South Africa

Richard Lebethe has been appointed to lead Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital as its acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect.

National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applications for new applicants in 2019 will open on Monday, Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor said on Thursday.

Inspectors from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have confirmed the detection of the harmful Oriental Fruit Fly in the Orange River area, within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape.

Eskom has signed a wage agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA), it said on Thursday.

Deputy President and leader of government business, David Mabuza, will this afternoon update Parliament, on government’s efforts to build the township economy to enhance economic growth.

As Women’s Month draws to a close, female leadership in the police have met at the annual Public Service Women Management Week to rebuild good ethics, uplift staff morale and instil a sense of pride among members in line with the Batho Pele principles.

Local companies are to explore trade and investment opportunities in Peru as part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (dti) Outward Selling Mission to that country.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has urged South Africans to observe at least a moment of silence on Sunday morning in honour of those police officers who died in the line of duty.

A Special Investigating Unit (SIU) project manager has been placed on suspension after he was allegedly found to be illegally in possession of crayfish and copper steenbras in Mdumbi on the Wild Coast.

Police remain on high alert this morning monitoring the incidents of looting, violence and general lawlessness that have left three people dead and 27 arrested in some parts of Soweto.

The Competition Commission will investigate the Publishers’ Association of South Africa (PASA) and its over 91 members for fixing prices of books.

Three former Department of Labour Compensation Fund employees, found guilty of defrauding the entity of R470 000, will be sentenced in October following their convictions in May.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says South Africa and Algeria remain firm in their support for the independence of Western Sahara.

Public Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner Michael Seloane says they have received a total of 186 complaints of alleged corruption during the first quarter of 2018/19.

Diabetic patients in South Africa have to prick their fingers three times a day to check their sugar levels.