South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is looking forward to strengthening relations between South Africa and other members of the BRICS countries.

Government has welcomed ratings agency Moody’s decision to affirm South Africa’s investment grade credit rating and the decision to revise the country’s credit outlook from negative to stable.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has made an amendment to the regulations governing the commission of inquiry into state capture to address concerns about the lawfulness and constitutionality of specific sections of the regulations.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says they will set up a water war room to avoid water crisis in the province.

The Reserve Bank on Friday announced that it has imposed administrative sanctions on five foreign exchange dealers.

National Treasury on Friday published the draft amendments to the Regulations in terms of the Long-term Insurance (LTI) and Short-term Insurance (STI) Acts.

South Africans have been encouraged to use the information provided by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) to find out what steps need to be taken during adverse weather conditions such as tropical cyclones, storm surges, heavy rains, heatwaves and droughts.

The national minimum wage online exemption system will go live in the last week of April, according to the Department of Labour.

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha has officially handed over the remains of 17 Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) Paarl political activists to their families in Queenstown, Eastern Cape.

The CF-Filling online system will go live from April 1, 2018, says Compensation Fund (CF) Commissioner Vuyo Mafata.

The Gauteng Department of Education has expressed concern about a spate of robberies that were experienced in schools especially in Atteridgeville, Tshwane.

The head of the Gauteng Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC), Dr Elias Sithole, says the PDMC remains on high alert amid the heavy downpours.

South Africa on Friday expressed concern at having its request to be excluded from the United States’ recent ad valorem tariffs on imports of aluminium and steel turned down.

Measures have been put in place at the various seabird rehabilitation centres, captive institutions and known breeding localities to address the spread of the H5N8 strain of the Avian Influenza.