South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on companies to go out of their way to employ young graduates as a way of growing the economy.

In the eternal words of Solomon Mahlangu, who said his blood would nurture the tree of the fruits of freedom, the current generation of youth have been urged to channel their energies into building a prosperous South Africa.

The streets of Soweto are alive with the spirit of thanksgiving, as thousands of people have joined the Thuma Mina walk to pay tribute to the youth of 1976.

Land, human capabilities and gender relations are some of the issues highlighted by President Cyril Ramaphosa as the key to unlocking inclusive growth.

Government has noted Fitch’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long term foreign and local currency credit ratings at ‘BB+’, and maintain a stable outlook.

In commemoration of the 1976 student uprisings, President Cyril Ramaphosa will participate in a Thuma Mina Walk, to retrace the footsteps of the 1976 students, ahead of the Youth Day celebration, in Soweto, Johannesburg.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has called all international travellers, who will be visiting South Africa during the June and July school holidays, to comply with the country’s import requirements for agricultural and related regulated products.

Water and Sanitation Minister Gugile Nkwinti has warned that as long as the conditions in the communities around the water sources do not change, there will continue to be difficulties that go on forever.

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi has launched Agrément South Africa as a fully-fledged legal entity of the Department of Public Works.

Eskom has commenced with stage 1 load shedding, which is anticipated to continue until tonight.

Social grant beneficiaries, who are still using the old South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) cards, are urged to go swap their old cards for the new cards this weekend.

Law enforcement agencies are being roped in to deal with the spate of sporadic attacks on ambulances in various districts in the Eastern Cape.

Sydney Mufamadi will steer the ship as chairperson of the high-level review panel to assess the mandate, capacity and organisational integrity of the State Security Agency (SSA).

A landmark judgment delivered by the Constitutional Court on Thursday will make way for victims of sexual abuse to lay and pursue criminal charges against their perpetrators, even 20 years after the crime was committed.

Following a night of load shedding, the power system is relatively stable today, Eskom said on Friday.