South Africa

With less than 24 hours to go before arguably the biggest shopping phenomenon of the year, the National Credit Regulator (NCR) is urging the public to spend their money wisely.

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has called for a comprehensive investigation to get to the bottom of allegations of corruption at state-owned companies (SOCs).

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has received reports of allegations of sexual abuse of learners by a pensioner who resides at a plot near Riversand Primary School in Diepsloot.

The Department of Health, in partnership with the Department of Transport and the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) will next week launch the first-ever health promotion campaign targeted at the taxi industry.

Water shortages have resulted in power utility Eskom asking its employees and visitors to avoid coming to its Megawatt Park head offices on Thursday.

President Jacob Zuma has appointed General Khehla John Sitole as the new SAPS National Commissioner, the Presidency said on Wednesday.

The Gauteng Department of Education has confirmed that two learners have died in an accident while traveling to school on Wednesday.

Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says the private sector possesses the utility, power of innovation and the ability to create solutions to challenges facing the world today.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Wednesday reminded taxpayers of Friday’s deadline for non-provisional taxpayers.

International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers says he believes that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) should play a monitoring role in Zimbabwe following the resignation of its long-serving President Robert Mugabe.

The app designed for easy two-way communication between government and the public has been given the nod by two great continental bodies – the EU and AU.

The countdown to World Aids Day has already begun, and South Africans are reminded to continue participating in Red Ribbon Fridays in the build up to 1 December.

South Africans should work together to ensure the country’s full economic recovery, says National Treasury’s acting Accountant General Zanele Mxunyelwa.

The Department of Water and Sanitation says the inter-dependence between water, energy and food is critical to strengthen efforts to achieve the Southern African Development Community’s goals of industrialisation and poverty eradication.

President Jacob Zuma has postponed his trip to Harare, Zimbabwe, until further notice.