South Africa

The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) says while it is on a path to financial recovery, a payment plan is in place to prioritise funds and pay suppliers.

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says the department will this year introduce an electronic VISA application system in order to curb fraudulent permits from foreign nationals.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says it is seized with the matter of downgrading SA’s embassy in Israel, Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers said on Tuesday.

Twelve municipal officials from Mnquma municipality appeared before the Butterworth Magistrate court on Tuesday for fraud, corruption and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) worth millions.

International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers says government is in the process of submitting documentation and the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement to Parliament for ratification.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers’ two-day meeting, which reviewed the implementation of summit decisions and budget for the year ahead, concluded in Tshwane on Tuesday.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is ready to implement the increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) which comes into effect on 1 April.

Police Minister Bheki Cele on Tuesday announced the immediate and indefinite closure of major taxi routes in Mthatha and surrounding areas.

The Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has called on the private sector and civil society to work with government to reduce the levels of poverty and inequality in South Africa.

The Eastern Cape Department of Basic Education says an investigation is underway into unauthorised HIV/AIDS tests done on pupils where the Kheth’impilo project operates.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Youth Employment Service (YES), which aims to prepare young people for employment, forms part of a broader plan to impart technical skills that will underpin the industrialisation of the economy.

The Office of the Premier of the Free State says it has submitted an implementation plan to the Office of the Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, regarding a report on Estina dairy farm project near Vrede.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) says it will soon finalise the process of scrutinizing all the financial disclosure forms received to determine the full disclosure of registrable interest and prevalence of conflict of interest among SMS members.

Struggle heroine Albertina Sisulu would have wanted stories of the unnamed women, who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956, told, her daughter-in-law Elinor Sisulu said on Tuesday.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) says in the last quarter of 2017, a total of 148 775 posts were vacant in the public sector.