South Africa

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has been appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of the African Union Peace Fund.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on a state visit to South Africa on Tuesday.

With elections in sight and approximately 19 150 smart IDs and 1 528 green bar-coded IDs gathering dust at the Ekurhuleni Home Affairs office, the city has urged its resident to collect their IDs.

Shamila Batohi, Siyabulela Mapoma, Simphiwe Mlotshwa, Rodney de Kock and Andrea Johnson are in the running for the top job at the National Prosecuting Authority.

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has committed to return to Xolobeni, Eastern Cape to interact with the community to ensure finality on the prospects of mining in the area.

Wrapping up his working visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 11th extraordinary session of African Union (AU) on Saturday, President Cyril Ramphosa reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to the AU Reform process.

International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the agreement between her department and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) about South African diplomatic missions abroad being used for registration and voting.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has wrapped up a three-nation visit to Europe which sought to strengthen political, economic and multilateral relations with the European Union as South Africa’s single largest trade partner.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly a correction to a response he recently gave to a supplementary question in the house on a payment made to his son, Andile Ramaphosa.

Local television manufacturers have called for government to impose heavy import duties on cheap imported decoders and TV sets, in order to grow the local electronic industry and accelerate the implementation of the broadcast digital migration project.

Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe says government is on hand to create an enabling environment for entrepreneurs and Small, Medium Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to thrive.

The Department of Social Development, in partnership with the men’s sector and the South African National Aids Council (SANAC), will on Monday host the inaugural National Men’s Parliament in response to the scourge of gender-based violence in the country.

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has welcomed the pronouncement that from 2019 job seekers will no longer need work experience to get an entry-level government job.

The ability to save lives and reduce the impact of disasters depends on the preventative steps society takes long before disaster strikes, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Zweli Mkhize.