South Africa

South Africa is forging ahead with the implementation of the Paris Agreement, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Thursday.

The ministerial meeting of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation has recommended that SADC members hold an urgent extra-ordinary summit to discuss the unfolding political and security situation in Zimbabwe.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is critical that a judicial commission of enquiry into state capture be established without any delay.

President Jacob Zuma says manufacturing forms the backbone of South Africa’s economy and is an integral element in addressing some of the challenges facing the country.

With one week left until the 2017 tax season deadline, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has received over five million tax returns.

Eskom says it has adopted a plan to rebuild governance and the company’s integrity.

As the country woke up to winter-like temperatures on Thursday, the South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued a special weather advisory for heavy rain and snowfall for some parts of the country.

Cabinet has cautioned communities to use water more wisely as the levels in South Africa’s dams remain critical.

Cabinet has joined all South Africans who are taking a stand against women and child abuse through the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign.

Cabinet on Thursday congratulated France on being named as the host of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The 2017 Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run, in its fourth year of existence, will take place on Sunday, 10 December 2017.

Cabinet has expressed gratitude to taxpayers who have already submitted their tax returns ahead of the deadline later this month.

Cabinet has welcomed the economic spin-offs resulting from the focused investment in social development in the region of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).

Cabinet is pleased with the progress being made in the implementation of the Constitutional Court judgment to assign addresses to the voters’ roll.

Cabinet on Thursday welcomed Ford Motor Company’s R3 billion investment into its Silverton plant in Tshwane.