South Africa

Eskom has restored power supply to some parts of Gauteng where communities have allowed its technicians safe access to conduct their work.

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will begin training staff on the effective treatment of prisoners incarcerated in its various facilities.

The four life sentences handed down to rapist and murderer Headman Dyosi should serve as a deterrent to other would-be rapists, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Eastern Cape said on Monday.

The Constitutional Court has upheld the order against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to personally pay for legal costs in the matter involving the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

With two weeks left before branch filing opens, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has encouraged taxpayers to beat the queues by filing their returns on the SARS MobiApp and eFiling.

Gauteng parents have until midnight to submit online applications for the 2020 admissions.

Police in Gauteng have warned perpetrators of sexual crimes and other related offences that they will not escape the course of justice.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken the decision to seek an urgent judicial review of the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report released on Friday, its findings and remedial action.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officially open the 25 Years of Democracy Conference on Tuesday.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says South Africa has taken note of the briefing of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IR

South Africa must double its efforts in the fight against corruption in honour of veteran freedom fighter Lesibe Isaac “Bra Ike” Maphoto, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has told the United Nations that International Mandela Day should be used to enhance social protection systems and to reduce extreme poverty by 2030.

Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel on Friday welcomed the R50 million investment by BFG Africa Rail into an advanced manufacturing facility in Gauteng.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille spent 67 minutes of her Mandela Day on Thursday at Athlone in Cape Town, where she donated 20 computers to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children.

Public Service and Administration Director General Richard Levin says Mandela Day should be a reminder of the ethical leadership envisaged when the late former President Nelson Mandela led the country to democracy 25 years ago.