South Africa

The expansion of the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) will aid efforts to create jobs and grow South Africa’s economy, says Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Fikile Majola.

Police Minister Bheki Cele says plans to increase Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units are underway as police announced an increase in reported sexual offences cases.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially launch the first pilot site of the district-based coordination model at a Presidential Imbizo in OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday.

The Portfolio Committee on Police has urged the South African Police Service (SAPS) to consider increasing visible policing in communities over weekends to curb worryingly high murder statistics.

Major General Norman Sekhukhune says 21 022 people were murdered during the 12 months ending March 2019.

Employees seem to be less willing to blow the whistle against corruption despite guarantees of protection against retaliations in the Protected Disclosure Act.

Police Minister Bheki Cele has lauded the increased focus on police intelligence for the dramatic 23.1% decrease in cash-in-transit crimes, in the last financial year.

With the dust barely settled on the streets from last year’s 100 Men March, South Africa continues to grapple with alarming gender-based violence and femicide.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor will lead South Africa’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly debate scheduled to get underway later this month as President Cyril Ramaphosa remains to attend to domestic matters.

Government is working with provinces to develop high impact investment projects that will drive growth at provincial level, Deputy President David Mabuza said on Wednesday. 

Deputy President David Mabuza says an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Service Delivery at District Level is one of the interventions that is assisting struggling municipalities deliver services.

South Africa, together with other SACU member countries and Mozambique, has concluded a new trade agreement that will govern bilateral trade with the United Kingdom.

Deputy President David Mabuza has called on consumers to adopt a culture of paying their electricity bills in order to lessen the burden of debt faced by municipalities.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, says the launch of the new District Coordination Model will ensure that government departments go to districts with one plan to deliver a plethora of services and create economic opportunities.

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