South Africa

Eskom is due to begin bulk power interruptions in the Free State, Northern Cape and Limpopo this week.

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) will this week host an interactive workshop on maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health in Johannesburg.

Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa is in Canada, where she will participate in the Ministerial Meeting on Climate Action.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says investing in infrastructure such as the new wing of Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in the Eastern Cape will contribute significantly to improving the health of the people of Mdantsane.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to those men and women who do all they can to look after children with HIV.

President Jacob Zuma has arrived in New York to attend the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA72).

A monument in honour of activists who lost their lives during various stages of the fight for liberation in Africa could be built in the near future.

A special provincial task force is to be set up to help deal with the disturbing violence involving metered and Uber taxi drivers, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said on Sunday.

Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Ben Martins is expected to handover a library to the Van Cutsem Combined School in De Doorns, Western Cape on Monday.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will conduct nationwide public hearings in October and November as part of its decision-making process into Eskom’s revenue application for the 2018/19 financial year.

The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) and the Engineering Council of South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at professionalising the work of railway safety inspectors.

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says a report she is expecting from the Eskom board will help her decide on the correct action required to restore credibility at the power utility.

Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha is today leading a provincial delegation on a trade and investment promotion mission to Spain and France.

Children are society’s greatest asset and the country needs to protect and nurture them, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday.

Senior government officials from South Africa arrived in Dodoma, the seat of the Tanzanian government, on Saturday where they are making preparations ahead of a bilateral meeting between Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa and Ministers of Culture in Tanzania.