South Africa

Deputy President David Mabuza will on Saturday hand over settled and finalised land claims worth R136 million to Ubizo Community in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal.

Deputy President David Mabuza says an inter-ministerial committee on land reform is currently fastracking the delivery of claimed land parcels to their rightful beneficiaries.

Following government’s intervention in the North West to restore governance and service delivery, there has been an increased availability of medicines and functioning operating theatres in that province.

As Eskom continues to warn consumers of rotational load shedding, Deputy President David Mabuza has told Members of Parliament that the power utility has developed a detailed turnaround plan to address its challenges.

Government has reiterated its commitment to clamp down on the growing practice of deliberately dodging labour laws, especially the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Act.

South Africans are urged to use the month of March to reach out to one another as the country continues to build a united and prosperous nation.

About 200 youth in the North West are set to make a difference in the provincial hospitality industry.

Deputy President David Mabuza says as government pursues inclusive land reform, commercial farmers have already come forward with proposed models of how the programme can be implemented successfully.

South Africans should brace themselves for the possibility of Stage 1 rotational load shedding this afternoon.

By close of business tomorrow, South Africans will know which parties will be on the ballot paper for the 8 May national and provincial elections.

South Africa has signed the international treaty establishing the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) as an intergovernmental organisation tasked with building and operating the world's most powerful radio astronomy telescope.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa’s commitment to work with Zimbabwe in addressing the socio-economic challenges experienced by the two neighbouring countries.

The Department of Labour will on Thursday host a Construction Indaba that will bring together industry role-players to discuss construction regulations compliance in the country.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed the seven-year sentence recently imposed on a KwaZulu-Natal woman convicted of defrauding the revenue collector of approximately R4 million.

Eskom says there is a possibility of load shedding today.