South Africa

Pretoria - Power parastatal Eskom has received Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown’s directive to rescind the appointment of Group Chief Executive Brian Molefe.

Pretoria – The results of the latest Non-financial Census of Municipalities 2016 released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) show that the number of consumer units receiving services from municipalities increased between 2015 and 2016.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says improving the quality of life of all South Africans remains a key priority in the work of government.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is developing a number of policies to address and improve water quality challenges.

Pretoria - An investigation report received by the Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, shows that the roof over the entrance foyer of Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital collapsed as a result of severe overloading.

Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Paul Mashatile, has called on communities to work together with law enforcement to keep children safe.

Pretoria - The Department of Tourism has participated in the ‘Take a Girl Child to Work’ campaign by hosting 28 school learners in the care of Tshwane Child Welfare at a careers expo in Sandton.

Pretoria - Living conditions in South Africa has improved over the years, according to the 2016 General Household Survey.

Cape Town – Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says she has directed the Eskom Board to rescind the reappointment of Group Chief Executive Brian Molefe.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Director General Mkuseli Apleni says the department, Public Servants Association (PSA) and other unions representing staff will be going for conciliation on 6 June, as the Constitutional Court had instructed in its judgment on 4 May 2017.

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government is set to convene a two-day Social Cohesion and Moral Regeneration Summit.

Pretoria – Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC, Fikile Xasa, has encouraged residents living in the Great Kei Local Municipality to come forward with evidence of wrongdoing to back up their allegations.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says she will continue to work with the Eskom Board to ensure the power parastatal’s sustainability is maintained.

Pretoria - Five vessel owners, who ferry passengers between Robben Island Museum and the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, are facing prosecution on charges of price fixing and collusive tendering.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on the community of Elsies River to work with law enforcement agencies and government departments to defeat the scourge of crime.