South Africa

Police Minister Bheki Cele, university vice-chancellors and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) have established a task team to improve campus safety.

Communications Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana says the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will submit monthly reports to the department to show how it is implementing its turnaround strategy to meet the R2.1 billion bailout preconditions.

SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has launched the re-established Large Business Centre to drive voluntary compliance, ensure effective and efficient revenue collection, and enhance service and SARS’ relationship with large business.

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will host the 5th Session of the South Africa-Slovakia Joint Council on Economic Cooperation (JCEC) in Pretoria on Thursday.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has expressed concern after violent community protests saw 275 matric exam candidates relocated to safety in the North West.

The Interim Steering Committee on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) has recommended a raft of emergency response interventions to the country’s gender-based violence and femicide crisis.

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has announced urgent measures to address water challenges in identified areas across the country where dam levels have dropped alarmingly.

The Department of Employment and Labour has begun reviewing its interventions to deal with the threat posed by unemployment and job losses as companies experience financial distress.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says to solve the challenges of Eskom, there is a need to apply a complex theory to find lasting solutions.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has welcomed the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) submitted by SAA Technical, which aims to address the irregularities that have led to the grounding of a number of aircraft.

Deputy President David Mabuza says the South African government is developing comprehensive responses to the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) through the Presidential Advisory Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe has expressed concern at statistics revealing that only one-third of infants under six months of age are exclusively breastfed in South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Sochi where he is leading a South African delegation to the first Russia-Africa Summit.

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane on Tuesday witnessed the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement between South African Tourism and Tencent -- a company that owns the popular platform in China called WeChat.

Deputy President David Mabuza says the amendment of the Constitution to pave the way for land to be expropriated without compensation remains a priority for government.