South Africa

South Africans from all walks of life should continue to observe and enjoy this year’s Heritage Month, which coincides with the centenary birth of OR Tambo.

Eskom has suspended its scheduled electricity interruptions to three Eastern Cape municipalities after agreements were reached.

Government has allocated R74 million in relief funding to respond to the persistent drought in the Western Cape.

As the date approaches for the country’s first presentation in a bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Cabinet has called on South Africans to support efforts to secure the bid.

Government’s top brass has strongly condemned the attacks on and killing of councillors in some provinces.

Cabinet says the recent 9th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit has set an important milestone towards building stronger solidarity and cooperation among emerging markets.

Cabinet has welcomed the positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 2.5% in the second quarter of 2017 saying it is cautiously optimistic of South Africa’s economic recovery.

Cabinet has joined President Jacob Zuma in condemning acts of violence in neighbouring Lesotho.

Cabinet has commended the recent incidents of child labour, where minors were found working on farms in the North West and Free State.

The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Vuwani has commended the Limpopo Provincial Government for ensuring that a technical team is in place to assist with the implementation of services in LIM345 and all its 36 wards.

The Ministry of Mineral Resources has welcomed the decision by the Judge President of the North Gauteng High Court on Thursday to have the review application on the mining charter heard by the full bench later this year.

South Africa’s Ambassador to Russia has commended the work put in by government to create opportunities for local businesspeople.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says several interventions are being implemented to address poverty, inequality and unemployment.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Inter-Ministerial Committee on state-owned entities (SOEs) will soon submit a second draft of the shareholder oversight policy with an aim of improving governance at SOEs.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has spent over R3 billion undertaking heavy and light rehabilitation of the road infrastructure along various corridors in the province since 2014.