South Africa

President Jacob Zuma has appointed General Khehla John Sitole as the new SAPS National Commissioner, the Presidency said on Wednesday.

The Gauteng Department of Education has confirmed that two learners have died in an accident while traveling to school on Wednesday.

Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says the private sector possesses the utility, power of innovation and the ability to create solutions to challenges facing the world today.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Wednesday reminded taxpayers of Friday’s deadline for non-provisional taxpayers.

International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers says he believes that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) should play a monitoring role in Zimbabwe following the resignation of its long-serving President Robert Mugabe.

The app designed for easy two-way communication between government and the public has been given the nod by two great continental bodies – the EU and AU.

The countdown to World Aids Day has already begun, and South Africans are reminded to continue participating in Red Ribbon Fridays in the build up to 1 December.

South Africans should work together to ensure the country’s full economic recovery, says National Treasury’s acting Accountant General Zanele Mxunyelwa.

The Department of Water and Sanitation says the inter-dependence between water, energy and food is critical to strengthen efforts to achieve the Southern African Development Community’s goals of industrialisation and poverty eradication.

President Jacob Zuma has postponed his trip to Harare, Zimbabwe, until further notice.

South Africa on Tuesday officially welcomed the United Kingdom’s £2.2 million funding towards capacity building in the public sector.

Robert Mugabe, 93, has officially resigned as the President of Zimbabwe.

The Minister for Women in the Presidency, Susan Shabangu, says freedom will be meaningless if the home is no longer a safe place to be for women and children.

The Gauteng Provincial Government is committed to strengthening clean governance and enhancing integrity in the Gauteng City Region, says MEC for Roads and Transport MEC Ismail Vadi.

South Africa is hosting a joint meeting of SADC Ministers responsible for Environment and Natural Resources, Fisheries and Aquaculture as well as Tourism.