South Africa

Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has refuted the City of Cape Town's appointment of Rail experts to assist with the takeover plan for passenger rail in Cape Town.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow launch an online trading platform which will link registered small, medium and micro enterprises' (SMMEs) access to supply chain opportunities of large South African corporations that have an integrated global footprint.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) last night met with labour unions in an effort to resolve the salary increment impasse at the revenue collector.

About 100 grassroots local innovators will have a chance to develop and commercialise their ideas and products.

Local companies on an Outward Trade and Investment Mission (OTIM) underway in Ghana will today participate in the Ghana-South Africa Trade and Investment seminar and a business-to business meeting aimed at growing trade between the two countries.

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) says it will study the 2018 Mining Royalties Research Report, which highlights the complexities and challenges facing South Africa’s mining industry.

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has dismissed the Democratic Alliance (DA) application for Parliament to reconvene to establish an ad hoc committee on Eskom and inquire into circumstances surrounding the prevailing energy crisis.

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says all parties set to participate in the 8 May elections did agree to the process to determine the order of the national and provincial ballot papers.

Energy efficiency is the short term answer to balancing electricity supply and demand, says Energy Minister Jeff Radebe.

Communications Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana says government has a long-term vision to partly address the cybersecurity skills shortage in the country.

The Iconic Map of Africa Monument has been unveiled at the Southernmost tip of Africa in the Agulhas National Park in the Southern Overberg region of the Western Cape.

Western Sahara President Brahim Ghali has urged the African Union, the United Nations and Morocco to fast-track the long delayed referendum on the self-determination of the Arab nation.

Soweto residents have been given a second chance to obtain their matric certificate as part of the Basic Education Department’s Second Chance Matric Programme.

A few moments of pain and emotion stand out in South Africa’s young democracy. One of these was an image of Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu being overcome by emotion during the highly-charged Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the 1990s where testimonies of South Africa’s difficult past – how apartheid activists went missing and how some were executed by ruthless police officers – were narrated.

North West Premier, Professor Job Mokgoro, will today engage the community of Bloemhof in a bid to tackle gang related violence.