South Africa

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has welcomed the passing of the Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill by the National Assembly, in Parliament, on Monday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says talks are ongoing on ways to curb the public sector wage bill, which is government’s greatest expenditure.

Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela says government places tourism high on its agenda for sustainable growth and job creation.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on industry and governments to increase manufacturing of surgical masks and protective gear, this as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads to other countries.

The seven Chinese nationals arrested last year for alleged human trafficking and violation of South Africa’s labour laws will learn the outcome of their bail application in two weeks.

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is set to launch a facility that will provide local filmmakers, editors and digital entrepreneurs with space that has high-speed internet and resources.

Eskom says it does not expect to implement rotational load shedding today.

Deputy President David Mabuza has condemned land grabs and assured the public that government has put in place legislative measures to ensure the efficient and orderly redistribution of land.

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi is expected to officially open the department’s satellite office at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) on Friday.

While the South African economy has over the last couple of years taken a beating, her people continue to rise above often difficult circumstances.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Tuesday confirmed that it is part of a multi-disciplinary team that has been instructed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to repatriate South African citizens from the COVID-19 hit city of Wuhan in China.

The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) Administrator Bongisizwe Mpondo has instructed the group’s finance department to immediately release funds to Autopax to pay employee salaries.

Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, has appointed Patrick Setshedi as the Acting Executive Director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs Chairperson, Advocate Bongani Bongo, has called for an immediate resolution of the situation involving foreign nationals, who were located outside the Central Methodist Mission Church in Cape Town.

The South African Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has revealed, putting the country into a technical recession.