South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Julius Maada Bio on his election to the position of President of Sierra Leone.

Freedom Month celebrations are an opportunity for South Africans to work together and unite around a common agenda to build a prosperous South Africa, as envisaged in the National Development Plan, says the Department of Arts and Culture.

Members of the public, who are mourning the death of Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, have been afforded an opportunity to sign the condolence books made available across the country.

Deputy President David Mabuza says the Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship Fund (SKMSF) established in his honour is a seed that is yet to bear fruit - but a step in the right direction.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Andries Nel has called on the youth to draw inspiration from the late struggle heroine, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Deputy President David Mabuza is today leading government’s commemoration of the late struggle hero, Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, who was hanged by the apartheid government on this day 39 years ago.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended warm congratulations to his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, for his re-election as President of Egypt.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has put in place a process that will deal with the issue of e-tolls, says the Gauteng Provincial Government.

Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo has assured public servants and the public in general that government has no intention of delaying the current public sector wage negotiations process.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) says it is concerned at the incorrect information being circulated via a Whatsapp message regarding the public comment process on Eskom’s Regulatory Clearing Account applications.

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe says the signing of the 27 renewable energy projects is expected to result in a reduction of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by 8.1 million per year.

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has officially signed 27 renewable energy projects, setting the path for diversified sources of energy to enter the energy mix.

The memorial service honouring the life and times of struggle heroine, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, will take place at Orlando Stadium next week, the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on State and Official Funerals confirmed on Thursday.

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature has joined the rest of South Africa in mourning Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a heroine of the struggle and mother of the nation.

A strike by members of trade union Nehawu at the North West Health Department has brought forensic investigations into the procurement of medical mobile unit, Mediosa, to a halt.