South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this weekend lead the South African delegation to the virtual G20 Leaders' Summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to later today receive Letters of Credence from Ambassadors and High Commissioners-Designate, who have been nominated by governments to serve in diplomatic missions in South Africa.

The Department of Employment and Labour in Gauteng has opened a case of pointing a firearm against the individual who pulled a gun on two inspectors (female and male) on Tuesday.

South African banks will not accept any cheques for deposit or encashment after 31 December 2020, the South African Reserve Bank announced on Thursday.

The second biennial Men’s Parliament will be hosted by the Parliament of South Africa this afternoon.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, will lead a delegation to a Joint Bilateral Commission of Cooperation (JBCC) Ministerial Meeting between South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho.

The country’s COVID-19 cases have jumped to 757 144 after 2 888 infections were recorded on Wednesday.

Acting Gauteng Health MEC Jacob Mamabolo officially opened Ward 366 at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital on Wednesday, where an additional 20 critical care beds have been added.

A total of 50 companies have pledged R109.6 billion at the third annual South Africa Investment Conference.

What started as an audacious drive to attract over R1.2 trillion in investment over five years into the South African economy is beginning to bear fruit 25 months into the journey.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has widely stymied South Africa’s economic activity, some of the country’s largest conglomerates say there is a silver lining.

The Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan will serve as South Africa’s roadmap going forward, as it dusts off the debris left by the COVID-19 pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa told potential investors at the South Africa Investment Conference.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the implementation of shovel-ready investments is underway, as South Africa enters economic recovery mode in a post COVID-19 environment.

In an effort to root out fraud, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has joined hands with other international organisations to educate and create awareness about this type of crime among its officials.

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has granted the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) an unqualified audit with no findings (clean audit opinion) for the 2019/20 financial year.