South Africa

Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has appointed Abbey Chikane as caretaker chairperson of the National Home Builders’ Registration Council (NHBRC).

Pretoria - Basic Education Deputy Minister Enver Surty says the tragic loss of learners, who died on Wednesday, when a bakkie crashed into a house in Pietermaritzburg, is devastating and unnecessary.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Health Department has dismissed a senior surgeon for gross negligence and contravention of theatre protocols.

Pretoria - As of next week South African Airways will implement new hand luggage regulations.

Cape Town – Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has asked the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, which exercises its oversight on Police, to initiate processes to remove the suspended Hawks head Anwa Dramat.

Pretoria - The Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers is proposing a 5% adjustment for public office bearers earning more than R1 million and 6% for those earning less than that.

Pretoria - African leaders meeting for the 24th African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have been urged to come up with a clear road map for the development and empowerment of women in the continent as well as a plan to end child marriages.

For one week of the year, Davos becomes the centre of what is increasingly a complex world. Corporate, political and thought leaders as well as representatives of civil society groupings converge on this snow covered town in the Swiss alps.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confirmed that an unfair labour practice involving suspended deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay has been resolved.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs Barbara Thomson has called on municipalities to ensure the country’s environment is clean.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs (Cogta) and Human Settlements, Jacob Mamabolo, has condemned the barricading of the Golden Highway road, burning of tyres and stoning of cars in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Eskom has stopped implementing load shedding for the rest of the day.

Pretoria – Gauteng will spend more than R94 billion on both social and economic infrastructure projects over the next three years, Finance MEC Barbara Creecy said on Wednesday.

Pretoria – The Judicial Matters Amendment Bill is expected to enhance organizational efficiency and improve the application of different Acts of Parliament.

Pretoria – Home Affairs says it is making good progress in replacing outdated systems with new, secure and cutting-edge technologies.