South Africa

Law enforcement agencies will be deployed to all the identified hotspots that have been affected by violent attacks involving meter taxi and e-hailing operators, particularly in Gauteng.

Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have published the 2017 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) and the 2017 Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB) for public comment.

Learners in Piet Retief in Mpumalanga will today get career guidance on what to study and how to apply for admission to post-school institutions.

Two major taxi ranks in Johannesburg will be cleaned up by the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Men’s Forum today.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has thanked organisations and individuals for their generous contribution of time and resources to benefit the education sector during this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day.

Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has announced that Pearl Bhengu, who has been serving as the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) Regional Manager in KwaZulu-Natal since 2012, will be the new interim CEO of the Agency.

Power utility Eskom is not facing financial distress and aims to release R105 billion in government guarantees, it said on Wednesday.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to Prudence Mabele - the humanist, comrade, activist, leader and manager - saying she gave a voice to the voiceless.

Children at the Ikhaya La Bantwana Orphanage at Ikageng Township, in the North West, were in for a treat on Tuesday, when Premier Supra Mahumapelo spent his day handing out gifts to them.

A state-of-the-art school has opened its doors in rural uMlalazi in northern KwaZulu-Natal.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has put in place contingency plans for staff to man 10111 call centres as workers down tools.

From donating clothes to the needy to volunteering at charity organisations, South Africans came out in their numbers on Tuesday to celebrate Mandela Day in honour of the late iconic former South African President by doing good deeds on what could have been his 99th birthday.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will, in his capacity as chairperson of the South African National Aids Council (SANAC), attend and deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of HIV activist Prudence Mabele, today.

Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu will on Thursday hand over more than 1 000 houses in Joe Slovo West, Zanemvula, in the Eastern Cape.

Educational books, schoolbags and toys were part of the donation made by the Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Barbara Thomson, to the community of Eastwood in Pietermaritzburg.