South Africa

Four people have lost their lives and a person is missing after heavy rains and strong winds devastated parts of KwaZulu-Natal this week.

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), in collaboration with the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa, will on Thursday host a consultative workshop on non-tariff and technical barriers to trade faced by South African firms across Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in the Kingdom of Eswatini to participate in the 8th Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Heads of State and Government Summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the family of Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha following the death of the premier’s wife, Maggie.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says he has noted a report by News24 focusing on him and his past, which contains a number of potentially damaging, yet unsubstantiated allegations.

Government employment initiatives are beginning to bear fruit with more people now employed in part-time work since December last year.

As part of interventions to reduce unemployment, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government is set to unveil a groundbreaking campaign to create jobs targeting young people.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala says since the inception of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Phase IV, a total of 3 940 719 work opportunities have been created by public bodies implementing the programme.

President Cyril Ramaphosa remains deeply committed to leading reforms aimed at resolving the many challenges facing the country, particularly on the economic front, says Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is this afternoon hosting President Salva Kiir Mayardit of the Republic of South Sudan for a working visit in Pretoria.

Trade, Industry, and Competition Deputy Minister, Nomalungelo Gina, will on Thursday host a business seminar in the Alfred Duma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has since March 2020 to date paid out R2.1 billion to 457 546 workers in the North West province as part of its COVID-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (COVID-19 TERS).

Minister of Transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has called on law enforcement officers to hold accountable those who fail to adhere to the rules of the road.

The Department of Employment and Labour’s Director: Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations, Dr Pravine Naidoo, has told a seminar that it is an unfair labour practice for an employer to unilaterally alter hours of work or other conditions of employment in implementing the National Minimum Wage (NMW).

eThekwini Municipality has set up an emergency Joint Operations team to co-ordinate the response to the heavy winds and rains that wreaked havoc in some parts of Phoenix, Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (PINK) areas and Folweni on Monday afternoon.