South Africa

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, says she is satisfied with the progress registered in the N2 Nodal Development.

Due to further failures of generation units, power utility Eskom has escalated load shedding from Stage 2 to Stage 4 on Thursday.

The Special Tribunal has ordered that the companies contracted to construct the 40km long Beitbridge border fence pay back any profits received for the project.

The KwaZulu-Natal 2022/23 Budget Speech Policy Statement will put huge emphasis on economic recovery, improved fight against unemployment and paving the way for new jobs.

Despite their overwhelming participation in agriculture, women are still subjected to discriminatory practices.

Government support for climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts should include assistance to millions of women in building resilience to the floods and other natural disasters that occur more frequently each year.

South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2021, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday.

Eskom has announced that stage two load shedding will continue into the weekend to allow the power utility to recover from a series of breakdowns that severely impacted generation capacity.

South Africa has recorded 801 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which represents a 5.5% positivity rate.

As part of International Women’s Day, Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is set to host a dialogue session with women farmers in Limpopo today.

Minister in the Presidency and chairperson of the National Planning Commission, Mondli Gungubele, says in order for South Africa to achieve the objectives of the National Development Plan (NDP), the country must redouble its efforts of building a capable, ethical and developmental State.

The Minister in the Presidency responsible for State Security, Mondli Gungubele, has restated the commitment of the State Security Agency to uproot corruption.

Breakdowns and shut downs at Eskom’s power stations has led to the implementation of Stage 2 load shedding.

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has launched a full scale investigation into the death of two inmates at Kimberley’s Tswelopelo Correctional Facility in the Northern Cape.

With the looming grace period for the renewal of driving licences, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has encouraged drivers to renew their licences, as there will be no further extension to the licence validity.