South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa will return to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) this afternoon for oral replies, the Presidency said.

Government has finalised consultations with the telecommunications industry and other stakeholders to ensure allocation of spectrum reduces costs to consumers, promotes competition and eases barriers to entry.

South Africa’s ongoing land expropriation efforts has the full backing of Belgium, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Didier Reynders has declared.

With the recent announcement by Statistics South Africa that the country is in a technical recession, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says this may affect tax revenue collection.

The Department of Military Veterans says it is looking at other solutions to ensure that it can continue with its education support benefit to qualifying military veterans and their dependants.

Her mother’s illness that forces her to undergo dialysis on a weekly basis has spurred 21-year-old Cindy to become a primary health practitioner, a dream she is keen to fulfil against the odds.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has welcomed the much needed rains which fell in Western Cape catchments over the last week.

South Africa and China has made good progress since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in the field of sanitary and phytosanitary matters in the year 2000.

To combat the selling of illegal and fake goods, the Gauteng Provincial Government will from 18 September 2018 embark on unannounced visits to a number of spaza shops across the province.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Zweli Mkhize has distanced himself from fake social media accounts purporting to be him.

The new draft White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) is out for public comment.

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has urged the liquor industry to drive programmes that will change South Africa’s drinking culture.

Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina has come out in full support of the investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) into the affairs of the city’s Transport Department.

The Competition Commission has welcomed the decision of the Competition Tribunal to confirm as an order a settlement agreement reached with Omnia Fertilizer Limited.

The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) says no new applications for education support for the 2019 academic year will be accepted due to financial constraints.