South Africa

Efforts to combat aggravated robberies are paying off, with a significant reduction seen in Cash-in-Transit (CIT) heists, which dropped by 63% from April to June 2018.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Senzeni Zokwana says the Northern Cape is the first province that has been earmarked for the allocation of small-scale fishing rights.

The Gauteng Provincial Road Traffic Act (No.10 of 1997) will be amended in an effort to better govern the towing industry and promote professional business practices.

A task team has been established to consider in greater detail Impala Platinum’s restructuring plans, which could result in thousands of job losses.

The August South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) payment cycle went without any major incidents in all pilot sites spread throughout all the nine provinces, Social Development Minister, Susan Shabangu, announced on Thursday.

The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) will issue the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) with a Temporary Safety Permit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a special provincial official funeral for Professor Bongani Mayosi.

Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela says vocational education in the 21st century requires both head and hand skills, as the increasing use of integrated technologies is less done by hand.

Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor has congratulated Dr Judy Dlamini, who was announced as the first black woman to be appointed as the Chancellor of the Witwatersrand (Wits) University.

Three people died and scores of others were injured on Wednesday when protesting opposition supporters clashed with army and police in the capital Harare.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed his office to looking into all of the demands from the organisers of the #TotalShutdown march.

The power system is expected to remain constrained for most of today as wage talks between Eskom and the unions resume this morning under the auspices of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed the Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Nomgcobo Jiba and Special Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Lawrence Mrwebi, of his intention to institute inquiries into their fitness to hold office.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has transferred the administration of the South African Airways Act, and accompanying functions, from the Minister of Finance back to the Minister of Public Enterprises.

The Board of South African Express Airways, with concurrence from Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, has appointed Siza Mzimela as the new acting CEO of SA Express.