalanga, this Friday.

The hearings of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into allegations of State Capture reconvenes this morning with former minister Barbara Hogan in the hot seat.

Graca Machel hailed the late Mama Albertina Sisulu as a courageous women who was passionate about helping other people.

Former Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has been sworn in as South Africa’s new Finance Minister.

The Department of Energy has expressed concern on underspending by municipalities on its electrification programme.

In just 15 days, the 2018 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations will kick off with the first practical examination in Computer Applications Technology (CAT).

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says it remains committed to ensuring that grant beneficiaries get their money without any interruption.

The Department of Labour says the Employment Equity (EE) Amendment Bill and Regulations is proposing the establishment of sectoral targets to enable employers to transform workplaces.

Acting KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has slammed media reports claiming that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was on Monday deployed to a march at the Durban City Hall.