South Africa

Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo on Monday refuted media reports that government plans to retrench 30 000 public servants to cut costs.

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has welcomed the wage agreement reached between Bombela Operating Company and the United National Transport Union (UNTU) to end the two-week strike.

Education stakeholders in Limpopo’s Waterberg District have been urged to drive youth towards employment opportunities that are prevalent in the district.

The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) is investigating the recent network outages that affected government services.

The dramatic plummet of the Rand to the US Dollar is due to external factors and has nothing to do with the country’s domestic economic indicators, economists say.

National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, has activated a 72-hour Action Plan following the attack on Ngangezwe Police Station in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape.

The Constitutional Court has ruled that Shaun Abrahams’s appointment as the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) was constitutionally invalid and has subsequently dismissed his appeal with costs.

The Department of Water and Sanitation says a number of issues surrounding the non-performance of Sebokeng Regional Sewer Scheme (SRSS) are being looked into and proper planning towards their resolution is being put in place.

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, is cautiously optimistic that the Gautrain strike will end soon.

The Constitutional Court is this morning expected to rule on whether or not the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Shaun Abrahams, should vacate his position.

Home Affairs systems are back online following a power outage at SITA, said the Department of Home Affairs on Sunday.

Young people have been urged to rise up and defend South Africa’s democracy, while also effecting change in their communities.

Public hearings into the land based public passenger transport sector move to the Eastern Cape this week, the Competition Commission said on Sunday.

South Africa is scheduled to hand over the chairmanship of the SADC Council of Ministers to the Republic of Namibia.

Government does not have a plan to retrench public servants en masse, as reported in the media, says Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo.