South Africa

Dan Plato has been elected as Cape Town's new mayor during a special council sitting on Tuesday.

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba is set to appear before the Portfolio Committee this afternoon to clarify his department's view on the granting of permission for the operation of Fireblade private terminal at OR Tambo International Airport.

The South African Police Service’s 72-hour activation plan has been key to the recent crime combating successes, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Tuesday.

Police Minister Bheki Cele has commended the South Africa Police Service (SAPS) for stabilising the wave of cash-in-transit heists that swept the country earlier this year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President David Mabuza are scheduled to appear before the houses of Parliament this afternoon to respond to questions from MPs.

Transnet has appointed Tau Morwe as acting Group Chief Executive with effect from 1 November 2018 to 30 April 2019.

Plans are underway for South Africa and Kenya to introduce a 10-year multiple entry visa for businesspeople to ease movement between the two countries.

This week’s inaugural Africa Investment Conference is expected to be a game-changer for the development and economic growth prospects of the continent, organisers said on Monday.

Often synonymous with Hollywood blockbuster movies and technological developments of a distant future, drones have shaken off stereotypical thoughts that they only belong on the big screen. These eyes in the sky are fast emerging as tools that are transforming the delivery of services to Gauteng residents.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has called on all learners, who have not yet applied for 2019 financial aid, to submit their online applications before the closing date.

The Department Rural Development and Land Reform says it has heeded the call to quicken their rapid land release steps and provide financial support to the farming community during this planting season.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Zweli Mkhize has saluted the hundreds of firefighters, disaster management officials and other emergency personnel battling the raging veld fires in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is in Shanghai for the first China International Import Expo (CIIE), which kicks off this morning.

The Department of Works has increased the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) participants’ wage rate from R88.00 to R92.31 per day from 1 November.

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba will on Monday hold bilateral talks with Kenya Minister of Interior, Fred Matiang’i, at the Lindela Holding Facility in Krugersdorp.