South Africa

Twenty applications under the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF) amounting to R301 million have been approved, Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille said on Sunday.

With South Africa due to commemorate Reconciliation Day tomorrow, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of members to the Commission for the Promotion of the Rights of Cultural, Religious, and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) underscores the nation’s commitment to social cohesion, inclusivity, and reconciliation.

Preliminary investigations following an explosion at Eskom’s Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga indicate that the rupture of a high-pressure steam steel pipe above the Unit 6 transformer caused Thursday’s incident.

Rand Water will this weekend conduct planned infrastructure maintenance to enhance water systems in Eikenhof and Zwartkoppies pump stations in Gauteng for the long-term benefit of its customers.

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development has condemned the unlawful demarcation and sale of residential stands on the remaining extent of the farm Wolferoode 38 in Makhado Local Municipality, Limpopo.

With the summer customary initiation season already underway, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has called for collective action to ensure the safety and dignity of young initiates.

The Deputy Director General: Trade Branch at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Ambassador Xolelwa Mlumbi-Peter, says South Africa and Angola are well positioned to capitalise on trade and investment opportunities that exist in both countries.

The Republic of Mauritius has officially handed over a five-year-old girl born to a mother jailed for drug trafficking to South African government officials.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has legally recognised Princess Masalanabo Modjadji as the Queen of the Balobedu Queenship – the only legally recognised Queenship in South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the expansion of bilateral trade and investment between South Africa and Angola.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the Commission for the Promotion of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) for a period of five years.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will today host President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany for a working visit at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the President’s official residence in Pretoria.

Nine people have been injured in an explosion at Eskom’s Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa's commitment to strengthening its partnership with Angola, focusing on shared economic growth, continental integration and sustainable development.

Five suspects are to appear before the East London Magistrates court on Friday on allegations of kidnapping, the Hawks said on Thursday.